An 18-year-old suspect is facing a first-degree murder charge following a shooting outside the Kuujjuaq Inn Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy of the Sûreté du Québec)
Unnamed 18-year-old male suspect appeared in court Wednesday
The 18-year-old arrested after a fatal shooting outside the Kuujjuaq Inn on Tuesday has been charged with first-degree murder. Nunavik Police Service deputy Chief Jean-Francois Morin confirmed Thursday the suspect has been formally charged.
Students from Ullluriaq School in Kangiqsualujjuaq spend part of Wednesday afternoon watching Canada’s historic first game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. According to teacher Maxime Lalande, several of the students asked to watch Canada make its first appearance on soccer’s biggest stage in more than 36 years. In the end, Canada lost to Belgium 1-0. Play in the group stage continues Sunday when Canada faces Croatia, starting at 11 a.m. ET. (Photo courtesy of Maxime Lalande)
Wearing a mask from the “Friday the 13th” horror film series, Lizzie Masty picks up garbage as part of a fall community cleanup in Whapmagoostui. Members of the neighbouring communities of Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik, both located in the southwestern corner of Nunavik, participated in the fall cleanup on Sunday. In the spirit of Halloween, several people dressed in costumes for the occasion. Prizes were also given out to some of the people who helped out. (Photo courtesy of Lizzie Masty)
Patrick Gaudreault shares a picture of the sunset on Oct. 23 from his “office” — an Air Inuit de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane. Sitting in the co-pilot seat, Gaudreault captured ice forming around the cockpit window from 3,000 metres above Puvirnituq. The temperature that night was -17 C. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Gaudreault)