‘North of North’ sweeps comedy screenwriting nominations

Netflix series earns all 5 nods in its category at the Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards

The Inuit-led comedy series North of North is guaranteed a win at the Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards, earning all five nominations in the comedy series category.

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Quiet concentration

Qupaluna Jakobsen, 4, of Nuuk, Greenland, draws while fellow Greenlander Aviaaja Isaksen, left, and Malayah Maloney of Vancouver babysit. They were at Iqaluit’s Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre Tuesday for the Ingiulik Nunavut Shipping Symposium. Isaksen represented the Inuit Circumpolar Council of Greenland and Maloney attended as a community ambassador for the cruise industry. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Bring on the Brier

Skip Derek Samagalski, left, shakes hands with Justin McDonell after clinching the Nunavut men’s curling championship at the Iqaluit Curling Club Saturday evening. Team Samagalski, which also includes Christian Smitheram and third Sheldon Wettig, defeated Peter Mackey’s team — their only opponent in the competition — to sweep their way to victory in the best-of-five series. Team Samagalski will represent Nunavut at the 2026 Montana’s Brier, which runs Feb. 27 to March 8 in St. John’s, N.L. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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