Iqaluit
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Air India passengers airlifted after bomb threat forces landing in CanadaMore than 200 Air India passengers should be on the ground in Chicago Wednesday morning after their flight was diverted to Nunavut due to a bomb threat.CanadaOct 16, 2024
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Bomb threat forces Air India flight into emergency landing at Iqaluit airportAir India Flight 127 made the emergency landing at 5:21 a.m. local time, with all 211 passengers and crew exiting the aircraft and relocating to Iqaluit International Airport.CanadaOct 15, 2024
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Iqaluit has lost at least 6M litres of water due to issues with system, city saysThe city shut down all water services on Saturday while crews repaired the water line near the Astro Hill complex where a major leak had been reported early that morning.CanadaFeb 7, 2023
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Arctic security depends on Iqaluit water quality, Nunavut MP saysLori Idlout says federal investments in the North have often been inadequate to meet all of the infrastructure needs of communities.CanadaSep 5, 2022
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Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in IqaluitThe territory declared the emergency earlier in August to ensure its capital could get necessary regulatory approvals to begin replenishing its reservoir.CanadaAug 30, 2022
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Nunavut announces state of emergency over Iqaluit water shortageIqaluit declared its own state of emergency last week due to a lack of precipitation and flows into the Apex River, its secondary water resupply source, being at a 40-year-low.CanadaAug 19, 2022
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Iqaluit declares state of emergency due to water shortageThe City of Iqaluit has declared a state of emergency due to a water shortage.CanadaAug 12, 2022
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Inflation crisis: Soaring food prices in Canada’s North prompting hunters to find new food sourcesOn a recent visit to an Iqaluit food market, Global News found items being sold for up to three times the national average. Locals are working to find new food sources to cope.CanadaAug 4, 2022
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Pope Francis meets Inuit residential school survivors as ‘pilgrimage of penance’ ends in IqaluitThe brief stop in Nunavut's capital marked the first time a pope has travelled to the territory. Francis met privately with Inuit residential school survivors and their families.CanadaJul 30, 2022
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Taxing churches: Religious institutions in Iqaluit no longer exempt from property taxAhead of Pope Francis' visit Friday, the City of Iqaluit has passed a bylaw that may require churches to begin paying property taxes. A local priest calls it a 'kind of revenge.'CanadaJul 26, 2022
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