Victim and accused were playing poker on night of incident
Brandon Lyta’s murder trial moved into its second day on Wednesday with testimony from witnesses. Lyta, who is from Kimmirut, is charged with second-degree murder in death of Levi Michael in Iqaluit.
Wood used to build a temporary ramp for Pope Francis at Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit sits piled outside Inuksuk High School on Tuesday. The ramp had been built at the back entrance of the elementary school for Francis, who uses a wheelchair, when he met with residential school survivors inside the building on July 29. The ramp was dismantled over the weekend. The wood was then donated to the local high school’s woodworking class, said Iqaluit District Education Authority spokesperson Lynda Gunn. (Photo courtesy of Lynda Gunn)
Judge says he’s considering also citing Crown lawyer for contempt of court
RCMP say more than $70,000 worth of items and cash stolen
The former Federal Road in Iqaluit has a new name. It has been renamed Sivumugiaq Street, which means ‘moving forward’ in Inuktitut. The name change is dedicated to residential school survivors, and was approved by city council before Pope Francis visited the city on July 29. (Photo by David Lochead)
Cars are unloaded from a barge onto an empty beach in Iqaluit Tuesday. The sealift season began in late July and goes into September. (Photo by David Lochead)
People had many different reasons for wanting to see the head of the Roman Catholic Church on his visit to Nunavut
Pope Francis waves goodbye to the crowd outside Nakasuk Elementary School during his visit to Iqaluit on July 29. (Photo by David Venn)
A minute-by-minute breakdown of Pope Francis’ whirlwind trip to Nunavut’s capital
Group of more than 100 met with Pope for about 90 minutes in Iqaluit on Friday
Pope Francis’s stop in Iqaluit is the last of his weeklong visit to Canada
Pope Francis apologizes for the role of ‘not just a few catholics’ in residential schools
Audience member urges him to rescind 500-year-old Doctrine of Discovery, blamed for enabling colonialism around the world
As Pope Francis took the stage in Iqaluit Friday night, a person in the crowd held up this sign urging him to rescind the Catholic Church’s Doctine of Discovery, issued in the 1500s and which is widely blamed for helping lead to colonialism around the world. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Short visit to Nunavut capital includes meeting with residential school survivors, then public event
Things to watch for during Pope Francis’ visit to Nunavut’s capital Friday
Eight sea cans of plastic bottles will be shipped off on the first sealift ship arriving in Iqaluit by end of month
Pauktuutit president Gerri Sharpe says papal visit is not the end but a beginning for healing, reconciliation
A painter applies a fresh coat of white paint to the outside of Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit on Wednesday. The new paint job is part of the ongoing preparations to welcome Pope Francis, who is expected to arrive Friday afternoon and make a public address in front of the school after meeting privately with Indigenous residential school survivors inside the school. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
Works on display include amautis, parkas, sewing tools from across territory
Preparations continue Wednesday for Friday’s arrival of Pope Francis at Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit. Workers from NCC Development Ltd. erected a stage with lights and a fenced barrier at the front entrance to the school, where the Pope is expected to make a public address Friday afternoon after first privately meeting with Indigenous residential school survivors. Pope Francis is scheduled to travel to Quebec City on Wednesday, the second city on his tour after Edmonton, where he delivered an apology for the abuses that many Indigenous children experienced at Canada’s residential schools. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
City councillors approved remediation plan for water treatment plant Tuesday evening
Event held at Sylvia Grinnell Park Tuesday
Workers from NCC Development Ltd. set up a temporary stage Tuesday outside Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit. Pope Francis is expected to arrive in Iqaluit on Friday to meet with survivors of the residential school system once run by the Catholic Church, before holding a public event around 5 p.m. It’s estimated 150,000 Inuit, First Nations, and Metis children attended residential schools from the 1800s up to the 1990s. Many Indigenous children suffered abuse there. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
Stopover scheduled to last a few hours late Friday afternoon
Workers from NCC Development Ltd. build a wooden wheelchair-accessible ramp outside Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit early Monday. The temporary ramp is to accommodate Pope Francis when he arrives Friday to meet with survivors of the residential school system once run by the Catholic Church. It’s estimated 150,000 Indigenous children attended those schools during the 1800s up to the 1990s, many of whom suffered abuse there. Organizers of the papal visit say the 85-year-old pontiff will use a wheelchair during most of his Canadian visit due to his “advanced age and physical limitations.” In Iqaluit, Francis will also hold a public event Friday afternoon. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
