Residential school survivors ‘overjoyed’ about return of travel funding for counselling in North
By Sarah St-Pierre Worries linger about what comes when funding runs out at end of fiscal year Joanne Charney said
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Travel funding cut to residential school counselling program leaves clients without closure in N.W.T., Nunavut
By Sarah St-Pierre Counsellors contracted under a federal program found out travel funding was being cut on Friday Mental health
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Meeting at a ‘turbulent’ time: Inuit Circumpolar Council gathers for general assembly in Iqaluit
By Kate Kyle Inuit sovereignty, unity and self-determination will be key priorities Inuit from across the Arctic are coming together
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Crucial for senators to be in Ottawa to represent North, former Nunavut representative says
By Yumna Iftikhar N.W.T. Senator Dawn Anderson has highest number of recorded absences due to ‘other public business’ Northern senators
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Port of Churchill to ship grain for first time since 2020, other supplies headed to Nunavut
The owners of the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba say grain is set to move through the terminal for
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Construction on Nunavut’s first addictions and trauma treatment centre to be done by end of summer
By Bianca McKeown Builders say construction will be done in 4 to 6 weeks Construction on Aqqusariaq, Nunavut’s first addictions
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Arctic security top of mind as 3 premiers sign Northern Cooperation Accord
By Tamara Merritt The North’s three premiers re-committed to working together on issues of shared interest, through the signing of
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Nunavut gov’t proposes a tenfold increase to Baffin Island caribou harvest
By Samuel Wat The Nunavut government is recommending a tenfold increase to the Baffin Island caribou harvest after a “dramatic
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Advocates hope declaration of gender-based violence as an epidemic can remove stigma
By Samuel Wat For Charlotte Wolfrey of Rigolet, N.L., ending gender-based violence is personal. Her daughter was murdered in 1993,
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Nunavut Premier proposes doubling child benefits
The Government of Nunavut is proposing a $2.47 billion operating budget for 2026-27, which would represent an eight per cent
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More money for health, community infrastructure in Nunavut’s $3.7B budget
By Chris Windeyer and Paul Tukker Nunavut Premier and Finance Minister John Main tabled the largest budget in the territory’s
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Cruise ship visitors increasingly going to Pond Inlet, fewer to Iqaluit
The number of cruise ship visitors to Pond Inlet has grown exponentially since 2022, while many fewer are coming to
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Ottawa Invests $55 Million in Arctic Infrastructure
The federal government is providing over $55 million in funding for two major projects in Nunavut. Sourced from the Spring
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Nunavut: Green light for construction at Hope Bay gold mine
The federal government and senior executives from Agnico Eagle have officially broken ground on the redevelopment of the Hope Bay
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Ottawa injects $957.8M into small craft harbours
The federal government has announced a $957.8-million investment over five years to modernize the Small Craft Harbours Program. Sourced from
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