Education Minister David Joanasie says the government has purchased 5,000 digital devices for students, all of which should be distributed by March. (File photo)
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Goal is to support learning from home if schools close due to COVID-19 outbreaks
Nunavut’s Education Department has distributed more than 1,400 laptops and tablets to Grade 11 and 12 students across the territory to date, with another 980 devices set to go out to Grade 10 students by the end of the month.
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Feedback on future burial designs will be accepted until March 5
COVID-19
Health officials announce 12 new cases Monday, urge people to stay home
Health
Positive Space Nunavut get $100,000 from feds to run programs and hold events
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ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᑐᑦ $1 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ
Politics
Finance Minister George Hickes will deliver budget this week while Arviat’s COVID-19 outbreak forces MLA John Main to attend via Zoom
COVID-19
Arviat sees six new cases as of Feb. 20
Business
Haul truck driver Tony Anker, 63, died Dec. 16, 2018
Arts and Culture
‘Imaa, Like This’ project aims to get Inuit-specific music programming into Nunavut schools
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“We believe this gives us more power in negotiations,” union president says
COVID-19
Hard-hit community adds two more cases
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“ᐅᓇ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᖂᔨᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᑎᒃᓴᑦ,” ᓵᓇ ᓰᑏᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ
COVID-19
17 people had ‘significant contact’ with someone who tested positive in Kuujjuaq earlier this week, health board says
Environment
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee says it has completed its mission of supporting northerners
Arts and Culture
Recommendation to name park after late Inuit artist will now go to Ottawa city council
Arts and Culture
Students in Grades 1 through 5 learn drum dancing, throat singing and the fiddle
COVID-19
Community sees 6 new active cases on Thursday, for a total of 27
Justice
Garth Reid accused of taking company funds for personal use
Politics
Snap election comes amid factional rivalry within leading party, and heated debate over a proposed mining project
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ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᔪᓐᓇᕐᓯᔪᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ 2-1-1 ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ
COVID-19
Nunavik health officials say there is no significant risk to the community
Justice
Man, 20 at the time, did not ask about girl’s age
Justice
Man in custody, facing “a number” of charges, say police
COVID-19
“The impacts of COVID-19 are difficult and tiresome,” says Dr. Patterson
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Co-op warehouse and fuel truck were destroyed in Feb. 12 blaze