Former candidates call to improve elections for Indigenous voters in Quebec
Missing names and missing voter cards, candidates say too many northern voters turned away Two Indigenous candidates who ran — and
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Nunavik
Nunavik: Demands for health network to be put under trusteeship
“We’re not sinking: we’re sunk.” A worker shortage, coupled with poor management of the Nunavik health care system, is creating
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Armed threat alert in Salluit, Que., cancelled Monday after suspect arrested
An investigation is ongoing by Nunavik Police Service Police have made an arrest after an alert was issued Monday for
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Youth protection officials in Nunavik say they can no longer ensure children’s well-being
By Rachel Watts · CBC News Social workers babysitting children in their offices because of foster family shortage Youth protection workers in
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Quebec police warn Salluit residents to stay inside as armed suspect sought
Quebec provincial police are warning residents of the northern village of Salluit to stay inside as they search for an
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Quebec coroner links infant deaths in Nunavik to overcrowded housing
A coroner’s report looking into the death of a three-month-old infant in Quebec’s northern Nunavik region in 2021 says overcrowding
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Puvirnituq students turn slimy, smelly fish skins into strong, supple leather
It’s a material many people never encounter outside of museums or cultural gatherings — a strong, supple leather decorated with
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Kathy Kettler becomes 1st Inuk appointed to chief of staff position
An Inuk woman has been promoted to chief of staff of Minister Dan Vandal’s office at Northern Affairs Canada —
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Lack of clean water in Nunavik means schools are closing, staff fleeing
Dozens of employees at primary and secondary schools in Nunavik are sounding the alarm about the region’s deteriorating water supply,
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Election Spotlight—Health Care in Nunavik
It was a crisis that made headlines across the country this summer—a health-care worker shortage so acute in Nunavik that
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Election Spotlight: Justice in Nunavik
The dysfunction of the justice system in northern Quebec is increasingly making headlines, with everyone from Nunavik residents, to Inuit
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5 candidates compete for Ungava riding in Oct. 3 Quebec election
With the nomination period officially ended in Quebec, voters in the riding of Ungava can now look ahead to a
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Agreement in principle reached between Raglan Mine and United Steelworkers
An agreement in principle has been reached in the three-month long strike at Raglan Mine in Nunavik, the Arctic region
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Report on improving court system in Nunavik includes 60 recommendations
A report on how to improve the court system in Nunavik was filed on Friday and includes 60 recommendations for
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Vet clinic under construction in Kuujjuaq will be game changer, says project leader
The recent funding announcement allowing for a permanent veterinary clinic in Nunavik has been a long time coming, and those
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