ᑲᑐᔾᔨᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ $100,000−ᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓇᖐᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ
13 ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᔪᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᓴᓐᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒫᔾᔨ 17−ᒥᓂᑦ
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Toonik Tyme hockey tournament renamed to honour Brian Twerdin
Prominent businessman and volunteer died in December; ceremonial puck drop featured family members
Qilaut contest winners to perform in Iqaluit this weekend
Free shows to take place at Aqsarniit hotel Friday and Saturday
Iqaluit education authority slams GN for killing program for students with disabilities
Schools received funding to hire contractors who would develop support plans for students
Exploring climate change through ‘Dark Ice’
Paintings and portraits of ice are included in the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum’s “Dark Ice” exhibit, which is open until September. The exhibit examines climate change in the Arctic through the photos of Robert Kautuk, on the left, and the paintings of Leslie Reid, at right. (Photo by David Lochead)
Saturday fire was Iqaluit’s biggest in 5 years, says chief
Fire marshal investigator on scene; last hotspots were finally put out Sunday morning
Qikiqtani hospital marks surgical milestone
First laparoscopic hysterectomy an example of the procedures that can be done in territory under full-time obstetrician-gynecologist program
Iqaluit student selected for national poetry program
Gray Mike one of 16 youths heading to FutureVerse in Calgary
Fire sweeps through Iqaluit construction site
Slideshow — City firefighters battle Saturday morning blaze; residents urged to avoid area near Capital Suites hotel
Skijoring at the breakwater
Toonik Tyme in Iqaluit continues until Sunday
Two racers take off after a dog-tangle at the beginning of Toonik Tyme’s skijor race Thursday evening, where competitors on skis were pulled by a dog. Iqaluit’s annual festival runs until Sunday. (Photo by David Venn)
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Union says Iqaluit Housing Authority has spent $100k on replacement workers
Thirteen unionized authority workers have been on strike since March 17
Iqaluit dogs being monitored for rabies, Health Department says
Dogs may have had contact with fox suspected of being rabid
Police arrest 2 people in Iqaluit, seize money and cocaine
No confirmed connection to recent health warning about ‘black rock’ crack cocaine
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖓ ᓂᐅᕕᖁᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕌᑲᑦ ᑲᓚᑉᒥ ᖄᖏᖅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ
ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ
Iqaluit residents flock to opening day Toonik Tyme events
Annual festival runs until April 9; opening ceremonies, fireworks set for Friday night
Toonik Tyme kicks off with events like ice golf, igloo-building contest
Festivities run from March 31 to April 9 and include race to Kimmirut, fishing derby and fireworks
Iqaluit’s growing population brings emergency calls to all-time high: fire chief
Meanwhile, RCMP sees violent crime rates in the territory drop
‘Dangerous’ black rock cocaine easier to smuggle
RCMP warns ‘potent’ form of drug circulating in Iqaluit; hospital not seeing increase in patients requiring treatment from drug
Minister silent on call for housing authority to be ordered back to bargaining table
Nunavut Employees Union sent letter to Kusugak, housing corporation president, prior to start of strike
National union calls on Iqaluit Housing Authority to stop using ‘scab’ labour
Thirteen unionized workers have been on strike since March 17
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City of Iqaluit passes on offer to buy racquet club
City is currently assessing needs for a possible youth wellness centre
City of Iqaluit misses target of falling under access to information law
Acting chief administrative officer says city waiting on GN for training requirements
Iqaluit student wins $100,000 Loran Award
Akutaq Williamson Bathory recognized for speedskating, mental health advocacy
Both sides quiet as Iqaluit Housing Authority labour dispute nears one-week mark
Housing authority hasn’t said how it will provide maintenance during work stoppage; no details from union on wages
Iqaluit pool to close for a week, city says
Pool to close March 25, reopen April 3