Karima Manji arrives at the Iqaluit courthouse in custody Thursday morning. She was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud in an Inuit identity theft case. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Crime an ‘egregious example of exploitation of Indigenous Peoples,’ judge says
Karima Manji will spend nearly three years in a federal prison for fraud she committed by acquiring Inuit beneficiary status for her twin daughters, who are not Inuit.
Chance Ross got his gloves on, brought out a black bag and started picking up litter in Iqaluit on Tuesday afternoon. Ross said that he wanted to do something about the garbage in town and realized the problem was not that hard to address. He added that “you just pick up some gloves and a bag.” The City of Iqaluit is planning to host its community cleanup day Friday. (Photo by David Lochead)