Jane George
Jane George is a reporter with CBC Quebec. She's also done work for CBC Nunavut. Prior to August 2021, George worked at Nunatsiaq News for more than 20 years, winning numerous community newspaper awards.
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Toxic workplace allegations against Lennoxville, Que., college front and centre during public meeting
Champlain College Lennoxville held a public board of governors meeting on Friday to address allegations of psychological harassment and nepotism that are swirling around the school’s campus director.
Canada -Montreal |
Nunavut RCMP investigating fire at High Arctic observatory
The RCMP is investigating a fire that heavily damaged an observatory near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Tuesday morning. No one was injured, but the living quarters are a "total loss," police said Thursday.
Canada -North |
Feds slammed at Nunavut land use hearing, critics say it favours development over caribou protection
The federal government received pointed criticism for its position on caribou protection under the Nunavut Land Use Plan during its presentation Tuesday in Thompson, Man.
Canada -North |
Critics get their time at Nunavut land use planning hearings
Final words from a member of the public in Rankin Inlet dispelled fears that the Nunavut Planning Commission hearing in that community would wrap up Friday on a boring note.
Canada -North |
COVID-19 hits Nunavut's continuing care centre in Gjoa Haven
Gjoa Haven's continuing care centre is suffering from a COVID-19 outbreak.
Canada -North |
Arctic's sea ice cover reached one of its lowest levels this month in part of Northwest Passage
Sea ice coverage along the northern route of the Northwest Passage was the fourth lowest on record since 1968 during the week of Sept. 10, the Canadian Ice Service said Wednesday.
Canada -North |
Large urban centres draw increasing numbers of Inuit
More Inuit live in southern Canada and more of these Inuit are living in urban centres, said a Statistics Canada survey on Indigenous population growth in Canada, released Wednesday in Ottawa.
Canada -North |
Slow down, Baffinland tells cruise ships entering Northwest Passage
Baffinland has posted on social media several times when it's noted a cruise ship going more than nine knots, which is the mining company's own speed limit for its contracted vessels.
Canada -North |
Nunavut mayor wants more than a Band-Aid solution after big sewage spill
That was no small sewage spill that took place Monday evening in Rankin Inlet, the hamlet has learned to its dismay. Community and Government Services has confirmed the volume of the spill: 331,500 litres.
Canada -North |
Nunavut organization seeks to shape new attitude about FASD among Inuit
"We feel it's important to celebrate this day because people and families affected by FASD experience multiple barriers, oppression and stigma," said Jennifer Noah, Piruqatigiit's co-executive director, on FASD Awareness Day.
Canada -North |