Whitehorse gears up for the 2026 Arctic Winter Games
For Arctic Winter Games organizers, like host society president Tracey Bilsky, this is crunch time. After months of preparation, the
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Nunavik
Canadian Red Cross to assist in Nunavik’s fight against tuberculosis
By Samuel Wat Nunavik’s health board says support from the Quebec government has been inadequate The Nunavik Regional Board of
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Inuit delegation sends blunt message to Trump
A delegation of Inuit from Canada is in Greenland for the official opening of the new Canadian consulate in the
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Nunavik ends year with record number of TB cases, as officials promise funding announcement to come
By Samuel Wat ‘We need housing, infrastructure, and other social services to all work together in order to fix this’
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Some Nunavimmiut want more answers from Elections Canada into voting failures in federal election
By Samuel Wat There were no polls open on election day in 2 villages, 7 others closed early Days after
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Elections Canada says protocol wasn’t followed in Nunavik during federal election
By Alessia Passafiume Lack of planning and oversight caused some polls to close early Elections Canada says voting services in
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Nunavimmiut have wound back their clocks for the last time
By Samuel Wat Next year the region will permanently move to daylight time, scrapping seasonal time changes Starting next year,
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Screening clinics for tuberculosis opening up in Inukjuak, Que., amid rising cases across Nunavik
Special screening clinics opening in Inukjuak next week – other villages to follow Mass screening for tuberculosis will take place
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Nunavik eyes post-secondary education rooted in Inuit culture and offering Western credentials
Education rooted in Inuit culture — but offering recognized Western credentials and based in the North — are among the
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Lack of hotel rooms affects essential services in Nunavik
By Félix Lebel, Francis Tessier-Burns Education, health among services affected by hotel shortage The Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (FCNQ) wants
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Program pairing police and social workers expands to Kuujjuaq, Que.
By Samuel Wat Saqijuq says the aim of the partnership is to avoid calls turning into arrests Kuujjuaq now has
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Nunavik TB action plan to be finalized in coming weeks, says health ministry
By Samuel Wat Earlier this year, Nunavik’s mayors tried to get tuberculosis outbreaks declared a public health emergency Quebec’s Ministry
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18-year-old charged in fatal hit and run in Salluit, Nunavik
18-year-old charged in fatal hit and run in Salluit, Nunavik An 18-year-old woman faces several charges after a fatal hit
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Medevac delays put Nunavik patients at risk, say doctors
By Félix Lebel, Francis Tessier-Burns Health centre in Puvirnituq, Que., had to deal with 3 medevac delays last week A lack
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Police in Nunavik involved in 73 times more fatal shootings than provincial average
By Samuel Wat Recent deaths have sparked calls for reform, and some policing experts say officer training should be examined
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