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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Northern Quebec wildlife officials rely on Cree to provide crucial data on wildlife
In an effort to better understand the animal life in James Bay and how it’s changing, wildlife officials in northern
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Police-related death rate in Northern Quebec 30 times higher than Ontario’s
Nunavik has seen more police-related deaths in the last two decades than any of Canada’s three territories, despite having a
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Quebec shipyard sets up an Arctic icebreaking research centre in Eastern Canada
Describing itself as Canada’s polar partner, the Chantier Davie Shipyard in Quebec plans to announce the creation of a national
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec receives $100,000 for activities to commemorate victims of gender violence
Canada’s federal government announced $100,000 this month to facilitate activities in the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec to commemorate victims
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Meet 3 Indigenous health-care workers helping keep Canadian Northern communities safe
Through the month of June CBC Indigenous has been sharing stories from Indigenous health-care workers across the country about their
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Inuit in Canada’s federal penitentiaries overrepresented when it comes to COVID-19
The most recent COVID-19 update for federal corrections facilities in Canada has found that there is an over-representation of Inuit
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5 lessons Nunavut can learn from the COVID-19 outbreak in Arctic Quebec
On Thursday, residents of Nunavut received the news they had been dreading: the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified,
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Investigating alcohol smuggling in Arctic Quebec Inuit communities
Alcool is seriously harming many Inuit of Nunavik. Exaggeration or reality? Bootleggers ship cases of alcohol to villages where their
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Canada’s PM OKs use of local reserve forces in Arctic Quebec during COVID-19 pandemic
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accepted Quebec’s request on Friday to use the Canadian Rangers, local reserve forces, to assist
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Region-wide curfew in Arctic Quebec after first confirmed case of COVID-19
A region-wide curfew was put in place across the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec Sunday night after the first case
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Here’s a list of what’s cancelled or postponed across the Canadian North
On the advice of health officials, numerous events planned for the coming weeks in all three territories are being cancelled or
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Inuit government renews call to respect ban on George River caribou harvest in Atlantic Canada
The Nunatsiavut Government of the Inuit region of Atlantic Canada is renewing their call for their land claims beneficiaries to
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