Iqaluit
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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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Pope Francis to visit former Alberta residential school during Canada trip: VaticanPope Francis is expected to deliver an apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system while in the country.CanadaJun 23, 2022
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Iqaluit Muslims gather to observe Ramadan: ‘The community is being established’Iqaluit's Muslim community come together for the first time in a year when public health restrictions meant they couldn't gather.CanadaApr 2, 2022
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