Arviat

• Churchill, Man. hockey tourney worth the 12-hour snowmobile trip for players

  For some northern residents, getting to participate in the latter is well worth a snowmobile trek along the coast of Hudson's Bay.

  Sports

  Mar 17, 2022
  
• Nunavut faces new COVID-19 outbreak after weeks without cases

  So far, 69 per cent of Arviat's eligible adult population has received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2021
  
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• ‘Just listen’: Nunavut officials urge residents of coronavirus hotspot to stay home

  Health Minister Lorne Kusugak said if people living in Arviat follow isolation rules, the outbreak that has infected nearly 190 people could be over in two weeks.

  Health

  Dec 11, 2020
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• Nunavut announces 2-week shutdown to curb spread of coronavirus

  Nunavut recorded its first COVID-19 infection at the beginning of this month and now has 18 cases.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2020
• Dad dies while protecting his kids from a polar bear in Nunavut

  The man's uncle says the victim urged his daughters to run to their boat for safety while he put himself in front of the bear.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2018
• Nunavut Premier Paul Quassa ousted after non-confidence vote

  Paul Quassa, who was chosen to lead the territory after last November's territorial election, lost a non-confidence vote.

  Politics

  Jun 14, 2018
• As climate warms, grizzly bears and polar bears interbreed

  As the Arctic climate warms, more polar bears are interbreeding with grizzlies. The result: a hybrid species.

  Environment

  May 25, 2016
• Canadian Air Force members honoured for risky Arctic rescue mission

  Sgt. Aaron Bygrove and Master Cpl. Bruno Robitaille received the meritorious service medal for rescuing two hunters and a pilot stranded on an ice floe in Hudson Bay.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2016
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• Wanted priest unsure if he’ll return to Canada to face child sex charges

  Justice Canada officials have declined to comment on whether Canada has ever entered into extradition discussions with France — which has a bilateral extradition treaty with Canada — over Rivoire.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2013