Earth’s average temperature matches record high set a day earlier
Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before, the latest grim milestone in
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Ottawa, Quebec City announce additional funding for northern research institute
The federal and Quebec provincial governments are contributing additional monies towards the Institut nordique du Québec (Quebec northern institute) construction
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National Inuit organization seeking $1.6B for school food program
A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a
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Report finds untapped potential for cooperation in North American Arctic
There’s untapped potential for cooperation in the eastern region of the North American Arctic that remains worth exploring despite the
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Pilot project launched to improve emergency call service in Nunavik
A pilot project has been launched in Quebec to improve emergency call service in Nunavik and make it more reliable.
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Nunavik Inuit name negotiators for self-determination discussions
The organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavik has named two negotiators to lead self-determination discussions with the Canadian and
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Quebec Inuit jailed 15 times more than provincial incarceration average
By Jacob Serebrin · The Canadian Press 617 Inuit were jailed from March 2021 to March 2022 Osman Ilgun was arrested in
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Weasel ‘discovery’ in Nunavik highlights gap between local knowledge and research
Residents of Salluit, Que., regularly see weasels. But you wouldn’t know it from the science journals. A researcher has, for
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Nunavik: Demands for health network to be put under trusteeship
“We’re not sinking: we’re sunk.” A worker shortage, coupled with poor management of the Nunavik health care system, is creating
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“We’re not just talking about reconciliation, we’re doing reconciliation,” say seal hunters
Two friends who started a reconciliation project around seals and sealing say they want to continue to expand their initiative
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Nunavik teen in state care put in isolation while in medical distress
Troubling Batshaw youth protection case being investigated by Quebec Human Rights Commission WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Last April,
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5 candidates compete for Ungava riding in Oct. 3 Quebec election
With the nomination period officially ended in Quebec, voters in the riding of Ungava can now look ahead to a
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Paramedics arrive in Nunavik to help with regional health worker shortage
The half dozen paramedics sent to Nunavik to help with the health worker shortage are now in place while the
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Quebec rejects plea to send army to Nunavik to help with health worker shortage
By Virginie Ann · The Canadian Press Region’s health board says it has been asking for reinforcements for weeks Quebec’s Health Ministry has
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Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election
Tunu Napartuk faces two challengers in the Oct. 3 provincial election Tunu Napartuk, a former mayor of Kuujjuaq, Que., will
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