Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson says that the territory needs immediate support from the federal government to bolster its internet services. (File photo)
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“The lack of new funding assistance means that thousands of households are at imminent risk of losing the internet or having to pay huge amounts”
Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson says the federal government needs to move more quickly to allocate money to the territory from its Broadband Fund.
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Iqaluit photographer Blaine Heffernan captured this image on Oct. 16. “The rain just started to let up and I noticed the perfect puddle driving down Federal Road,” he writes. “I knew I could reflect the big Qamutiq sign in it and using a long exposure on the vehicles going through the four-way, would create a great image. Set up the shot with a wide open aperture as I knew I would have many starbursts from the streetlights down ring road. This was the result!” (Photo by Blaine Heffernan)
Business
Nunavut workers will continue to stay home with 75 per cent of base pay
Politics
“It definitely gives us a sense of the impact on that part of the population”
News
Trial deployment of the devices is expected to run for nine months, beginning Nov. 30
Justice
Eliyah Jonah, 46, also faces charge of forcible confinement
Business
“The KRG is using almost 100 per cent of the capacity on its existing satellite”
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Polar bear cubs wrestle as their mother rests by the airstrip of the Arviat airport on Thursday, Oct. 29. (Photo by Gordy Kidlapik)
Arts and Culture
Qaumajuq is expected to open in Feburary 2021
Politics
Child sexual abuse likely 11 to 15 times higher in Nunavut than in the rest of Canada
Politics
“I was shocked at the frequency and extent of violence and physical and sexual abuse”
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The sun rises behind frost-coated Arctic grass near Rankin Inlet on Oct. 19 around 8:30 a.m. (Photo by Noel Kaludjak)
Politics
Leadership forum will be held at 3 p.m.
Politics
Pending eligibility requirements, John Fawcett to fill vacant council seat
Business
Our updated website launches today
Health
Pandemic has had “tremendous impact on our tuberculosis path forward,” says health minister
Politics
Baker Lake MLA questions minister about dusty roads
Business
$1-billion fund to support building new modular, multi-unit rentals
Politics
New facility to be called Aaqqigiarvik, which means “a place for help to make progress in life”
Environment
Intake pipe was replaced at the end of September
Politics
New task force must present recommendations by winter’s end
Justice
27-year-old Arviat man charged with dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing death and failing to remain at the scene of an accident
Health
“This was not only a dream, but it was a necessity”
Health
Housing corporation plans to spend $30.7 million on mould removal over the next six year