$96.8 Million to Bridge the Digital Divide in Rural and Indigenous Communities
In an effort to close the digital divide that still isolates many regions, the federal government has announced a $96.8
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Manitoba
Housing : Ottawa Invests Over $67 Million in Northern and Manitoba Communities
The federal government is ramping up its efforts in Manitoba’s northern and rural regions. Canada’s Minister of Northern Affairs and
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Spike in shipping costs to Nunavut via Churchill, Man., operator says
By Samuel Wat The Nunavut government’s exclusive maritime carrier is bumping up shipping costs for the upcoming sealift season —
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New study to help assess potential impact of expanding port on Hudson Bay
The federal government announced another step Thursday toward a potential energy and trade corridor through northern Manitoba and the Arctic.
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PM, Manitoba reaffirm Arctic Gateway push, though project absent from recent federal priority list
Manitoba is putting up $51 million in new funding to help upgrade the Hudson Bay Railway line as federal and
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Prime minister backs plans to redevelop northern Manitoba’s Port of Churchill
Premier Wab Kinew says Mark Carney’s comments represent ‘an amazing opportunity’ for the province A list of upcoming federal government
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Northerners among fashion designers to get spotlight in upcoming WAG show
Northerners will be among the designers spotlighted next month when their work is featured in a special fashion show taking
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‘Wow factor’: Public website reveals best-yet picture of hundreds of bird migrations
The piercing yellow eyes and deadly hunting skills of the snowy owl awe bird lovers in the U.S. Midwest every
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Our garbage is threatening polar bears — but there are solutions, new report says
A new research paper suggests food waste from humans is posing an increasing threat to already struggling polar bear populations
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Guy Lafleur in the North – ‘He just wanted to meet his fans’ says former NHL teammate Steve Shutt
While some people travelling to northern Canada for the first time are lured by adventure or the rugged terrain, when
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Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq in Canada launches interactive digital platform for Inuit carvings
An interactive digital platform launched by the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq offers anyone the chance to get up close with
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Just over 20% of health facilities in Yukon, Canada at risk to future flooding, report warns
– The story is by Kate McGillivray , CBC News A report out last month suggests the territory needs to
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Iqaluit museum curator worries Inuit art gallery in southern Canada too far from home
It will be the world’s largest collection of contemporary Inuit art A new branch of the Winnipeg Art Gallery dedicated
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Health teams ‘working around the clock’ to contain spread of COVID-19 in Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut, officials say
Territory continues lockdown as 4 new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, dozens over the weekend Nunavut is entering the first
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Feds invests $3.2 million in Indigenous-managed watershed program in northern Canada
The Canadian government will invest $3.2 million in the Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area in the Canadian province of
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