The sun sets on the George River
The sun sets behind the mouth of the George River leading to Ungava Bay, seen from the hills behind Kangiqsualujjuaq, on Sunday, Aug. 16. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
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Pangnirtung receives first-ever landing of summer turbot
“For basically the past 30 years, it's always been talked about”
Nunavik-Quebec meeting offers leaders a chance to air their needs
Health officials worry about second-wave preparedness
Canada, Nunavut partner on South Baffin renewable energy projects
Feds give $18.3 million for projects in six communities
Temperature increases in Greenland fueling ice sheet’s melt: new study
Greenland's ice sheet melt may raise the world's sea level by up to 12.6 cm by 2100
Iqaluit city council passes motion to work out issues with humane society
“I know the organization does do good work when it’s working properly, but I don’t know really what’s going on right now”
Taissumani, Aug. 21
Joe Panipakuttuk on the St. Roch: Winter at Herschel Island and getting home
Fire in the sky
Members of the Iqaluit Fire Department participate in a regular training exercise opposite the landfill site on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as the sun sets in the background. Firefighters practised using the aerial truck and the fire hose. (Photo by Lynda Gunn)
Lawyers reach out to Nunavut victims of child molester
Online information on Maurice Cloughley class-action lawsuit now available
Fire in the sky, ice in the water
The sun sets on sea ice remnants near Qikiqtarjuaq on Aug. 1 around 9:45 p.m. in this photo taken by Maggie Kuniliusie. “We were in awe/ahh… moments to have witnessed this magnificent scenery but a little bit sad at the same time as we watched the sun disappeared behind those mountains,” she writes. “This signifies 24 hour sunlight is over.” (Photo by Maggie Kuniliusie)
COVID-19 challenges prompt closing of western Nunavut café
“It sort of forced our hand”
City of Iqaluit begins Apex beach cleanup
The City of Iqaluit began work on removing abandoned vehicles, shacks and garbage from the Apex beach this morning, following complaints made by local residents. Mayor Kenny Bell, who was on hand as the first of the garbage was removed, said that the city is concerned that abandoned shacks can pose fire hazards and safety concerns, and that other refuse, such as abandoned vehicles, batteries and fuel canisters, could leak hazardous waste into waterways. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Nunavut mineral exploration will plunge to new low this year
Even before pandemic, high costs, uncertain rules had spooked investors
Iqaluit cannabis store proposal to be revisited by city committee
Government of Nunavut extends deadline for city’s feedback to Sept. 10
Nunavut government wants cooks to stop offering homemade meals for sale
But country foods are OK
Arctic-wide Inuit group wants to recapture North Warning contract
If partnership wins bid, Inuit consortium would become majority owners
Iqaluit firefighters douse blaze in the back of pickup truck
Iqaluit firefighters quickly douse a fire in the back of a pickup truck on the road to the causeway and landfill shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18. (Photo by Bill Williams)
What to expect as Nunavut schools reopen
“It was not always easy to stay home, and now it will take extra work to go back to school”
Rainbow over the Bergmann
Jamie Taipana of Cambridge Bay caught this photo of a rainbow arching over the Martin Bergmann, a vessel operated by the Arctic Research Foundation, on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Taipana)
Canadian Space Agency taps western Nunavut town as test site to grow space food
CSA earmarks $450,000 for sea can greenhouse project
Beach day in Kuujjuaq
Kuujjuaq is experiencing a particularly hot summer. With temperatures reaching 30C with humidity, Kuujjuammiut flocked to the beach on Monday, Aug. 17, to swim and cool down. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Civilian review commission investigating conduct of Kinngait RCMP
Kinngait man knocked down by police vehicle in June wanted to see officers charged
Ancient beaver habits and habitat highlight Nunavut’s warmer past
“It only takes a few degrees of global warming for Arctic environments to experience dramatic shifts in plant and animal communities”
Nunavut language authority seeks nominations for annual award
Initiative aims to make Inuit proud of their language, help preserve Inuktut
Northern lights return above Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet photographer Doug McLarty ventured out on the night of Aug. 11 hoping to spot the Perseids meteor shower. He missed out on that but didn’t leave disappointed once the aurora borealis lit up the sky. (Photo by Doug McLarty)
Furor from Inuit sees church plaque on inuksuk taken down
“There were a number of historic and cultural inaccuracies on the plaque, which was disrespectful to the Indigenous community”
ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒥᐊᓐ ᓯᑯᑐᖃᖓ ᓱᕋᒃᑎᖅᐳᖅ
“ᐅᓇ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᖑᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ”
Peterloosie Pillaktuaq’s death highlights many of Nunavut’s shortcomings
“Peterloosie was one of ours at Uquutaq, one of the younger men who use the shelter, who needed care, attention, guidance and support, and now we will never be able to give it to him”
Nunavut’s COVID-19 quarantine requirement hampering private construction: developer
“We’re private, we don’t get a dime, we have to pay out of pocket, and so we’re trying to do what we can where we can”
Nunavik prepares for increased demand for internet bandwidth
Work to lay fibre optic cable along Hudson coast is on schedule, Tamaani says