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Stopping Iqaluit’s COVID-19 spread is top concern: Patterson

‘We're still seeing gatherings, we're still seeing people visiting, going from house to house,' Nunavut's top doctor says

Stopping the continued spread of COVID-19 in Iqaluit is the biggest concern for Nunavut’s chief public health officer. “We’re still seeing gatherings, we’re still seeing people visiting, going from house to house,” Dr. Michael Patterson said during a news conference on Monday. Last week, Patterson identified parties as the main cause of new cases in...

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COVID-19 May 10, 2021

Stopping Iqaluit’s COVID-19 spread is top concern: Patterson

‘We're still seeing gatherings, we're still seeing people visiting, going from house to house,' Nunavut's top doctor says

COVID-19 May 9, 2021

Iqaluit Elders’ Home residents transferred as staff isolates due to COVID-19 exposure

'Once the outbreak is over and staffing permits, residents will be able to return,' Health Department spokesperson says

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Nunavik miner recognized for work recruiting Inuit to industry

'Hopefully what I’ve done here can help break a barrier,' says Samwillie Grey-Scott

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ May 10, 2021

ᐃᓅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓱᕈᓯᓛᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ

ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᓵᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

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Stopping Iqaluit’s COVID-19 spread is top concern: Patterson

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ᐃᓅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓱᕈᓯᓛᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ

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Iqaluit’s COVID-19 caseload continues to fall

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Quebec government kicks in funding to build new Nunavik arena

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Nunavik miner recognized for work recruiting Inuit to industry

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Half of Nunavik’s adults now protected against COVID-19, officials estimate

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Iqaluit mayor calls for awareness of Asian heritage

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Iqaluit Elders’ Home residents transferred as staff isolates due to COVID-19 exposure

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Plans advance for Iqaluit wellness hub despite COVID-19 hurdles

Arctic

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Polar bears are ill-suited to live off food foraged from land, new research shows

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Feds building two icebreakers to upgrade coast guard’s fleet

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Pauktuutit calls on feds to deliver more support for Inuit women fleeing violence

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Social gatherings now the main cause of COVID-19 spread in Iqaluit

Social gatherings, such as parties, are now the main factor contributing to the further spread of COVID-19 in Iqaluit. “These activities put people at risk and will extend the outbreak if they continue,” said Nunavut’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, during a news conference on Thursday. Patterson said he is aware of at…

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Stopping Iqaluit’s COVID-19 spread is top concern: Patterson

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Iqaluit Elders’ Home residents transferred as staff isolates due to COVID-19 exposure

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Iqaluit’s COVID-19 caseload continues to fall

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Iqaluit sees largest single-day drop in COVID-19 cases

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Iqaluit artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory in the running for Sobey Art Award

Iqaluit artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory has made the longlist of nominees for the 2021 Sobey Art Award. The award is handed out each year by the Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada to honour up-and-coming contemporary Canadian artists. Williamson Bathory is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Iqaluit, well-known for her practice of…

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Learning to sew caribou clothing

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Spelling Bee of Canada expands to Nunavut

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8 Nunavut schools to receive up to $15,000 for musical instruments

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Rankin Inlet celebrates Pakallak Tyme

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Environment

Feds building two icebreakers to upgrade coast guard’s fleet

Updated on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. Canadian shipyards will build two new polar icebreakers to upgrade the country’s coast guard fleet in the North in response to increased commercial shipping and marine activity, Bernadette Jordan, the minister of the Canadian Coast Guard, announced on Thursday. “In this remote region, the coast guard…

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Polar bears are ill-suited to live off food foraged from land, new research shows

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Don’t waste caribou, Kivalliq HTO tells hunters

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Feds commit another $3M to Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link project

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Baffin Island’s 2020-2021 caribou hunt comes to a close

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Gjoa Haven residents hold up caribou pants and parkas made during a five-week program at Nattilik Heritage Centre. The clothing will be donated to the local search and rescue operation. From left: student Lisa Kirnik, NHS manager Jennifer Ullulaq, student Rhea Siutinnuaq, mentors Mary Qingnatuq and Elizabeth Hiqiniq, and search and rescue chairperson Amber Eleeheetook. Absent are student Melanie Kununak and mentor Ruth Qirqqu. (Photo courtesy of the NHS/Facebook)

Qullik Sequaluk of Kuujjuaq receives her second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday while her 17-month baby boy, Lucassie, looks on with curiosity. A second round of community vaccination clinics are underway across Nunavik this month, including clinics being held in Kuujjuaq this week. Nunavik health officials say that, as of April 23, 5,550 Nunavimmiut have received a first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19, while more than 2,100 have received their second dose. Nunavik’s health board is encouraging residents who have yet to receive a first dose to call their local health centres to book an appointment to be immunized. (Photo by Niivi Snowball)

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