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Exemptions to oil heating ban hurts Nunavimmiut, says housing bureau
Nunavik’s 14 villages rely heavily on diesel power, so the region is exempt from most oil-powered heating bans in Quebec. The housing bureau says those exemptions could be hurting Nunavimmiut as fewer people are training in oil-powered heating, and parts for repairs are becoming hard to come by.
Frozen pipe forces Puvirnituq, Que., residents to go days without water delivery
Some households in Puvirnituq, Que., haven’t received water delivery for days on end, and the mayor said the village is having to crowd-source from local businesses and organizations for help to get delivery trucks and drivers.
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Meet the federal candidates running in Nunavik
Three of the four candidates running to be the MP for Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou spoke to CBC about their priorities.
British woman apologizes for claims she set a record in Nunavut
Many media outlets around the world reported Camilla Hempleman-Adams as the first woman to trek solo across Baffin Island, causing outrage among some Nunavummiut.
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Housing, mental health, addictions among the issues Nunavimmiut care most about this election
Carbon taxes, military bases, fighting against tariffs – these are some of the big-ticket policy announcements heard from the major parties so far in this federal election campaign. But in Nunavik, many residents say they just want action to address the basics, like food insecurity, mental health and addictions treatment.
'It's just insulting': Backlash over Brit's claims of being first woman to solo traverse across Nunavut island
Camilla Hempleman-Adams has made international headlines with her claims of being the first solo woman to trek across Baffin Island — but Inuit question that.
Nunavut hunters urge for reassessment as Baffinland eyes 2026 construction of Steensby rail
The Steensby port and rail project was approved in 2012. But Inuit hunters believe environmental conditions, and the climate, have changed a lot since then. They're calling for an environmental reassessment before the project can commence.
Nunavik advocates push for more Inuit-led suicide prevention efforts
Two youths in Umiujaq, Que., took their own lives within the span of several weeks in late 2024. Now, advocates are calling for mental health services oriented toward the Inuit way of doing things.
First Inuk RCMP cadet out of Nunavut in decades on being more than a uniform
RCMP Const. Inuuki Burke says he's admired the RCMP’s Red Serge for years. Now he gets to wear one, as the first Inuk cadet recruited out of Nunavut to graduate from the RCMP Academy since 2003.
Northerners, experts question Conservatives' pledge to build military base in Iqaluit
Some northerners and Arctic security experts say the federal Conservatives' pledge to build a permanent military base in Iqaluit is a move in the right direction, but they also have questions about how it'll be done.