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After years of advocacy by a pediatrician, all Nunavut babies to get RSV immunization
The Nunavut government says it will provide immunization against RSV to all infants in the territory this fall, a policy change that Dr. Anna Banerji (pictured) has been advocating for decades. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Anna Banerji
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Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island in Nunavut
Polar bear Baffin is shown in this December 2023 handout photo. The results of a necropsy are expected to be announced July 23 after the death of a polar bear in Calgary. The Wilder Institute and the Calgary Zoo says seven-year-old Baffin did not resurface from a pool after playing with another polar bear on July 19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
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Fuel spill sparks evacuation worries for Nunavut community
A gasoline fuel spill in Nunavut prompted what some locals and officials characterized as an evacuation. Nunavut's territorial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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‘Egregious exploitation’: Toronto woman sentenced to 3 years for Inuit identity fraud
A Nunavut judge has sentenced a non-Indigenous women who pleaded guilty to a case of Inuit identity fraud to three years in prison. Nunavut's territorial flag flies in Ottawa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Priest accused of sex assaults against children in Nunavut dies
MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq holds a photo of Johannes Rivoire during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, July 8, 2021. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate says Rivoire, a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut, has died after a long illness.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Nunavut celebrates 25th anniversary with optimism but also housing concerns
The creation of Nunavut was part of a land claim settlement and was the first major change to Canada’s map since Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation in 1949. The interim legislature of Nunavut is seen during the swearing in ceremony for members of the legislature on the day of the creation of the territory, in Iqaluit, Nunavut Thursday, April.1, 1999. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kevin Frayer</p>
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‘Surreal is the word’: Iqaluit newspaper staff cover fire in their own building
The building that houses Nunatsiaq News in Iqaluit was destroyed by fire Tuesday as shown in this handout photo provided by the newspaper. The outlet's managing editor says nobody was injured and the weekly paper will still go out as planned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nunatsiaq News-Dave Lochead **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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A way forward for Iqaluit architecture
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The long drive north to Nunavut
At the entrance to Chisasibi.
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Ottawa, Nunavut sign $36-million deal to improve health-care services in territory
Minister of Health Mark Holland speaks about new national pharmacare legislation during a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Nunavut and the federal government are spending nearly $36 million to improve regional health-care access in the territory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
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French priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut will not be dismissed from Oblates
Pope Francis leaves after bestowing the traditional Sunday noon blessing to the faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican for the Angelus prayer, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.&nbsp;A French priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut will be allowed to remain a member of the Oblates congregation after leadership in Rome ruled against his dismissal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gregorio Borgia
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Ottawa, Nunavut sign agreement to transfer powers to territory
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Nunavut asks Ottawa for $250 million to help alleviate housing shortage
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Nunavut premier full of hope as deal with Ottawa is signed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to members of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal in Montreal on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.&nbsp;The House of Commons ethics committee is set to meet today to discuss whether a probe should be launched over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent holiday vacation to Jamaica. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Nunavut withdraws from Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Curling stones are seen on the ice at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, February 24, 2023. Kyle Kurz and his team from the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg are the only unbeaten rink after four days and 11 draws of action at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Housing in Nunavut is essential to Canada’s Arctic sovereignty
P.J. Akeeagok
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Humans are destroying the only home they have. Canada can help save it by shutting down the tar sands
Michael Byers
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One man recovering, 16 containers retrieved in Iqaluit port following fall
Children get free Halloween candy from a local businessman, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Locals seek a return to normalcy after a shooting that claimed 18 lives in their community on Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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RCMP charge three women for allegedly using Inuit status to defraud organizations
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Nunavut RCMP have charged three women over a complaint they had used Inuit beneficiary status to defraud two organizations.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Executive director of Inuit counselling program in Nunavut charged with sexual assault
An aerial view of Clyde River, Nunavut on May 15, 2022.