2023 Arctic Winter Games in photos
Take a look back at Team Nunavut and Team Nuavik in action
The weeklong 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, Alta. came to a close on Saturday with performances and celebrations at MacDonald Island Park.
Gold rush at the AWG: Nunavut speedskaters shine on ice
Short-track team earns 11 medals in total; Akutaq Williamson Bathory, 17, wins 3 golds
Mysterious box leads to table tennis success for Nunavik
Team wins multiple medals this week at Arctic Winter Games
Nunavik snowshoers brave cold temperatures, fox at AWG
Coach says he’s ‘very impressed’ with team
Nunavut futsal team underdogs but ‘talented,’ says coach
Athletes play together as a team for first time ever at Arctic Winter Games
‘Team spirit is high’ for Nunavut squad at Arctic Winter Games
Volleyball ‘bug’ is growing across the territory, coach says
Arctic sports, Dene games highlight athletes’ endurance, strength
Team Nunavut’s Naja Pearce carrying on family tradition of Arctic sports competition
Stéphanie Plante hopes to be ‘champion’ for Inuit at Ottawa city hall
New city councillor represents Rideau-Vanier ward, home to many Inuit in Canada’s capital
Iqaluit drummers ready to wow crowds at Arctic Winter Games
Inuksuk Drum Dancers to represent Team Nunavut, perform at Cultural Gala
Sanirajak school’s maintenance problems are ‘way beyond wow,’ MLA says
Joelie Kaernerk details long list of issues at school where sprinkler system has been broken since May
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Tanya Tagaq film takes unflinching look at an enigmatic artist
New documentary ‘Ever Deadly’ weaves the personal and political; it opens Friday in Iqaluit
Reflection: Pope’s apology was historic, but did it matter?
Nunatsiaq News managing editor Corey Larocque looks back on Pope Francis’ visit to Iqaluit
A study in spam: What people asked the GN in 2022
COVID-19 queries, job applications, spam made up majority of submissions to GN’s ‘contact us’ webpage
Reflection: The battle to build Larga Baffin
Nunatsiaq News reporter Madalyn Howitt looks back at the ongoing struggle to construct a bigger facility in Ottawa
Top five Iqaluit stories for 2022
The Pope’s apology, good news for water infrastructure and new faces on city council grab headlines
Reflection: Baker Lake softball tournament brings community together
Nunatsiaq News reporter David Lochead looks back on the Swing Flames Cup, an exciting tournament played for a good cause
Children’s book from Indigenous singers celebrates ‘gems’ of Arctic music
‘Maakusie Loves Music’ first educational book from Twin Flames duo
More than 275 artifacts recovered from Franklin Expedition wreckage
Parks Canada archeologists, Inuit Guardians perform 56 dives to historic shipwreck near Gjoa Haven
Hundreds gather for maktaaq and Inuktitut carols at Ottawa Christmas gathering
City’s 3 Inuit organizations host in-person holiday party for local Inuit for first time since 2019
New chief public health officer wants to tackle systemic racism in health care
Dr. Sean Wachtel says despite operational challenges, he’s impressed by hard work of health staff in Nunavut
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Young Nunavik artists blend art, history at new exhibit
‘I wanted to show what our land really looks like,’ says photographer Lucasi Kiatainaq
More than 5 paid days needed to escape domestic violence, say advocates
Government of Nunavut offers 5 days paid, 5 days unpaid for family abuse leave
Inuit artists surface on National Arts Centre stage
‘The Breathing Hole’ touches on community, colonialism and climate change
Modern horror and Inuit storytelling blended in new book
‘The Other Ones’ is debut novel for author Jamesie Fournier
‘Rankin loves cake, apparently’: Cake maker scales back
Rebecca Osborn inundated with orders as soon as she shared her portfolio on Facebook