Arctic reps practise response to maritime emergency
‘We have to exercise and prepare for major incidents,’ says director general of the Iceland’s coast guard
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Canadian North slows Iqaluit-bound cargo flights due to COVID-19 outbreak
‘Expect that cargo will move at a slower than usual pace into communities in the Baffin,’ airline says
City of Iqaluit asks people to be mindful of ditches as snow melts
Call comes as municipal government starts work on water drainage in roadside ditches
Makivik to renew self-determination talks with Ottawa, Quebec
Mary Simon to return as senior negotiator for Nunavik
ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᙱᓐᓂᕋᐃᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᑭᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ
ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᐸᓖᓯᓄ ᖁᑭᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᕗᖅ
Iqaluit’s Storehouse bar site of potential COVID-19 exposure, GN says
Health Department advisory aimed at bar patrons and recent travellers
COVID-19 outbreak declared in Iqaluit
Announcement comes as case count grows to 13 overnight
Health minister urges Iqaluit residents not to hoard as city enters lockdown
Here’s what’s open and what’s not
Origin of Iqaluit’s COVID-19 case remains unclear
Lockdown will remain ‘as long as we need to figure out if there’s community transmission,’ says Patterson
Ontario plan to ramp down elective surgeries expected to have minimal impact on Nunavut
Procedures in province’s hospitals down 30 per cent from usual capacity
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ᐋᓇ ᓛᒻ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᒃᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐋᓇ ᓛᒻ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᖃᑕᐅᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐆᒧᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖃᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᑐᕆᒃᔅᑐ (Trickster)
Iqaluit’s first COVID-19 case is a Canadian North employee, airline confirms
‘We are cooperating fully with the public health team,’ company spokesman says
NIRB sends hearing participants home
Move comes after chief public health officer announces case of COVID-19 in Iqaluit
Nattiq Frolics underway in Kugluktuk after festival-free year
‘Frolics is all about getting outdoors, and the weather gods are co-operating,’ says organizer
Nunavut capital sees first COVID-19 case
Iqaluit’s non-essential businesses to close, students to stay home for the rest of the week as strict health measures take effect
Baffinland’s new commitments too little, too late, critics say
Mining company says it’s trying to address concerns over its Mary River expansion plan
Arviat’s leaders look back on 5 months of COVID-19 isolation
‘No one else went through what Arviat did in the whole territory,’ mayor says
Nunavut government to launch trial air service between Sanikiluaq and Iqaluit
Request for proposals calls for 2 weekly flights between Nunavut communities starting in May
Sky lanterns soar over Inukjuak
About 200 Inukjuak residents gathered to release sky lanterns on the evening of April 8 to remember loved ones that they had lost. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
Live Inuktut coverage of Baffinland hearing resumes
‘Our audience wants to hear what is happening,’ says NITV’s Lucy Tulugarjuk
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Nominations open for first-ever Inuit First Peoples Medal in Québec
New award recognizes social involvement, commitment and assistance to others
Baffinland’s critics take aim at government reps at NIRB hearing
‘How will the relations between the federal government and Inuit be reconciled if … the minister goes ahead?’
Montreal clinic now booking vaccinations for Nunavik Inuit
2nd doses of vaccine now being offered in Nunavik’s 14 communities
Remembering lost loved ones
Inukjuak residents prepare to release sky lanterns on the evening of April 8. The event, attended by about 200 people, was held to remember loved ones that they had lost. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
Baffinland critics question mining company’s commitments as NIRB hearing resumes
Board is considering company’s proposal to double output at Mary River iron mine