This year’s winners to be revealed at Ottawa ceremony on Wednesday evening
Last year’s Arctic Inspiration Prize brought an exciting opportunity for George Kauki and Sarah May. They work for the Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre as Inuit values and practices co-ordinators.
Akeeagok and other territorial leaders eye bilateral funding with Ottawa to address northern challenges
A glimpse into research on one of Canada’s least understood bodies of water
Rules are safety measure for neighbouring communities Kuujjuaraapik and Whapmagoostui , animal control officer says
27-ᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒃ ᐊᖑᑎ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᓂᐊᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᐃᒡᓘ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 20-ᒥ
Nunavik athlete places 8th in finger-pull competition, but wins silver medal in stick pull
Nunavik’s Papituqaq Cain Peters, on the left and wearing a black cap, competes in the Dene games male finger-pull competition, at the Arctic Winter Games. In the final standings for that sport, Peters placed eighth. Peters also competed in the male stick pull and was awarded the silver medal. The Games, being held in Wood Buffalo, Alta., this week, conclude on Saturday. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
A polar vortex has brought extreme cold across a large swath of Canada, including Kuujjuaq, which woke up to ice fog and temperatures of -41 C Friday. Ice fog is a phenomenon that can occur in temperatures of -40 C and colder. When it’s that frigid outside, moisture in the air will freeze, creating fine ice crystals. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Mucalic, Nastapoka and Little Whale River estuaries remain closed
Police say they seized alcohol, drugs and other items during Montreal seizure
National Advisory Committee on Indigenous Teacher Education aims to increase the number of Indigenous teachers in Canada
ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒍᓯᔪᑦ ᐅᓄᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᒐᔮᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐅᓴᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ
Ian Lafrenière expects to table bill later this year, following meeting with Akeeagok in Iqaluit
27-year-old man faces drug trafficking charge following search of a house on Jan. 20
Kuujjuaq musician, educator to officially start executive director job next week
Provincial honour presented Friday in Kuujjuaq by Quebec Lt.-Gov. J. Michel Doyon
Girl, 14, died in ATV collision in Aupaluk after officers responded to noise complaint
ᐃᓚᒌᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑖᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
Union, Inuulitsivik Health Centre management to meet Monday in Nunavik
Police seize multiple substances, thousands in cash
U.S. group tracked raptor who circled region twice in 2022, Salluit was a favourite hangout spot
Region-wide Pingngupaa sobriety challenge registration closes Friday
Federation general manager cites supply issues, says effort has started to ship them north
Recovery centre hosting farewell reception Friday afternoon in 80-year-old facility
Incumbent executives return to serve 3-year terms
Water vapour forms over the Koksoak River near Kuujjuaq as the sun rises over the horizon on Jan. 6. Across the North, more and more sunlight is seen each day in January after the winter solstice in December. The temperature was -18 C when this picture was taken at about 8:30 a.m Jan. 6. This Friday, the forecast calls for a high of -24 C and the sunrise in Kuujjuaq is occurring a bit before 8:15 a.m., according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
