Nunavut residents’ vacation travel allowance timelines should be extended
“With the two-week isolation requirements … it becomes very difficult for those with small children … to use the VTA”
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Continued birthday wishes to Qaapik Attagutsiak
Qaapik Attagutsiak holds a letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday, June 27, sending her birthday greetings and wishing her well for the year ahead. Arctic Bay resident and regular Nunatsiaq News contributor Clare Kines delivered the letter to Attagutsiak, who was making bannock when he arrived. (Photo by C. Kines)
Pumping begins to help top up Iqaluit’s Lake Geraldine
“We have achieved our goal of being able to pump during freshet”
Three men taken to hospital on Sunday after vehicle rollover in Iqaluit
Incident occurred around 5:25 a.m., RCMP said
Nunavut court to hear arguments on need for recurrent pre-trial detention reviews
“Here we are, three experienced legal professionals scratching our heads over a very fundamental issue”
Walrus tongue tests positive for trichinella in Rankin Inlet
Freezing or fermenting meat will not kill trichinella; it can only be killed by cooking, GN says
Over 200 protesters in Iqaluit call for mental health help “now”
A moment of silence is held on Friday afternoon in Iqaluit to remember those who have died by suicide in Nunavut. A crowd of over 200 gathered at the city’s main intersection, carrying signs with the names of loved ones lost, and that called for mental health support. The protesters marched to Nunavut’s legislature and handed a list of those names to Premier Joe Savikataaq. The crowd heckled Savikataaq when he said the government is doing everything it can. People shared stories of their healing journey and their struggles to get the mental health care they need. The protest’s leaders are demanding more front-line workers immediately and that mental health be taught in schools. Similar protests took place at the same time in communities across Nunavut. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
Meet the Inuk artist behind Twitter’s Indigenous month emoji
Aija Komangapik, 21, was looking for a “cheeky” version of the smiley face
Celebrating dedication to Inuktut
Katie Kalluk is the first recipient of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s Inuktut Language Award. She received the honour during her graduation ceremony at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit on Tuesday, June 23. The $1,000 award, created as a partnership between QIA and the school, aims to celebrate students dedicated to using Inuktut throughout high school. “I started speaking Inuktut pretty early, when I was in early elementary school,” Kalluk said in a news release from QIA. “I plan to develop my Inuktut skills further in the future.” Kalluk, originally from Resolute Bay, plans to attend the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program in the fall of 2021.
Investigation into Clyde River police shooting ongoing
Abraham Natanine, 31, died on May 5 following an altercation with police
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Amanda Kilabuk joins Ontario’s new Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council
“I’m fully aware of the realities urban Inuit women face”
All smiles
Arviat’s Bart Aggark receives his diploma on June 19 from John Arnalukjuak High School’s acting principal, Chi-chi Arinze, as Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. looks on. In August, graduates will receive their official government diplomas, special awards and prizes. (Photo by Patrick Taleriktok)
RCMP seize liquor and cash in Iqaluit
Gabriel Martinez, 29, faces charges under Nunavut’s liquor laws
Rapid warming is probably behind a spike in mercury levels in Svalbard polar bears
Mercury in the atmosphere has stayed stable while levels found in bears increased dramatically, leading researchers to suspect releases from thaw and melt
Nunavummiut can to go Yukon, but Nunavut’s travel restrictions remain unchanged
Starting July 1, Nunavut residents can travel to Yukon but will still have to go into isolation on the way back
One proud mother
Arviat high school graduate Russell Suluk is accompanied by his proud mother, Theresa Suluk, as families head off to take part in a community parade on June 19 to celebrate this year’s graduating class of 40. There were food hampers distributed to all the grads’ families in lieu of the banquet the school normally hosts. (Photo by Daniel Nipisar)
Nunavut woman walking to raise money for brain cancer research
Her disease now in remission, Alexandra Rudd is part of Canada’s National Virtual Brain Tumour Walk
Nunavut-wide protests planned for more mental health support
“We need help now”
Icebreaker expected in Iqaluit on Friday
Residents asked to stay clear of the area
One newly minted Nunavut grad
Sharon Akammak, a graduate of Arviat’s John Arnalikjuak High School, celebrates receiving her diploma on June 19 as she heads off to take part in a community parade, accompanied by her chauffeur, Aaron Ivuniryuk. (Photo by Daniel Nipisar)
City of Iqaluit adopts new traffic bylaw
Changes include updated fines, seatbelt rules and vehicle registration requirements
Iqaluit will now raise pride flag every June, automatically
The pride flag will now fly at Iqaluit city hall for one week every June after a unanimous vote during last night’s city council meeting. In the past, as was the case last night in a motion brought forward by Coun. Kyle Sheppard, the raising of the flag needed to be voted on every year by council. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
Inuit overrepresented in federal prisons’ COVID-19 cases
“They were afraid, they were stressed, they were kept in isolation”
A socially distanced grad
Arviat graduates on ATVs line up along John Arnalukjuak High School on June 19, after receiving their diplomas at a drive-through presentation, followed by a graduate parade through town. Forty students are graduating from Arviat’s high school this year. (Photo by Patrick Taleriktok)