Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic
A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from
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Ottawa
An open door to reconciliation: inside Ottawa’s new Indigenous Peoples building
Inside the ornate former U.S. embassy across from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, a set of plain tools sits in
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New clinic at children’s hospital in Ottawa to address specific needs of Inuit patients
Young patients from Nunavut coming to CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) to be treated for complicated health issues will
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Inuk chef sharing Arctic food at Ottawa culinary event
The last thing Sheila Flaherty had to do to get ready for A Taste of the Arctic, before flying south
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Canada: Nunavut artist’s work unveiled on Parliament Hill
A new sculpture by Nunavut (eastern Arctic) artist Bart Hanna will soon be on display in the House of Commons
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Laptop with health data stolen from Northern Canadian gov was unencrypted
This is the final story on the stolen laptop files. Here’s Part 1 and Part 2. The Northwest Territories government’s
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Body found at Ottawa landfill ID’d as Susan Kublu-Iqqittuq, missing woman from Arctic Canada
An autopsy has confirmed the body recovered more than a week ago at Ottawa’s Trail Road landfill is that of Susan Kublu-Iqqittuq.
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Northern gov employee given privacy training weeks before laptop with health data stolen
This is part 2 of three stories on the stolen laptop files. Here’s part 1. Part 3 is scheduled for next
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Thousands of people’s health data on laptop stolen from Canadian territorial gov last year
This story is Part 1 of 3 on the stolen laptop files. Part 2 is scheduled for Tuesday and Part
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Ottawa business races to fill orders after grocery store fire in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada
An Ottawa company that ships goods to Nunavut, in Canada’s east-Arctic, says orders have come pouring in as word of
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Future of Air North’s direct flight from Northern Canada to Ottawa up in the air
People in Yellowknife are anxious about the future of Air North’s direct flight to Ottawa, a route many laud as
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With 1 week to spare, Canada’s Northwest Territories finalizes plan for cannabis legalization
With one week left until pot legalization, the Northwest Territories government released its final plan for cannabis at a public committee meeting
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Finland’s foreign minister’s presence at anti-abortion event in Canada criticized by Chancellor of Justice
The Chancellor of Justice (which ensures that government bodies and their representatives comply with the law) has condemned Foreign Minister
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Human remains and artifacts left at doorstep of Canadian Inuit organization
A box containing human remains was dropped off anonymously at the Ottawa offices of a national organization representing Inuit on
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Finnish President blasts Foreign Minister for attending anti-abortion rally in Canada
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö says he considers Foreign Minister Timo Soini’s public voicing of anti-abortion sentiment abroad to be
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