Indigenous Canadians dying due to racial bias in health-care system, researcher says
While some people have raised concerns about anti-Indigenous racism in the Northwest Territories’ health-care system, an expert says it’s not
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Southern Canadian couple has perfect wedding on Arctic Ocean’s shores
When you think of a destination beach wedding, Tuktoyaktuk, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, might not be the first place that
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Family in Northern Canadian city says poop fell from sky
There’s a superstition that getting pooped on by a bird is good luck. But, what if human waste falls on
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Canadian government gives giant boost to Northern highway project
The federal government has announced it is investing $102.5 million in the Northwest Territories’ Mackenzie Valley Highway project, aimed to
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Arctic Canadian town learns lessons from Alaskan wind farm
As Inuvik, Northwest Territories, looks to harness the power of wind energy in order to reduce its reliance on diesel,
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Canada’s federal police faces $1.1B lawsuit over bullying and harassment claims
Canada’s national police force is facing a mammoth $1.1-billion lawsuit — believed to be the biggest in the force’s history
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Access to affordable housing a challenge in Northern Canadian cities
Two thirds of Iqaluit residents (Nunavut) get some sort of help paying their rent from either the territorial government or
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Cooperation, conciliation & Trudeau’s lashing by the NWT : 2017 Arctic year in review
The end of the year is often a time to take stock. And here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re
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“Northerners’ dreams are dying,” says premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories as he issues “red alert”
Canada’s decision to halt offshore oil and gas exploration in the Arctic is akin to the re-emergence of colonialism, says
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Colonialism still present in Arctic, says premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Despite improved relations between the federal government and Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, northerners still get excluded from political
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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds Northern town hall meeting in Yellowknife
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the Northwest Territories today on the last leg of his northern tour.
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Census 2016: Nunavut leads Canada’s population growth
Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut has registered the strongest population growth in the country, with a 12.7 per cent increase,
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Yukon’s climate, notoriously cold in Gold Rush days, expected to transform in coming decades
In the days of poet Robert Service more than a century ago, Canada’s Yukon territory was almost as notorious for its
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Blog: An acute crisis in northern health care
It’s often said that you can’t put a price on good health. But as I learned at a conference in
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SAD, Sami & sanitation: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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