Norway committed to keeping Arctic Council as leading forum on North says ambassador
OTTAWA—Norway says it’s committed to ensuring the Arctic Council remains the leading forum for northern issues despite the ongoing disintegration
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N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit
What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the
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Ottawa, Canadian North, reach new agreement on 2019 airline merger
Transport Canada has agreed to new terms with airline Canadian North regarding its 2019 merger with First Air. Ottawa said
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Political, military luminaries call on Ottawa to stop backsliding on national defence
Letter says ‘business as usual’ won’t be enough to cope with a more dangerous world More than 60 of this
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Budget erred by suggesting Ottawa backing away from Inuit TB eradication, minister says
The Indigenous services minister says the Liberal government made a mistake in the federal budget by appearing to back away
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Federal budget makes little specific mention of the North
The federal government’s latest budget contained little that’s new or specific for the North, despite an ongoing housing crunch in the
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Northerners should be at the table for NORAD discussions, says Nunavut premier
As U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Nunavut’s premier says he’ll be
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Federal government spending $6.6M on caribou conservation in Nunavut
The federal government is investing $6.6 million over four years to aid the Nunavut government’s research and monitoring of 13 caribou herds
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Nunavik, Nunavut and Ottawa to get shelters for Inuit women
Four projects set up to support vulnerable Inuit women have been approved for funding, Pauktuutit, the organization representing Inuit women
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Ottawa Inuit org opens new Food Security Program building
Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), a counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ottawa, opened its new Food Security Program building on Friday,
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U.S. downs another aerial ‘object’ as search continues for wreckage in Yukon
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that teams are working to “find and analyze” an object shot down on Saturday over
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‘Indian boarding home’ survivors in the North eligible to receive thousands of dollars in compensation
Indigenous northerners who were housed in private boarding homes to attend public schools in the latter half of the 20th
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‘It’s just better being at home’: New clinic brings cancer care to Nunavut
When Ellen King’s husband Eliyah was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020, it was just the start of a long
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Inuit leaders welcome Canada, Denmark agreement on Arctic island
Canada and Denmark put their longstanding Hans Island dispute to bed on Tuesday, signing an agreement to divide the small
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Ottawa Inuit org signs agreement to help families involved with child protective services
An Ottawa Inuit organization has signed a protocol agreement with Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County in Ontario to
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