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Baffinland’s Inuit landlord won’t support Mary River expansion

“There are issues raised by impacted communities that have not yet been addressed”

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association, which controls most of the land occupied by the Mary River iron mine, refuses to endorse or support the mine owner’s railway-based expansion proposal, says the organization’s president, P.J. Akeeagok.

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Elisapie’s latest album wins Quebec music award

Nunavik singer and songwriter Elisapie poses on Oct. 27 at the gala of ADISQ, l’Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video (the Quebec Association for the Recording, Concert and Video Industries). Elisapie’s album, The Ballad of the Runaway Girl, won in the “other languages” album category. Her producers, Joe Grass and Paul Evans, also picked up gold for their work on the album. (Photo courtesy of Elisapie/Instagram)

A snowy Iqaluit, at last

Better late than never: snow arrives in the Nunavut capital and actually stays, as seen on Thursday, Oct. 31. The few centimetres on the ground aren’t much compared to the historical high on record—according to weather data from the Iqaluit airport, on Nov. 1, 1963, there were 36 centimetres of snow on the ground, or just over a standard ruler. (Photo by Elaine Anselmi)

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Western Nunavut hub knows how to be scary on Halloween

If you want to be scared, head to Cambridge Bay on Halloween for Kalvik Enterprises’ ninth annual Halloween haunted house, also known as the “Ikaluktutiak House of Horror.” The scares—and treat giveaways—start at 5 p.m. at the Luke Novoligak Community Hall. (File photo)