Ella Estey hopes to use her studies to pursue a career in law or politics
An Iqaluit high school graduate who addressed a parliamentary committee last year on the importance of young people learning Inuktitut is one of 20 recipients from across Canada of the $10,000 RBC Future Launch Indigenous Youth Scholarship.
14-year-old uninjured, say police
Iqaluit mayor, other government and agency representatives leave July 31 for weeklong visit
ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᕐᒥ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ
Canada’s top court releases reasoning behind decision to not force new manslaughter trial
2 properties exempted in 2022; additional exemptions will save organization approximately $24,500
Yannick Perreault pours gravy on poutine in the Perreault Food Truck in front of Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit last Friday. The Perreault family reopened the truck May 30 for the third consecutive season. On an average Friday, the truck sells more than 150 orders of poutine and 110 burgers, Perreault said. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Valve is ‘at the end of its life expectancy,’ says city’s director of engineering and capital planning
Rimfire shooting called one of ‘fastest-growing sports in Canada’; involves hitting targets at various ranges, positions in short time period
Mosesie Ikkidluak is waiting in the Iqaluit jail for the appeal decision that will likely be scheduled for 2025, lawyer says
Lymiki Kalluk opens the final concert of Alianait Arts Festival on Tuesday. Aasiva, Debbie and Jeremy Tunaraluk, Kamalukutak Band and Agaaqtoq also performed. Alianait celebrated its 20th year with a daily roster of live entertainment, food and cultural activities that ran from Saturday through Tuesday in Iqaluit. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Alianait Arts Festival also wraps up Tuesday
Tylie Arnatsiaq practises juggling with stones in Iqaluit Square on July 6. Arnatsiaq is a member of Artcirq, a performing arts collective from Igloolik. He was practising for a masterclass he was doing later that day on circus performing, as part of Alianait Arts Festival. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Branch 168 will be closed starting July 12, reopen July 19
Investigation underway, no injuries reported police say
New tool kit presented as part of effort to battle food insecurity in the territory, co-executive director says
Sebastien Enequist, lead singer of Sound of the Damned, flips his hair during the band’s closing set July 7 at Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit. The Nuuk death metal band brought a headbanging performance to the main tent to close out the day’s festivities. The festival continues Monday and Tuesday with more performances in the city. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Ivaluarjuk Kathleen Merritt, left, and Charlotte Qamaniq, who perform together as Iva and Angu, hold a throat singing workshop July 6 at the Elders Qammaq as part of the Alianait Arts Festival. The pair also won Alianait’s Pan-Arcticvision contest, which was held July 7. The win gives them the chance to represent Nunavut at the Pan-ArcticVision international competition in Nuuk, Greenland, in October. Iva and Angu are scheduled to perform again in Iqaluit Tuesday afternoon as part of Alianait’s Nunavut Day celebrations. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Waste management executive explains how incinerated trash from surrounding communities heats Nuuk’s buildings
Slideshow: Iqaluit arts festival runs until July 9
Funding aims to connect 4 communities to Nunavik’s fibre network; one commissioner dissents citing lack of consultation
Preparations are underway in the Canadian North tent in front of Nakasuk Elementary School for the 2024 Alianait Arts Festival. The festival, which officially runs from July 6 to 9, got an early start Friday with an exhibit from Nuuk, Greenland at the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum and a comedy show at the Aqsarniit hotel. The Alianait festival includes a variety of events such as workshops, concerts, arts exhibits and pop-up shows. The events will be held in different places in Iqaluit including the tent, Franco-Centre, Elders Qammaq, Iqaluit airport, the Visitors Centre, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, RBC building, Black Heart Café, Northmart and Arctic Ventures. The full schedule is available at Alianait.ca. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
NULC liquor stores will be closed Tuesday for Nunavut Day but offering taxi vouchers
Carving discovered during Iqaluit community cleanup after being stolen from family in 2017
Festival moves dates to July 6-9 to include Nunavut Day
