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Air Inuit pilots dissatisfied with lengthy contract negotiations
After more than a year and a half, pilots working for Air Inuit say negotiations for a new collective agreement have been too slow. The union says the current working conditions and pay scale are hindering retention.
African grocery store in Yellowknife highlights francophone entrepreneurship
Started on a whim six years ago, Tensy Market has grown into a staple for Yellowknife’s African community to find products from home.
Medevac delays put Nunavik patients at risk, say doctors
Puvirnituq's health centre serves as a hub for the seven villages along the Hudson Bay coast. Doctors say there aren't enough medevac services for the region. Air travel in and out of the community has also been made more difficult due to ongoing renovations to the runway.
Nunavik health board proposes hiring private staff to help curb tuberculosis outbreak
The board's plan aims to increase the capacity for handling patients and also find ways to bolster its response to the tuberculosis outbreaks with more staff.
Outdoor Indigenous museum in Yukon celebrates 30 years
Every year, between 5,000 and 10,000 visitors make their way to Long Ago Peoples Place, an outdoor museum in the Yukon. Saturday marks its 30th anniversary.
Nunavut enters into new 10-year agreement for air transportation services
The Government of Nunavut has entered into a 10-year agreement with Bradley Air Services — which operates as Canadian North — to cover various air transportation services, such as duty travel, medical travel and cargo.
Young Inuit take to the skies in pilot training program with dreams of serving Nunavik
Each year, Air Inuit selects a handful of people from Nunavik to train in its Sparrow program, meant to increase the number of Inuit pilots. While a great opportunity, it also means they need to leave their communities behind.
Inuk singer Elisapie explores personal story in new documentary Hudson Bay(bies)
In a new documentary, Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie Isaac explores the history of children, like herself, that came from relations between employees of the Hudson's Bay Company and Indigenous women in remote northern communities.
Nunavut caribou survey saved by cellphones
In 2023, scientists were conducting an aerial survey of the Beverly caribou herd when its photography plane suffered mechanical issues. So the surveyors taped their cellphones inside the plane windows to take videos, and hoped for the best.
Research funding not keeping up with demand in Nunavut
Researchers say stagnant funding is affecting their work in the territory and how they engage Inuit communities.