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Canada has been plunged into a worldwide recession that is harsher than any economic downturn since the Great Depression. Now, more than ever, citizens are counting on their governments for vision, compassion and leadership.

Canada's controversial and lucrative sport hunting industry is the last legal one left in the world.

American polar bear hunters seemed destined for extinction last year when the U.S. government listed the iconic Arctic predator as “threatened” due to the rapid melting of its sea-ice habitat.

FLEFF, along with a consortium of national and international organizations, will partner with the Bangalore festival. The distributors are Documentary Educational Resources, Bullfrog Films and Microcinema International.

Los pueblos indígenas representan el 85% de la diversidad cultural planeta. Un amplio legado de tradiciones y costumbres que las máquinas del “hombre blanco” no dejan de pisotear.

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The federal government, under pressure from within and without to clarify its policy on the Arctic, unveiled “Canada’s Northern Strategy” this week.

The head of Canada's national Inuit organization has slammed the design of a map — released with fanfare this week by three federal ministers as part of a report showcasing the Conservative government's Arctic strategy — that "leaves out" the Inuit communities of northern Quebec and Labrador.

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The Council of the European Union approved a ban on sealskin products in its 27 member nations at a July 27 meeting in Brussels.

The ban is a “response to concerns about the animal welfare aspects of seal hunting practices,” said the council members in a statement on their decision.

The federal government has promised to assert Canada's sovereignty over its resource-rich Arctic lands and waters while it addresses the need for jobs, housing and a clean environment in the North.

Airline averts strike too late to save GN junket.

Representatives from Air Greenland hope to travel to Iqaluit in mid-September to discuss reviving air service between Nunavut and Greenland.

A planned meeting between Air Greenland and officials at the Government of Nunavut had to be scrapped because of the threat of a strike by the airline’s flight attendants.

The federal government has not finalized the creation of a bowhead whale sanctuary off the Baffin Island coast, so Inuit are planning a party next month to nudge the government on the issue.

Two Inuit survivors of the residential school system have been appointed to an Indian Residential School Survivor Committee which will advise and assist the actual commission.