Chesterfield Inlet artist Blair Boiteau watches as her 14-year-old daughter Ashlynn Boiteau prepares to demonstrate a swing kick. Mother and daughter are both Arctic sports athletes. (Photo courtesy of Blair Boiteau)
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Blair Boiteau designs Arctic sports targets
Art and athletics are Blair Boiteau’s passions. She found a way to pair them together. The Chesterfield Inlet seamstress and former Arctic sports competitor designs decorative and practical sealskin targets.
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RCMP seeks public’s help as it continues to investigate death of a 36-year-old woman
Politics
Gen. Jennie Carignan visits Iqaluit to discuss military plans for North
Education
Nunavut Teachers Association acknowledges retention is an issue
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ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᔫᓯ ᐳᓪᓚᔮᑦᒥ
Health
Partnership offers four beds, as the region faces a shortage of supportive housing
Justice
Iqaluit RCMP says crimes happened between January and August of this year
Environment
Researchers initially proposed ‘conservative’ harvest, but that changed after consulting hunters and trappers associations
Housing
Iqaluit housing project, Kivalliq Long-Term Care Centre examined for innovative solutions
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Decision comes after herd population estimated to be nearly 49,000, up from 4,600 a decade ago
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The National Geographic Explorer, operated by Lindblad Maritime Enterprises, sits anchored Monday in Iqaluit’s Koojesse Inlet. The ship carries passengers on an expedition called Baffin Island: Exploring Canada’s Wild Arctic Frontier. The trip begins and ends in Reykjavik, Iceland, according to the company’s website, with cabin costs starting at US$14,900 per person. In the foreground is MV Mitiq, a cargo ship operated by NEAS. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
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Coroner working on identification; boy went missing from community 1 week ago
Business
Rosalie DeMaio to host Aug. 27 meeting for participants to share their stories about taxi services
Sports
‘The Games need more funding all over Nunavut,’ says Chesterfield Inlet Mayor Simionie Sammurtok
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$10,000 went to the winners of the Rankin Inlet co-ed softball tournament
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Kivalliq Summer Games move outdoors for the ultimate strength challenge
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ᐅᓪᓘᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᒃ ᓴᔅᑳᑦᓱᐊᓐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓰᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 1,500 ᐸᐅᓐᓯᓂᒃ ᐅᖁᒪᐄᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐸᑏᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ, 400 ᐸᐅᓐᔅ ᐅᖁᒪᐄᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᖔᓂ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖃᓕᖅᐳᑦ
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Canada Post highlights ‘ecological importance of wolves in Canada on 4 new stamps
Features
Gourmet coffee and pastry shop already has daily regulars after first week in business
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Athletes compete in swing kick, caribou-skin skipping in Chesterfield Inlet
Arts and Culture
Festival ends with performances, a Greenlandic national anthem
Sports
Region’s athletes compete in Inuit games in Chesterfield Inlet
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Editorials
Improvements are desperately needed, money is flowing; news of an auditor general’s report is welcome
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Kivalliq Summer Games get underway in Rankin Inlet
Troy Innuksuk of Rankin Inlet, left, beats Russell Suluk of Arviat in the senior men’s hand pull event during the Kivalliq Summer Games in Chesterfield Inlet on Friday evening. Mark Amarok of Chesterfield Inlet officiates. The Games continue through Sunday in the community hall. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Justice
Fire’s cause is suspicious and under investigation, hamlet says
Arts and Culture
Artists from Nunavik, Nunavut and Greenland bring mix of sounds to Kuujjuaq’s music festival
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Radio announcer Emma Okalik plays a song by late Chesterfield Inlet recording artist Charlie Panigoniak during her shift at Rankin Inlet’s 97.9 FM radio station on Thursday. Operated by the Tagjaaraqpaluk Radio Society, the channel broadcasts music, birthday greetings, happy anniversary messages and public service announcements. Bingos are broadcast every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. (Photo by Daron Letts)
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ᐃᓄᒋᐊᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᑲᑕᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
Justice
Several investigations launched into death of Jusi Padlayat