A view of the Koksoak River
The freezing Koksoak River is seen from the Range neighbourhood of Kuujjuaq at dawn on Nov. 22. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Northwestel raises data caps in four Nunavut communities
COVID-19 relief measure in effect for November, December only
Arrested: RCMP find Rankin Inlet man who was wanted earlier
Donovan Akerlolik, 32, faces two counts of assault causing bodily harm, arson and mischief charges
Nunavut reports four new COVID-19 cases
Territory has 151 active cases with three new recoveries confirmed
Crime rates slightly down in Nunavik — but not across the board
Impaired driving causing injuries, minor mischief way up in 2020
ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᖀᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᕗᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19-ᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᕐᓯᒪᓛᓄᑦ
“ᒪᒥᓵᓕᓂᕐᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᓂ ᓂᕆᓂᕐᓴᐅᑲᑕᒃᑯᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓂᒃ”
To the bone
The rising sun shines upon the backbone of a beluga whale near Iqaluit on Nov. 19. (Photo by Frank Reardon)
Nunavut hunters find another beached bowhead whale carcass
Whale was “bigger than my house,” says Lenny Aqigiaq Panigayak
KRG and employees union agree to short-term contract
“We thought the best we could do was to ratify a deal to hold us until we could pick it up again”
International Inuit organization says Arctic HFO ban’s too weak
ICC will pursue issue at IMO meeting next year
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NDP Leader demands Trudeau do more to help Nunavut contain COVID-19 outbreak
“Nunavut urgently needs federal help,” Singh says
Video game designed to help Inuit youth with wellness and resilience
Youth without internet access could get devices shipped to them once fully launched
Despite COVID-19, Nunavut’s in solid financial shape, agency says
Credit-rating agency projects $100 million deficit this year, but says not to worry
Readers need solid information during pandemic
Nunatsiaq News’ new editor ponders journalism during COVID-19
Iqaluit’s biggest cab company reduces service during lockdown
Arrangements for pick-ups between midnight and 5 a.m. must be made in advance
No new COVID-19 cases reported in Nunavut
Positive cases had been climbing for three weeks
Roasted aqiggiq
A ptarmigan, or aqigqiq, caught by Etua Snowball cooks over a log fire during an outing at Tasialuk Lake, just outside Kuujjuaq, on Nov. 15. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Feds give Nunavut $19M for immediate COVID-19 response
“Their swift action to provide support where we need it is truly appreciated,” says Nunavut premier
COVID-19 patients from Nunavut’s Kivalliq region could face medical evacuation to Winnipeg
But Manitoba’s ICU capacity has shrunk
Two cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nunavik
Two Inukjuak residents were infected while in the south
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City of Iqaluit to raise property taxes, sanitation rates and water delivery call-out fees
“This budget reflects the city’s commitment to listen to the growing needs of the community”
“Several” Nunavut residents have COVID-19 out of territory
Territory reports 153 active cases
Arviat stores deal with getting food to customers in Nunavut’s COVID-19 hotspot
Nunavut government wants “to make sure no one goes hungry and not left out in the cold in terms of having food”
Watch your internet usage, Nunavik residents told
“We’re using all that we can”
Nunavik’s next crop of caregivers
The first class of Nunavik’s Institutional and Homecare Assistance program graduated this month. The program was launched by Kativik Ilisarniliriq and the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services last year to train people to care for Nunavimmiut who are sick, injured or have lost autonomy. Graduates are pictured from left: Levina Ittulak (Kuujjuaq), Nancy Watt (Kuujjuaq), Susie Annatok (Quaqtaq), Louisa Etok (Kangiqsualujjuaq), Natalie Shipaluk (Kuujjuaq, absent from photo), Eva Sequaluk (Kuujjuaq) and Maggie Saunders (Kuujjuaq). (Photo courtesy of NRBHSS)