Nunavut appeal court to rule on mandatory sentences for first-time firearms offenders
Judges had said four-year minimums amount to cruel and unusual punishment
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Paulossie Crow responds to son’s death at the hands of police
“They shot him so many times. I watched my son die right before my eyes.”
New recruitment, retention strategy for Nunavut nurses close to release
“It’s a big burden. We recognize that there are nursing shortages across the territory”
Alcohol education committee members needed across Nunavut
Candidate registration now open
More Pacific salmon showing up in western Arctic waters
Roughly 2,000 of the fish caught by the Arctic salmon program so far in 2019
On your marks…
Kuujjuaq students participate in Jaanimmarik School’s annual Jaanimmathon on Friday, Sept. 13. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
National Inuit org wants nation-building effort for Inuit Nunangat
ITK’s election priorities include reducing inequity, building infrastructure, Inuit self-determination
Western Nunavut hub plans for big growth spurt
Cambridge Bay’s landscape is changing with the construction of new buildings and roads
Kuujjuaq free store closed due to vandalism
Organizers behind I Care, We Care say store will reopen when a new location is found
Iqaluit man charged with second-degree murder
Woman found dead in in apartment early on Friday, Sept. 20
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Students return to Kugluktuk school damaged by fire
Reopening pushed back by delayed shipment of air scrubbers
Salluit man found dead early Saturday
Few details released while provincial police investigate incident
MLAs to launch search for new Nunavut languages commissioner
Helen Klengenberg resigns for health reasons
Arctic sea ice is close to its annual minimum extent—but that’s just part of the picture
The exact annual minimum isn’t necessarily the most important thing to look at, scientists say
Iqaluit taxi firms make their case to increase fares by $1
Motion to bring proposed increase to next city council meeting unanimously approved
Nunavut Trade show wraps up in Iqaluit
Visitors to the Nunavut Trade Show in Iqaluit check out the Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium booth Sept. 19. The trade show ran from Sept. 17 to 19 and featured conference sessions, keynote speakers and over 80 exhibitors. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
And they’re off!
Students at Kiilinik High School in Cambridge Bay head out to participate in the annual Terry Fox run to raise money for cancer research on Friday, Sept. 20. (Photo by Jane George)
Nunavut’s municipal elections are approaching
Prospective candidates will have five days next week to apply
Ready to rescue
Nunavut’s Coast Guard auxiliary has a new rescue boat: the MV Kruger, inaugurated Sept. 14, seen here in Cambridge Bay. Along with Rankin Inlet and Gjoa Haven, Cambridge Bay was among the three Nunavut communities that received $1 million to purchase search and rescue boats and equipment through the federal government’s Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Pilot Program. (Photo by Jane George)
Nunavut’s Conservative candidate blames carbon tax for raising cost of “absolutely everything”
Leona Aglukkaq speaks about her campaign promises for Nunavut
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Nunavik faces big backlog for infrastructure repairs
“We always receive very good service from the Ministry of Public Works, but there is insufficient funding”
Shark netted in western Nunavut is a salmon shark: DFO
Salmon sharks are frequent visitors to waters off southern Alaska
Visiting judge in Nunavut grapples with sentencing in Cambridge Bay
“Without alcohol, all of us in this room would be unemployed”
Staffing shortage continues with Kativik Regional Police Force
Training tool being developed to familiarize new recruits with Inuit culture