Arviat man and a Rankin Inlet man died Dec. 19, government says
COVID-19 has claimed its first two victims from Nunavut. Friends and family identified them as Luki Sammurtok from Arviat and Dan Autut from Rankin Inlet. After months of avoiding a death, Nunavut reported two on Saturday.
A Canadian North flight takes off from Kuujjuaq late in the afternoon of Dec. 16. (Photo by Allen Gordon)
Amendments to territory’s education and Inuit language laws passed earlier this year
Nunavut MP and NDP mum on her plan to return to work
Suspect faces several assault and firearms charges
Eric. S. Margolis Family Foundation donates $250,000 to new animal shelter
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president agrees: “There isn’t the urgency to do the actual work”
“Both the community and the health staff deserve recognition for getting to this point,” says Nunavut’s top doctor
“Please understand we are not operating under normal circumstances and delays are a reality,” Canada Post says
Region maintains indoor gathering maximum of 10 people and 250 people for outdoor events
Inuit in the region may now spend their COVID-19 relief money at any retailer
Sled dog was found hanged along Iqaluit’s sealift off-loading area on July 31
Territory reports one new case
“With competition, better services and prices will come for all,” says Iqaluit Mayor Kenny Bell
Oolai Qaunirq retreives ptarmigan, or aqiggiq, he caught along Kuujjuaq’s Ippialuk Road on Sunday morning, Dec. 13. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Police say they took suspect into custody without incident
New funding will support Alluriarniq program for five years
Testing keeps COVID-19 off vessels
“Everyone is free to choose to be vaccinated or not”
“Until the outbreak is declared over, the number of cases will fluctuate regularly”
In 1951, 22 children were taken from their homes and sent to Denmark with the aim to educate them as “role models”
Selena Whiteley holds two fish she pulled out from her fishing hole at False River, outside of Kuujjuaq, during the weekend of Dec. 5. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
“Nowhere do we think that we have all the answers because we certainly don’t”
“We have not made any decision to pull out,” Percy Kabloona says
“We’re trying to understand what kind of curriculum we have and what we can improve on”
