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Defence pushes for manslaughter verdict in Tyler Hikoalok trial

Crown, defence deliver closing submissions in first-degree murder trial of Cambridge Bay man

Defence attorneys for Tyler Hikoalok encouraged the jury to find him guilty of manslaughter rather than the first-degree murder charge he faces, in closing arguments in court Thursday. Hikoalok, 22, from Cambridge Bay, has pleaded not guilty to the 2018 murder of part-time librarian Elisabeth Salm, 59, in Ottawa. The defence and Crown each delivered...

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Nunavik man gets prison time for assault, obstruction of justice

Peter Palliser's second-degree murder charge dropped after he agreed to plead guilty to other charges

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First-degree murder charge laid following Kuujjuaq shooting

Unnamed 18-year-old male suspect appeared in court Wednesday

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RCMP still looking for missing Kinngait man

Underwater recovery and search and rescue teams looking for Pitseolak Pootoogook, last seen Nov. 19

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Authors describe resistance to uranium mining in Baker Lake

Joan Scottie said book shares the history of her community’s opposition to uranium mining since the '70s

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RCMP still looking for missing Kinngait man

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Authors describe resistance to uranium mining in Baker Lake

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Cleanup continues at oil spill site near Meadowbank Mine

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Nunavik man gets prison time for assault, obstruction of justice

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First-degree murder charge laid following Kuujjuaq shooting

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Isuarsivik gets keys to new recovery centre in Kuujjuaq

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Qaujigiartiit centre gets $482,000 for gender-based violence prevention project

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Iqaluit walk planned for Tuesday to oppose violence against women

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Pond Inlet man sentenced to 9 years for manslaughter

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Defence pushes for manslaughter verdict in Tyler Hikoalok trial

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Illness delays Tyler Hikoalok murder trial

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Young Nunavik artists blend art, history at new exhibit

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Inuit artists surface on National Arts Centre stage

When a mythical tale of a one-eared polar bear named Angu’juak returns to the stage Friday, it will have undergone an evolution. The Breathing Hole recounts Angu’juak’s life, which spans five centuries. The bear’s experiences are played out over three acts touching on topics of community, colonialism and climate change. The play was originally commissioned…

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Kugluktuk renames community hall for beloved musician Colin Adjun

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Young Nunavik artists blend art, history at new exhibit

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Iqaluit RCMP, firefighters raise over $1,000 in charity hockey game

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Queer Inuit youth ‘can be themselves’ at Ottawa drop-in space

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Reconciliation council bill not ‘co-developed’ with Inuit, ITK president says

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says a federal bill to establish a national council for reconciliation was not “co-developed” with Inuit, and is not endorsed by his organization. Bill C-29 passed unanimously in the House of Commons Thursday and is now in the hands of the Senate. It would create a national council for…

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Rankin Inlet looks to improve boat access next year

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Salary information scarce for Nunavut’s Inuit associations

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Two longtime public servants vie for QIA presidency

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Four candidates compete to be NTI vice-president

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‘It’s life or death:’ Nunavik leaders look to improve search and rescue

Leaders from Nunavik’s 14 villages will discuss best practices and the future of search and rescue in the region over the course of a three-day conference in Montreal this month. Craig Lingard, Kativik Regional Government’s civil security director, announced the conference during this week’s regional council meeting in Kuujjuaq. The conference is set to take…

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Defence pushes for manslaughter verdict in Tyler Hikoalok trial

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Nunavik man gets prison time for assault, obstruction of justice

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First-degree murder charge laid following Kuujjuaq shooting

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Man shot dead in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik police say

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Tyler Hikoalok’s mental state did not meet ‘not criminally responsible’ threshold, expert says

Tyler Hikoalok’s mental state did not meet the threshold of being not criminally responsible for his actions, a forensic psychiatrist testified on Thursday at the Cambridge Bay man’s murder trial. Dr. Julian Gojer is a forensic psychiatrist at the Ottawa Hospital who was called as an expert witness in the first-degree murder trial of Hikoalok….

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Defence pushes for manslaughter verdict in Tyler Hikoalok trial

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Nunavik man gets prison time for assault, obstruction of justice

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First-degree murder charge laid following Kuujjuaq shooting

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Man shot dead in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik police say

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Mackenzie O’Dell, left, and Kristy Kanayuk drum dance as part of a performance by the Inuksuk Drum Dancers at the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum on Tuesday in Iqaluit. The high school group performed during a gathering at the museum following a walk that was organized as part of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The day is meant to honour victims of gender-based violence. (Photo by Emma Tranter)

Iqaluit residents placed their bets on the winning team Saturday at a charity hockey game between the Iqaluit RCMP and fire department. Those attending placed donations in one of two boots at the entrance, helping the teams raise more than $1,000 for local Movember men’s health initiatives. The RCMP and firefighters also collected money and non-perishable food items to be donated to Joamie Elementary School. As for the hockey game, the RCMP won 6-5. (Photo by Meral Jamal)

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