Kinngait outbreak is over, says chief public health officer
In Rankin Inlet and the Qikiqtani region — except for Iqaluit — public health restrictions will soon be eased, Nunavut’s chief public health officer announced Wednesday afternoon. Under the new measures, which will take effect Friday, indoor gatherings in conference rooms, community areas, theatres, places of worship and government facilities can have up to 100...
1,228 Nunavummiut between 12 and 17 have received first dose of Pfizer vaccine
Events will ‘allow for more personal reflection’ on country's mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples
Fern Caines-Zwarts is charged with kidnapping, failing to provide the necessities of life, obstructing police and aggravated assault
More than 100 Kuujjuaq residents attended a parade on National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday to honour children lost to Canada’s residential school system, following the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Many attendees wore orange, a colour associated with the Every Child Matters campaign, which honours the experience of residential school survivors. “I’m so happy to see so much orange to show support of this initiative,” said organizer Lavinia Flaherty. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
‘I don’t think any of us do it, really, to be thanked,’ says one volunteer. ‘It’s just a nice thing to do.’
Car honks and clapping greeted performers during National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
The updated oath was said for the first time by 31 new citizens on Tuesday
‘This outbreak is not over,’ cautions premier
Children in Pond Inlet took advantage of the long daylight hours to play basketball in the midnight sun over the weekend. As of Sunday — the summer solstice — the days will keep getting shorter in Nunavut over the coming months. (Photo by Norman Koonoo)
Construction on retail outlet has faced COVID-19-related delays, GN says
‘No one feels like celebrating Canada right now,’ fire chief says; Iqaluit council to consider new approach Tuesday
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq condemns fellow parliamentarians for failing to address Nunavut’s housing crisis
To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, the City of Iqaluit’s recreation department spent the afternoon distributing country food, including Arctic char and other meats, as well as juice boxes across the city. The popular pop-ups often lasted between 10 and 15 minutes before the country food was snapped up. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Fully vaccinated people won’t need to quarantine at any point in their travels, health board says
Caseload remains steady at 8, all in Iqaluit
Iqaluit’s Joe Juralak added caribou-hide clothing to his workout routine over the weekend for National Indigenous History month, which is celebrated throughout June. Juralak, a self-described “fitness freak,” regularly posts workout videos on Facebook and on Instagram, where he goes by @inukfit. He says exercising in the traditional clothing was hot but brought him happiness, and he hopes to come up with new ways to keep his workouts interesting in the coming weeks. (Photo provided by Joe Juralak)
ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᐹᑯᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖅᕕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᒥ
But ‘we are still at the very beginning point of this conversation,’ says Natan Obed
Most events limited to 25 people, others to be held remotely
ᑖᓐᓇ ᕚᓐᑐᓪ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᖅ
Bill C-15 leaves questions unanswered and was rushed through, says Dennis Patterson
Aim is to help curb spread of highly contagious Delta variant in southern Canada
Brian Pottle, 29, will serve a 2-year term
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑯᕕᒃᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᓅᑕᐅᒪᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕆᔭᐅᑲᑕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᖅᕕᖓᓂᒃ
639 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine administered in first 48 hours
New infections linked to fly-in, fly-out workers took place at ‘relatively large’ social events
ᕼᐊᐃᓗ ᕼᐊᓐᑎ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᒥ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕈᓘᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑭᖕᔅ ᑲᑦ ᑕᖅᑮᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᑦᑎᐊᙱᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
