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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Canada announces $72M in broadband internet improvements for northern communities
Five northern community broadband projects in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and northern Manitoba will share in $72 million of Canadian
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$1-million for Indigenous men’s mental health in Manitoba, Canada
The Movember organization will contribute $1-million to an Indigenous mental health addictions program in northern Manitoba, saying such programs are
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Canadian exhibition showcases miniature carvings by Inuit artists
Large carvings are amongst the most iconic works produced by Inuit artists, but a new Canadian exhibition is casting a
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Inuit describe ‘bittersweet’ experience at burial sites of lost loved ones in Southern Canada
Inuit families travel to Southern Canada to discover their relatives are in unmarked graves. For Simon Nattaq, it was a
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Canada: Inuit elder has waited months in southern city for access to home dialysis
A Nunavut (eastern Arctic) elder and former MLA with kidney failure says he feels like he’s being held hostage in
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Interactive Canadian ebook seeks to make Arctic climate science accessible
An interactive ebook focused on research in Canada’s Hudson Bay area, and its wider connection to the Arctic, has been
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Residents in Churchill, northern Canada rejoice as rail service gets back on track
Residents of Churchill have taken to the streets to celebrate after the federal government announced full passenger and freight rail
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Archives – Dealing with problem polar bears in the Canadian Arctic
By the time the ice forms on Hudson Bay to take polar bears to the seal-rich feeding grounds to the
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Long-awaited repairs to begin on rail link to northern Canadian village
Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba (north-central Canada) are set to begin immediately, the federal government said
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Canadian museum gets $15 million for Inuit Art Centre
The Canadian government will contribute $15-million dollars towards the construction of an Inuit Art Centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
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Closure of Canada’s only deep-water Arctic port ‘shocking’
The chorus of concern over the sudden closure of Canada’s only deep-water Arctic port continues to grow as politicians, trade
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Manitoba wants protection for Hudson Bay belugas
Canada’s western province of Manitoba wants the federal government to preserve vital habitat for the world’s largest population of beluga
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