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Pressure mounts for Edmonton football club to act – Nunatsiaq News
“We will need to see concrete action in the near future including a name change,” says team sponsor 10 July 2020 As the debate about the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton team grows louder, the franchise now says it’s accelerating its latest review process. Earlier this year, the Edmonton Eskimos football club announced it had no […]
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Government of Yukon announces recipients of annual sport awards
The Government of Yukon is recognizing the accomplishments of Yukon’s sport community in 2019 with the announcement of the Celebration of Sport Excellence awards. This year, the Government of Yukon is awarding territorial sport awards to 44 individual athletes and two teams, representing 14 different sports. These awards include the Premier’s awards of sport excellence, […]
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GOAT: Silver lining for Team North in 2016 – Northern News Services
May 7, 2020 Editor’s note: Team North made history at the 2016 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships as the boys team snagged a silver medal, the first medal of any colour for the North at the tournament. Here’s the story of how they came close to a first national hockey title for the North. Going into […]
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IRC Chair and CEO on Postponement of Northern Games 50 Year Anniversary to 2021
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) along with the Northern Games Society regrets that events scheduled to be held in Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik and to include Regional and Circumpolar participation in July have needed to be postponed until 2021 due to recommended precautions from Chief Public Health officials and the World Health Organization during this COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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High kicks and high fives, athletes in Yukon embrace the spirit of culture and community through arctic sports – APTN News
March 4, 2020 Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, athletes from Team Yukon gather at a local school to train for the 2020 Arctic Winter Games – Arctic Sports event. Arctic sports or Inuit games include Alaskan high kick, one and two foot high kick, triple jump, arm pull, knuckle hop and head pull. The athletes […]
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Nunavut MLAs highlight need for safety in sport, increased female participation – Nunatsiaq News
28 February 2020 ”I think it is important to make sure that girls are included” Nunavut’s MLAs highlighted the need to make sure sports are safe and inclusive on Wednesday, Feb. 26, which was also Pink Shirt Day, the day when anti-bullying initiatives are celebrated. Mila Kamingoak, MLA for Kugluktuk, asked Lorne Kusugak, minister for […]
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Edmonton’s CFL football club says they’ll keep their name – Nunatsiaq News
17 February 2020 “There were a range of views regarding the club’s name but no consensus emerged” The Edmonton Eskimos football club, which continues to enjoy a close business relationship with two major Inuit birthright corporations, will not change its name, the organization announced this past Feb. 14. That decision follows a public relations offensive […]
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RCMP help Ulukhaktok and Aklavik youth received sports equipment
February 12, 2020 Thanks to a donation from charitable organization Sport Central and a bit of help from the RCMP, youth from Aklavik and Ulukhaktok are now fully equipped to play different sports, including hockey. The equipment will be of very good use this weekend during the Annual Gwich’In Cup in Inuvik, where a group […]
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Photos: Concert kicks off Hockey Day in Canada weekend – Northern News Services
The first big event of the Hockey Day in Canada festivities featured a sold-out multi-music act at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre, Feb. 5. On the bill were Wesley Hardisty, the Bidiniband, Karen Novak, Tara Slone, Digawolf and Bryan Trottier. Close to 300 people attended the music event, which has been happening every year […]
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How Yukon kids scored new gear ahead of Hockey Day in Canada – CBC
Two former NHL players donated equipment during hockey camp in Faro in December Feb 06, 2020 Yukon kids will be among those featured in this year’s national Hockey Day in Canada broadcast from Yellowknife on Saturday. They’re part of a tribute to the National Hockey League Players’ Association’s “Goals & Dreams” program. The Pelly River […]
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