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Early French immersion: How teachers and families can support oral language development

Early French immersion programs, designed for students who don’t speak French as a first language, are offered in every province and territory in Canada, except Nunavut.

The Conversation · Aug 11

Mount Thor: The mountain with Earth's longest vertical drop

Mount Thor, also known as Thor Peak, is a mountain in Nunavut, Canada with the largest vertical drop in the world — a terrifying escarpment with an average overhang of 15 degrees from vertical.

LiveScience · Jul 18, 2025

Why Are Immigrants From Tropical Countries Coming to This Arctic Outpost?

"Why not here?" says the owner of a Lebanese restaurant in Canada's semiautonomous Nunavut Territory.

Reason · Jul 8, 2025

Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?

Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country.

WEKU · May 2, 2024

Mary Lynn Rajskub And Jay Ryan Join North Of North

Mary Lynn Rajskub and Jay Ryan join the cast of North of North, a comedy series set in Nunavut, Canada, following a young Inuk mother's journey to create a...

Top News · Mar 14, 2024

Indigenous women in Northern Canada creating sustainable livelihoods through tourism

In summer 2022, the Northern WE in Tourism study invited Indigenous women entrepreneurs from northern Newfoundland and Labrador, northern Québec, Nunavut, the Yukon and Northwest Territories to collaborate on an Indigenous-led and ally-supported research project.

The Conversation · May 10, 2023

Canadian Arctic Snow School hopes to boost climate fight

Researchers hope first-ever ‘Arctic Snow School’ in Nunavut will bolster cooperation, understanding of changing region.

Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2023

The long-forgotten Inuit survivors of Catholic abuses

In the remote Canadian city of Iqaluit, survivors confront – and forgive – an abusive church legacy.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2022

Reparations to Indigenous Peoples are critical after Pope's apology for residential schools

Many people are contemplating Pope Francis’s recent apology for residential schools in Canada during his visit to Alberta, as well as his statements from Québec City and Iqaluit. In the aftermath of historical atrocities, apologies can offer a sense of justice and acknowledgement for people who were the targets of…

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022

The pope visited Nunavut for the final apology of his Canadian tour

Pope Francis traveled to the edge of the Arctic to deliver an apology to the Inuit people for the "evil" of Canada's residential schools, wrapping up his week-long "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada.

WEKU · Jul 30, 2022