Commission hears about strained relations between Quebec’s Inuit and northern police force
The fractured relationship between Inuit and police in Arctic Quebec is reflected in Johnny Anautak’s tears, anger and disappointment. His
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Grieving Inuit families in Arctic Quebec blame deaths on racism in health-care
Kuujjuarapik’s community centre echoes with the sounds of Mary Pirti Kumarluk’s sobs. Her daughter, Siasi Kumarluk, along with a support
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Inuk woman sheds light on dramatic impact of poor services in Arctic Quebec
Lucy Kumarluk breaks down when she thinks about her son, his life on the streets in Montreal and the brother
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Kwasi Benjamin sentenced to life in prison for 2nd-degree murder of Inuk woman Nellie Angutiguluk in Montreal
A judge has sentenced 32-year-old Kwasi Benjamin to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years, for
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Young Inuit leaders in northern Quebec optimistic about future, despite bleak suicide stats
Lucasi Iyaituk wants to be mayor of his home community Puvirnituq one day. The 18-year-old says it with a smile.
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Quebec’s northern Inuit region looks for solution to suicide crisis
As people in Kuujjuaq prepared to bury two young people Tuesday — the latest victims of apparent suicides — the
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Emergency meetings begin as Quebec’s Inuit region grapples with string of suicides
As winter approaches in Quebec’s Arctic region, the sun doesn’t rise very high in the crisp, blue sky. It hangs
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Quebec Inuit leaders plead for mental health support in wake of youth suicides
In Nunavik, Quebec’s expansive northern region dotted by remote fly-in Inuit villages, most residents are connected to at least one,
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School board serving Quebec’s Inuit territory calls emergency meeting in wake of youth suicides
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the school board serving Quebec’s Inuit territory of Nunavik, has called an emergency meeting at the end of
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Canada: This caribou herd’s population has dropped 99 % since 2001
The George River caribou herd is in a critical state, according to biologists from Newfoundland and Labrador (Atlantic Canada) and
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Mining and energy projects near Indigenous communities undermine womens’ safety, experts tell Canada’s inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women
Energy and mining projects in remote parts of Canada jeopardize the safety of Indigenous women and their families living there,
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Canada: lack of detention facilities in Quebec’s North violates charter rights, says Superior Court
The Public Security Ministry has failed to offer equal services for Inuit people serving minor sentences, a Quebec Superior Court
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Inuit boarding home in Montreal concerned as bar set to open nearby
Quebec’s liquor board has granted an alcohol permit for a Montreal resto-bar, despite concerns it will create an unsafe environment
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Police in Northern Quebec seize vodka bottles, 94% alcohol
Police in Nunavik (Inuit region of Northern Quebec) say they seized a large quantity of booze — including 24 litres
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Study from Arctic Canada finds cannabis users less obese, less at risk for diabetes
Forget the Funyuns and drop the Doritos. New research out of Arctic Canada suggests that marijuana users, for some yet-to-be-understood
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