71 total active COVID-19 cases in Nunavik in northern Quebec
As of Sunday night, Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, was reporting 71 active COVID-19 cases. Five communities remain
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Arctic Circle Assembly gears up for start of in-person meeting on October 14
The Arctic Circle Assembly, one of the biggest northern-themed conferences in the world, is gearing up for its four-day, in-person
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Quebec Indigenous groups collecting stories of forced sterilization
Researchers hope ‘wall of silence’ will be broken, lack of data in province addressed Tired of waiting for Quebec to
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Health board looking to delay Quebec vaccine passport for Nunavik youth until mid fall
The regional health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, is in discussions with provincial authorities to exempt
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COVID-19 vaccinations for students in Nunavik, Quebec to start on August 23
Health authorities in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will begin a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in schools starting on
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Second COVID-19 case identified in Nunavik, Quebec community over weekend
A second COVID-19 case was identified in the Nunavik community of Aupaluk over the weekend, following another case reported on
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COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Nunavik, Quebec remains low at 28 per cent
The latest data from the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services shows that COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Nunavik,
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Seabirds & their vulnerability to a warming climate: Q&A with researcher Emily Choy
A study released this month found that as the climate changes in the North, some cold-adapted arctic birds are especially
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Three Nunavik projects among nine to receive funding from Quebec’s “Fonds d’initiatives nordiques”
Three Nunavik-based projects were among nine named Wednesday to receive funding from Quebec’s Fonds d’initiatives nordiques (The Northern Initiative Fund).
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Nunavik tourism reopening reason for optimism, vaccination uptake still a concern
Nunavik’s reopening for tourism this month is a reason for optimism say local authorities, but low vaccination uptake remains a
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Tourism OK’d in Nunavik, Quebec as of June 21
Tourism in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, is again permitted as of June 21, the Nunavik Regional Board
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec lifts quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents travelling to region
Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has lifted the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents as of June 14.
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Canada, the HFO ban & great power competition in the North – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mathieu Landriault
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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On the frontlines of health care : A Nunavik, Canada nurse remembers relocation, racism and the rewards of healing
The first time Minnie Akparook saw and heard a plane, she started running. “My sealskin boots fell off. I was
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George River caribou survey shows slight uptick in eastern Canada but hunting ban remains in place
The most recent survey of the George River caribou herd in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec
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