‘A shared understanding’: Northerners take in Pope’s apology while looking to next steps
For Natan Obed, the apology by Pope Francis on Monday to Indigenous people in Canada for the role the Catholic Church
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Pangnirtung health centre in northern Canada will be closed next month due to staff shortages
The health centre in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, will be temporarily closed next month for about one week, according to the Department of
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Pope Francis apologizes for forced assimilation of Indigenous children at residential schools
The first day of Pope Francis’s “penitential pilgrimage” began with a heartfelt apology delivered at the site of one of
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‘This is my church’: Residential school survivor skipping papal visit to walk in ancestors’ footsteps
When Pope Francis addresses residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alberta on Monday, one survivor won’t be in the audience or
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As the Earth heats up, high-temperature records are being broken more often
It sounds like a broken record: as the Earth continues to heat up due to man-made climate change, “hottest temperature
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2022 Arctic Arts Summit kicks off June 27 in Yukon, Canada
The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit will kick off on June 27 in Whitehorse, the capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory.
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Blog: And then there were seven … The Arctic Council carries on minus Russia
Since early March of this year, the Arctic Council and its agencies, including the Working Groups which focus on various environmental
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Canada and Denmark reach deal to divide uninhabited Arctic island, announcement expected June 14
By Ashley Burke, CBC News Experts call deal a symbolic move to show a united front against Russia’s invasion of
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Pope’s apology meaningless without rescinding Doctrine of Discovery, says Dehcho First Nations in Canada
‘The Church [was] the one that started this whole thing, and they have to end it by rescinding that document’
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Seven western countries on Arctic Council to resume limited work in forum
The seven western countries on the Arctic Council said Wednesday they will resume work together on some of the forum’s
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Int’l Inuit org releases protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched its protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic on Friday saying
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Canada needs a ‘more consistent’ presence in North to bolster security, Inuit leader says
A prominent Inuvialuit leader said Canada must build up a more consistent presence in the Arctic if the country is
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“Our climate is changing before our eyes,” says WMO upon release of new report
Rain on the Greenland ice sheet in the Arctic and the growing ozone hole over Antarctica were just two of
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Cambridge Bay’s 1st transition home for women set to open soon in Eastern Canadian Arctic
The Kitikmeot Friendship Society announced its latest pilot project — a transitional home for women in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. It’s
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Arctic Canada: Federal funding to pay for new water reservoir in Iqaluit, Nunavut
A new water reservoir system for Iqaluit and upgrades to the city’s water distribution system will be built over the
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