Community’s government liaison office remains out of commission since September storm
Sanikiluaq residents have been unable to apply for or renew their drivers licences or government photo identifications since a storm in early September wrecked the community’s government liaison office.
“At this time we are not entertaining any educators to work from isolation hubs”
Iqaluit’s newest city councillor, John Fawcett (centre), poses for a photo with Mayor Kenny Bell (right) and Coun. Joanasie Akumalik (left) following his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3. Fawcett, a runner-up in the last municipal election, was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Malaiya Lucassie’s resignation in mid-October. (Photo courtesy of the City of Iqaluit)
Community’s only licensed establishment must pay $5,000, close for five days
“We need to start thinking about some longer-term, more sustainable solutions for animal care in the North”
Grade 1 students at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak elementary school dress up for Halloween on Friday, Oct. 30. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
But information and privacy commissioner says “the ransomware attack is still being blamed for an inability to produce records for access to information requests”
Sûreté du Québec asked to take over investigation
Graham Steele, a lawyer and former Nova Scotia MLA, will begin his five-year term in January
Julie-Ann Tuglavina and her children receive candies from Rosena Imak in Kujjuaq when trick-or-treating on Saturday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
For “its exceptional merits,” NTI offers the project’s backers a $7.25-million interest-free loan
Quebec health authorities have validated positive test results found Oct. 30
“He said he didn’t feel good that day and just felt like killing somebody”
George Hickes says he hopes feds will ease the pain by providing more money for COVID-19 relief
On Friday, Oct. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Northern Village of Kuujjuaq’s Recreation Department held a “trunk-or-treat” event in the parking lot of the Katittavik Town Hall, inviting kids, who were already in their costumes from celebrating Halloween at daycare and school, to trick-or-treat from one decorated truck’s trunk to another. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
“An increase in cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba has prompted the province to reduce services”
ᐅᓇ ᓰᐲᓰ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ
Behind Jason’s goalie mask is seven-year-old Jase Pilurtuut, scaring the neighbours while trick-or-treating this Halloween in Kuujjuaq. (Photo by Ida Saunders)
Election period no longer straddles Christmas holidays, and incumbent executives must step away from role while campaigning
In-person 12-day gathering to start week of Jan. 25 in Pond Inlet
“We haven’t closed the door on a made-in-Nunavut solution”
The boat Black Jet is silhouetted against the lights at Iqaluit’s deepwater port on Oct. 16. Iqaluit photographer Blaine Heffernan was composing the shot around 8 p.m. when a city-wide power outage occurred, helping to create the eerie ambience. “Sealift off-load continued in the darkness,” he writes. (Photo by Blaine Heffernan)
Most of Canada reverts to standard time at 2 a.m., Nov. 1
Pangnirtung MLA was elected by her colleagues today
Margaret Nakashuk, MLA for Pangnirtung, was voted into cabinet on Friday, Oct. 30, to fill the position left vacant when Patterk Netser, MLA for Aivilik, was removed from cabinet last week. Nakashuk won’t take on any portfolios during this sitting, but she will join the ministers on their side of the house and will attend cabinet meetings. She will be sworn into cabinet next week after a motion is passed on Monday. Until then, she’s a cabinet minister elect. Adam Lightstone, MLA for Iqaluit-Manirajak, and Joelie Kaernek, MLA for Amittuq, were also nominated for the position. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
