All 14 Nunavik villages will soon get a new provincial government services office. At a press conference Thursday in Kuujjuaq, the Québec government, alongside the Kativik […]
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Concordia University to waive tuition for Indigenous students in Quebec
Concordia University is waiving tuition costs for Indigenous students across Quebec. The move is a “game changer” according to Manon Tremblay and Allan Vicaire, some of the […]
Coroner identifies Quebec man as victim in fatal Yukon plane crash
Yukon’s coroner has identified the man who died in a small plane crash earlier this week in Haines Junction. Jean-Jacques Gemme, 68, of Amherst, Que., was […]
‘Beyond belief’ Quebec judge blasts youth protection over treatment of northern teen
WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse. Quebec’s youth protection services are under fire for failing to ensure the safety of a teenage boy […]
For half the year, residents in this Nunavik community say they bathe in yellow water
Rebecca Wynn describes what she sees coming out of her taps in Aupaluk, Que. as “yellow, pee-ish water.” She said she also has to take medication before […]
Wildfires and climate change are shifting the way some Quebec Cree hunt
Some Cree families in Quebec say forest fires and climate change are shifting the way they hunt geese, after fires destroyed their spring cabins last […]