Yukoners urge gov’t to update dental act to improve rural services
Dental hygienist says current act prevents her from practising independently A dental hygienist in Whitehorse is urging the territorial government
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Yukon doctors push for rural medicine residency program
‘We would be planting a seed that would bear fruit in the future,’ says association president The Yukon Medical Association
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Iceland’s fibre optic plans to close rural connectivity gaps by 2026
Iceland’s Minister of Universities, Industry, and Innovation announced that the country plans to provide fibre optic network access to 100
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At Yukon University conference, an examination of life in remote Canadian communities
By Asad Chishti · CBC News Topics covered included Muslim experiences in the territories, recreation programs in rural Yukon Close to a
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Yukon cuts budget for rural land development in half
Community services minister says budget reflects how much work can actually be done this year The Yukon government has cut
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Airline shutdown creates new challenges for rural Alaska
In April, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atqasuk’s tribal co-ordinator Millie Frankson received word that the grocery order
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Alaska’s largest rural airline, Ravn, files plan to liquidate as bankruptcy proceeds
Ravn Air Group has proposed a plan in bankruptcy court to sell all of its assets, including airplanes, to go
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Alaska’s largest rural airline RavnAir could be forced to shut down for good, court docs say
Alaska’s largest rural airline is $90 million in debt and could be forced to sell its assets and shut down
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U.S. Justice Dept. awards $42 million in tribal grants to fight crime, help victims in rural Alaska
Speaking to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks, in the state’s Interior region, Thursday, U.S. Attorney General William
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Sweden’s rising fuel prices spark protest rally in Stockholm
Less than a kilometre away from a large climate action protest outside Sweden’s parliament, protesters from the countryside staged their
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Alaska remote diesel generators win exemption from pollution rule
Congress has passed a bill to exempt diesel generators in rural Alaska from an air quality rule that village utilities
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U.S. Justice Department to send millions to rural Alaska law enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday how it plans to spend millions of dollars of federal money promised by Attorney
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Abandoned properties a challenge for rural Sweden
Many properties in rural Sweden are simply abandoned as more people move to the towns and cities. This is becoming
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Alaska senators worry about funding for scholarships, medical education, rural power cost equalization
State senators in Juneau, Alaska raised alarm on Tuesday about the money swept from state budget accounts into a harder-to-access
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Swedish Centre Party promises tax break for rural northerners
Sweden’s Centre Party leader Annie Lööf says she wants to address the tax imbalance facing people living in the north
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