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Nunavut declares suicide to be a crisis — again
10 years after declaring suicide a crisis in Nunavut, the territorial government and the territory’s land claim organization say the crisis remains. But they are stopping short of calling it a public health emergency.
Testing underway into possible contamination of water source in Quaqtaq, Que.
The community has been collecting water directly from a nearby lake, after a pipe froze over the winter. The Kativik Regional Government said a water delivery truck spilled oil during one of those water runs.
Review underway into Puvirnituq, Que., water crisis, as province negotiates new agreement
For months, the Nunavik village of 2,100 people grappled with a water delivery and sewage crisis, after a water pipeline that connects the pump station to the treatment plant froze mid-March.
Families furious over treatment of foster children in Kinngait, Nunavut
CBC has spoken to several families with children in care — as well as three former workers — who say the conditions at the Family Services facility in the community are terrible.
Q+A | Nunavik's tuberculosis outbreaks are a result of decades of colonial neglect, professor says
Nunavik is on track to set another record number of tuberculosis cases. Kuujjuarapik's Natasha MacDonald says Quebec isn't treating tuberculosis in Nunavik with the same urgency as elsewhere in the province.
Nunavik's first in-region university program aims to recruit more teachers
The region’s school board, Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, has received new funding from the province to launch a certificate in education for First Nations and Inuit, in partnership with McGill University. It's an effort to get more teachers on board.
Search is on for new water source in Umiujaq, Que., as local spring dries up
Officials discovered the village reservoir was empty in March, and they believe climate change is to blame. Now, a team of researchers is looking for a new, permanent source of drinking water for the Nunavik community.
Kativik Regional Government requests audit of Nunavik police
KRG passed a resolution for an audit of police operations and ways to make policing better reflect Inuit culture. But one Indigenous policing expert believes the review should go beyond just the operational level, and look at the policing model itself.
Leaders across Nunavik want utilidors for water. Experts say it's not easy.
Regional authorities say they've explored the idea of utilidors for many years, but there are two main barriers – money and permafrost.
Nunavik school board working to bring post-secondary education to the region
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq school board has partnered with Montreal’s John Abbott College to bring some post-secondary courses to Nunivik. They hope its a first step that could lead to a full diploma program, and a post-secondary institution, in Nunavik one day.