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Affected employee speaks out about Baffinland layoffs
"My future is totally uncertain"
Nunavut’s health care system overcomes ransomware challenges
"We did not shut down services. It's actually quite amazing when you think about it"
Liberals promise to table UNDRIP law within one year
National Inuit organization “encouraged” by some throne speech promises
Researcher puts a dollar figure on Nunavut’s country food harvest
“Hidden economy” worth $143 million annually
Let there be light
Iqaluit residents slowly disperse from the Nunavut’s legislative assembly parking lot after the Christmas Lights Across Canada celebration on Thursday, Dec. 5. The annual event, which always draws a sizeable crowd, also celebrated its twentieth anniversary this year. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᓂᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ
ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫᓇᐃᑕᑦ ᓯᑕᐃᑦᔅᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᔾᔪᑎᒋᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ
Dancing into the holidays
The Inuksuk High School gymnasium was filled with music and dance Dec. 4 for the Iqaluit Music Society’s Christmas concert. Here, a group of dancers perform for a packed audience to an upbeat soundtrack that had people moving and shaking. Other performers included the Nakasuk School Choir, the Inuksuk Drum Dancers, the Iqaluit Fiddle Club and more. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Iqaluit man pleads guilty to charges, sentenced to 650 days in jail
“If you don’t get a handle on your drinking, you’re probably going to kill somebody one day,” judge says
ArcticNet to launch northern research program for northerners
New North by North supports work done by Inuit and northern colleges
Qikiqtani Inuit Association seeks community directors for Sanikiluaq, Pond Inlet
Byelection nominations close Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. for Jan. 20 votes
We did two TB screenings in 2019, Nunavik health board says
“These community‐wide screenings were not publicized”
Province of Quebec gives Iluiliq park name thumbs up
The Quebec commission responsible for managing place names in the province, the Commission de toponymie, officially recognized the name of Nunavik’s proposed Iluiliq park this fall. The 1,200-square-kilometre area off Hudson Strait will be Nunavik’s fifth park. (Photo by Alain Thibault, courtesy Nunavik Parks)
Scheduling snafu could cause Nunavut court case to be dismissed shortly after trial
Trial delays may have violated accused’s right to be tried within a reasonable time
Nunavut government moves to pay vendors a month after ransomware attack
Finance Department now promising prompt payment
Nunavut education minister responds to Education Act concerns
“My department offered many opportunities for partners and members of the public to provide feedback and input”
Arctic Youth Camp lets Inuit youth lead the way
“It is really amazing to get the opportunity to discuss climate innovation with other young people from the Arctic region”
Nunavut uses Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week to promote sexual health
Though HIV/AIDS is extremely rare, other STIs run rampant in Nunavut
Rock on
Nunavik youth take part in a jam session on Thursday, Nov. 28, at Kuujjuaq’s Uvikkait Dome Youth Centre. The event was part of the Nunavik Rocks Music Camp held last week by the Kativik Regional Government’s recreation department. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Nunavut government continues legal fight against Igloolik hunter
Michael Irngaut’s lawyer calls for government’s appeal to be tossed
Restart public hearing in April, Baffinland tells Nunavut board
Embattled iron miner says more delays could threaten jobs, scare investors
Nunavik spared steeper electricity bills
Energy board scraps rate hike and adds more kilowatt hours to daily allowance
Arctic warmth serves as backdrop to UN talks on curbing climate change
Nunavut’s Clyde River saw temperatures 6.7 C above normal in November
Backed by Inuit job-training money, Pirurvik offers new Inuktut programs
“We can advance the use of our language in the workplace”
Nunavik now offers bail hearings by video
Pilot project started in Kuujjuaq and Puvirnituq in October
Nunavut’s Reel to Reel puts youth in touch with elders
Youth and elders take a break from the Reel to Reel project in Cambridge Bay to pose for a photo Nov. 25 at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station. The project was organized in partnership with Reel Youth, a media group that delivers community development programming to youth and adults across Canada and internationally, and the Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society. The project aims to strengthen intergenerational connections by having youth make short films about elders’ lives. “The youth did an incredible job filming their first interviews and it’s amazing to have the elders speak in their Inuinnaqtun language,” said a social media posting by Reel Youth. “We’re so excited for the rest of the week.” (Photo courtesy of Reel Youth/Facebook)
Quebec coroner determines death of Salluit teen was accidental
Maggie Tayara, 15, died of “environmental hypothermia”
Federal minister makes stop in Iqaluit on cross-country tour
Melanie Joly will visit all six economic development agencies in Canada
Homicide in northern Canada: it’s who you know, StatCan says
Nunavut’s eight homicides in 2018 the worst since 1999
Canada’s premiers call for more support for the North
Canada’s premiers, including Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq, wrapped up a one-day meeting in Toronto this Dec. 2 by issuing a statement that says the federal government should do more to help northern territorial governments. “Tangible and significant nation-building activities are needed in the three territories,” their joint communiqué said. This includes “robust investment” in infrastructure and more support to help northern governments adapt to climate change. (Photo courtesy Council of the Federation)