A polar bear dries off after taking a swim in the Chukchi Sea in Alaska, June 15, 2014. (Brian Battaile / U.S. Geological Survey)
Environment
“Climate change is so rapid, particularly in the Arctic, that I don’t think an evolutionary remedy is likely for the polar bears”
When polar bears split into a population distinct from brown bears, they evolved into creatures perfectly adapted for an icy Arctic environment.
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Kangirsuk’s arena was destroyed in a 2019 fire
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Council proclaims May 10 as Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism
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ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᓵᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
News
Total active cases stand at 72
COVID-19
‘Once the outbreak is over and staffing permits, residents will be able to return,’ Health Department spokesperson says
COVID-19
74 active cases reported as 7 new cases are offset by 8 recoveries reported Saturday
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ᔫᓇᐃᓯ ᓘᕋ ᐸᓂᒐᔭᒃ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔫᑭᐸ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ
Business
‘Hopefully what I’ve done here can help break a barrier,’ says Samwillie Grey-Scott
COVID-19
10 recoveries and one new case reported in Nunavut’s capital on Friday
Justice
Const. Ira Tarleton was doing relief work in Nunavut in 2020, RCMP says
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ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ
Environment
‘This type of practice is prohibited by Inuit culture,’ says Kivalliq Hunters and Trappers Organization staffer
Environment
Vessels will be the largest ships in Canada’s fleet, at 150 metres long and with room for 100 crew
COVID-19
‘These activities put people at risk and will extend the outbreak if they continue,’ Patterson says
COVID-19
‘We still want to reach herd immunity. We need to increase the vaccination coverage,’ Nunavik’s public health director says
COVID-19
Closure adds delays to hunters travelling to their traditional hunting areas, says Mittimatalik Hunters and Trappers Organization
Business
The number of vessels sailing the passage’s Arctic waters grew by 44 percent from 2013 to 2019 and total distance more than doubled, a new PAME report found
Arts and Culture
‘We’re working really hard to support students to have an equal footing,’ says spokesperson for spelling bee
COVID-19
All non-essential workers are being sent home, company says; union says there are 30 presumptive cases
Arts and Culture
This year, all 25 longlisted artists will take home $10,000
Arts and Culture
Each school will get to choose the instruments that will best suit its needs
Business
Mining company CEO sent internal letter on April 30
COVID-19
Territory’s active case count now at 82, 80 of which are in Iqaluit
Health
‘We want a really accessible community space in the heart of downtown,’ says promoter Gwen Healey Akearok