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Getting the Canadian government to apologize for its role in the mass killing of Nunavik sled dogs has been a 25-year-long mission for Pita Aatami, the president of Makivvik Corporation, which represents Inuit in Nunavik. For him, Saturday night’s apology inside a crowded community centre in Kangiqsujuaq, Que., was a step toward closure.Continue Reading

North More than 1,000 of the dogs that Inuit relied on for their livelihoods were shot to death by Mounties, employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company and other authorities from the mid-1950s until late 1960s across Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec. Crown-Indigenous Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree delivered theContinue Reading

North Yukon says its Communicable Disease Control and the territory’s chief medical officer have confirmed a case of whooping cough on a flight from Whitehorse to Vancouver earlier this month. Passengers on Nov. 6 Air North flight advised to monitor for symptomsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 14, 2024 6:57Continue Reading

North Twenty-two Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories have signed on to a funding agreement worth $375 million over the next 10 years meant to be used for conservation, stewardship and more. 22 Indigenous governments sign on to 10-year funding agreement Emma Tranter · CBC News · Posted: Nov 14,Continue Reading

Linda Gould still mourns the life she had up until a year ago.  In the early hours of Nov. 14, 2023, Dave Gould was still next to her  — the love of her life and partner of nearly 40 years, with whom she’d built a large family and network ofContinue Reading

North Paraglider Ben Lewis remembers spinning around wildly as he got pulled up higher and higher into the violent storm. That was when he realized, about 6,700 metres up in the sky and still rising, that he was not likely to see his family again. Ben Lewis of Watson Lake, Yukon, wasContinue Reading

North In opening remarks at the Inuit-Crown partnership committee meeting in Ottawa on Friday, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the government is preparing to deliver an apology in Nunavik — the Inuit region of northern Quebec. Date of apology still to be finalized, could come as early as endContinue Reading

North A new coalition of Canadian health-care workers is hoping to “revolutionize” frostbite care in Canada, in part by promoting a groundbreaking treatment protocol developed years ago by some Yukoners.  Yukon surgeon says treatment protocol has helped reduce number of amputations Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2024Continue Reading

North Quebec’s police watchdog says Tasers and pepper spray were allegedly used before police shot two men in Salluit, Que. Protests planned across Nunavik Tuesday afternoon, demanding justice for victims Samuel Wat · CBC News · Posted: Nov 05, 2024 6:15 PM EST | Last Updated: November 5 Joshua andContinue Reading