Youth seek focus on “the health and well-being of our people, lands, waters, and animals”
Taking action to curb climate change and to preserve the circumpolar world’s Indigenous languages are among the key calls to action that emerged from last week’s Arctic Leaders Summit in Rovaniemi, Finland.
20-year-old faces impaired driving charges after failing breathalyzer test Nov. 16
“It’s really an amazing story, in the sense of, the chance of that happening, it was extremely low”
“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ
Students from Isummasaqvik School in Quaqtaq joined a protest on the morning of Friday, Nov. 15 at the community’s shore, against the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ beluga harvest quotas, which has long been controversial in Nunavik. Protesters mobilized on Facebook and posted photos and video from the day that show more than 20 people congregating. One protester’s sign reads: Quotas=Hunger, Belugas=Food Security, Beluga Hunt=Community. (Courtesy Mae Tukkiapik Aloupa)
Deadline to apply is Nov. 30
Report to be completed in February, but cleanup could be a more complicated matter
Federal energy fund would cover 75 per cent of the cost
Last weekend, 65 youth from across Nunavut—including Arviat, Chesterfield Inlet, Rankin Inlet, Coral Harbour, Naujaat, Igloolik and Pangnirtung—as well as some playing for teams in the south as far away as Vancouver, took to the ice in Iqaluit as part of weekend-long tryouts for the Arctic Winter Games. Over the course of three days there were skills sessions, meetings and games. By the end of the weekend, two teams, each consisting of 15 skaters and two goalies, were selected. Both the midget-level male team and the female team will go on to represent the territory at the games in Whitehorse in March. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Police arrest 32-year-old man and issue all-clear message
Southern Quebec Inuit Association aims to make the holiday shopping sale an annual event
“ᒐᕙᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᑳᐸᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᖔᓕᕐᓗᒍ”
Financial assistance to students will be paid today, as will income assistance in Iqaluit
Junior Lingard from Kuujjuaq (in the white cap) and Justin Jones from Kuujjuaraapik compete in the Dene Games pole push on Sunday, Nov. 10, during tryouts in Kuujjuaq to determine who will represent Team Nunavik-Québec at the next Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon, in March 2020. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Premier of Nunavut does not meet eligibility requirements
Denny Kilabuk, 27, is accused of killing Diana Kilabuk on Oct. 12
Craig Dunphy faces two more charges, following third complainant coming forward
“There is no date for remobilization at this time”
The territory now has one new MLA, a new statutory holiday, nine passed bills and a lot more
“Lots of people ask me when we will be back online and that’s a real difficult question to answer”
The Iqaluit historian and linguist, Kenn Harper, reads from his fourth collection of In Those Days historical writings at a book launch Nov. 13 inside The Atelier at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa. The collection, taken from his Taissumani column in Nunatsiaq News, is titled Shamans, Spirits, and Faith in the Inuit North and contains historical tales related to shamanism and the arrival of Christianity in the Arctic. It’s published by Inhabit Media and can be ordered from inhabitbooks.com. (Photo by Jim Bell)
Cannabis sales lower than expected
Healthy economic growth lets Quebec deliver on commitments earlier than promised
Three vice-presidents and a board member are up for election
Direct deposit to be paid on Friday, while cheques to arrive on Nov. 18
