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Jane George

Jane George

Reporter / Researcher at CBC News Network

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Slow down, Baffinland tells cruise ships | CBC News

Baffinland has posted on social media every time it’s noted a cruise ship going more than nine knots, which is the mining company’s own speed limit for its contracted vessels. On Sept. 13, it posted about a cruise ship sailing at 13.8 knots — speeds it called “troubling.”
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Nunavut organization seeks to shape new attitude about FASD among I...

“We feel it’s important to celebrate this day because people and families affected by FASD experience multiple barriers, oppression and stigma,” said Jennifer Noah, Piruqatigiit’s co-executive director, on FASD Awareness Day.
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Sabina says yes to building a gold mine in western Nunavut

Nunavut is set to see a third operating gold mine in 2025 with Sabina Gold and Silver Corp.'s recent decision to move ahead on building its Goose gold mine in western Nunavut.
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Researchers want to hear from northerners on cannabis, whether they...

It’s hoped the survey reaches about 22,000 households in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
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More free menstrual products to be distributed throughout Nunavut |...

While menstrual products are available in many Nunavut schools and health centres, these don’t reach everyone, and the cost in the territory — where boxes of 40 tampons can run near $20 — can be a barrier.
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School’s back in Nunavut, but teachers remain in short supply | CBC...

“Close to 10 per cent of our teaching memberships are vacant at the start of the year,” says Justin Matchett, president of the Nunavut Teachers Association, the union that represents teachers throughout the territory.
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Search continues for handmade Inuit crafts lost in transit - CBC.ca

A crate of precious handmade articles from Taloyoak, Nunavut, remains missing after nearly a year, and stories conflict about where and how it got lost.
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‘Confidence and pride’: Nunavut hunters harvest territory’s 2nd bow...

A whaling crew from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, landed their bowhead whale late Sunday with the help of community members in Naujaat, after two weeks of scouting around the Kivalliq region’s waters.
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Woman found sleeping outdoors near Iqaluit store highlights homeles...

Neevee Laisa was seen sleeping outside Iqaluit’s downtown Northmart last week in the early morning, where she had curled up on the concrete next to her cane. Her plight comes as no surprise to Iqaluit MLA Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster.
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In the North, Indigenous workers outpaced non-Indigenous in CERB up...

Indigenous workers with relatively low annual earnings were the most likely to receive Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit payments, says a new Statistics Canada report.
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Nunavut led country in violent crimes in 2021, says Statistics Cana...

The report looked at the severity of police-reported crime in 2020-2021 and found that Nunavut was among the Canadian jurisdictions that saw an increase to its Crime Severity Index.
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Nunavut hunters cry foul over new polar bear management scheme | CB...

Polar bear hunters in Nunavut’s Gulf of Boothia region say the Nunavut government’s approach to polar bear management leaves them out of the equation.
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Cambridge Bay arts studio plans welding certification program for y...

The Red Fish Arts Studio, which opened last year in a renovated fish plant, plans to offer the Canadian Welding Bureau certification to its young welders.
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Baffinland works to woo support for its iron mine expansion in 1st ...

In separate statements, Kaujak Komangapik and Jayko Allooloo said there are fewer narwhals and caribou to be found. Meanwhile, the company promises more environmental controls, more involvement for Inuit and cash for the community.
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Baffinland phase 2 hearings resume under shadow of COVID-19 | CBC News

The Nunavut Impact Review Board hearings on Baffinland Iron Mines’s phase two expansion resumed in Iqaluit Monday morning, with some participants watching online outside of the official venue.
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Nunavut election brings new faces to government amid disappointing ...

Fewer than half of the 14,000 eligible Nunavut voters turned out Monday to elect new members of their legislative assembly, the sixth since the creation of the territory in 1999.
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Nunavut voters head to the polls Monday in 6th general election | C...

It’s Election Day in Nunavut, the final day for roughly 14,000 eligible voters to go to polling stations throughout the territory to elect new members of the legislature for 17 constituencies.
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The candidates: Netsilik | CBC News

Simon Qingnaqtuq and Inagayuk Joseph Quqqiaq are challenging incumbent Emiliano Qirngnuq.
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Great white egret attracts attention in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | CBC...

Egrets are more usually spotted in the Everglades or on the Pacific coast so the presence of this egret immediately attracted local photographers, including Bernice Sandy, who took many photos of the unusual bird.