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Opera North, England will play 'The Idea of North: Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner' on Saturday, 31st Oct 2009.

An international sensation on its release in 2001, Atanarjuat is the epic account of an 11th Century Inuit blood feud and the first feature made in the Inuktitut language.

Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced an investment by the Government of Canada of $135 million for new construction and the renovation of health services infrastructure in First Nations communities across Canada.

Meteorologists opened the World Climate Conference on Monday in what a US official called a "critical" attempt to share information globally and help communities worldwide adapt to climate change.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General, Michel Jarraud ---------------->

Nunavut's newest Canadian senator will be Dennis Patterson, who was premier of the Northwest Territories before Nunavut was carved out of it 10 years ago.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Patterson's appointment, along with eight others, in a release Thursday.

What could be more disturbing than to see an iceberg melt before your eyes ? Here are some links & videos collected on the web... A testimony of climate change.

Qu'y a-t-il de plus impressionnant que de voir un iceberg fondre devant vos yeux ? Voici quelques liens & vidéos recueillis sur le web... Un témoignage du changement climatique.

by Trip Van Noppen, President, Earthjustice

Last year's Arctic adventure by l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal will hit the big screen at the Montreal World Film Festival on Sept. 5, for the premiere showing of Tusarnituuq! Nagano in the Land of the Inuit.

Barely 100 days before the world hopes to seal a global climate treaty, the UN's top climate scientist has given his personal endorsement to hugely ambitious goals for slashing emissions.

Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gestures at a press briefing ------>

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In a territory of almost 32,000 people – most under 25 – scattered across 1.9 million square kilometres with little in the way of transportation infrastructure, Internet access is an issue.

The headquarters for the new Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency will be located in Iqaluit, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Tuesday.

Harper was joined by Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq and Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl in making the announcement at the city's Arctic Games Arena as part of the prime minister's five-day tour.

SEOUL —

More than 800 young environmental activists from 110 countries on Monday began a meeting described as the biggest-ever youth gathering on climate change.

The week-long conference in the central South Korean city of Daejeon is organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).