News quiz April 18 | Elders, elections and a new eatery on order

Welcome to the news quiz, majority-government edition. Let’s go!

1. It’s been a difficult winter in Gjoa Haven. In the most recent development, Canadian Rangers were called in to assist people there. Which of these issues does not apply to Gjoa Haven, though?

A. A tuberculosis outbreak now in its fifth month
B. A boil water advisory still in effect after three months
C. A local state of emergency declared due to a power outage

2. After about 20 years without a local restaurant, this Nunavik community will finally get its own eatery along with a new hotel. Which village is it?

A. Quaqtaq
B. Ivujivik
C. Inukjuak

3. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals won a majority government this week after sweeping three byelections, giving them 174 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons. Carney was also helped when Nunavut MP Lori Idlout left the NDP last month to join the government. Nunavut nearly elected its own Liberal last year — who was the Liberal candidate who ran against the NDP’s Idlout in last May’s federal election?

A. Mandy Gull-Masty
B. Kilikvak Kabloona
C. James T. Arreak

4. Residents of the Tusaajiapik elders home in Kuujjuaq were being relocated last week. How come?

A. There was a COVID-19 outbreak in the building.
B. It was a temporary move due to low staffing levels.
C. There were problems with the building itself.

5. The Brian Twerdin Toonik Tyme Memorial Hockey Tournament hits the ice again in Iqaluit this weekend, but without one of its usual features. What’s missing?
A. No 50-50 draw
B. No beer garden
C. No loud horns allowed in the arena

Prime Minister Mark Carney stands with Canadian Rangers in Iqaluit after a funding announcement in March 2025. Carney’s Liberal government achieved majority status this week. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Answers

1. A — As tough as recent times have been for Gjoa Haven, it has not been in a tuberculosis outbreak recently.
2. C — It’s Inukjuak, where a 50-seat restaurant and 23-room hotel are being built by Pituvik Landholding Corp. Construction is expected to start this fall.
3. B — In last May’s federal election, Kilikvak Kabloona, the Liberal candidate, lost to Idlout of the NDP by just 41 votes.
4. C — “Technical issues” with the building were cited as the need to relocate the 13 residents, in a joint statement from the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services and the Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre.
5. B — There will be no beer garden for this year’s Twerdin tournament. Iqaluit city council denied tournament organizers’ request for a letter of support, with some citing residents’ concerns about offering a beer garden at the arena.