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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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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