Quebec police confirm murder-suicide in Nunavik deaths
Ivujivik couple was found dead in a home March 25
Quebec police have confirmed that the March deaths of a Nunavik woman and man were the result of a murder-suicide.
Nunavik’s new renewable energy firm makes its first move
Tarquti will install tools to measure wind speeds in five communities this summer
Delayed vaccine shipment not expected to impact Nunavik’s schedule for 2nd doses
Health officials are still encouraging Nunavimmiut to get 1st dose
Quebec police say deaths of man and woman in Ivujivik are suspicious
Peter Ainalik and Kataluk Paningayak-Naluiyuk found dead in home March 25
Nunavik health board warns of possible botulism exposure in Inukjuak
Cases related to fermented walrus meat consumed at recent feasts in the community
Birds of a feather
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman spotted these ptarmigans while out hunting with her partner, family and friends on Saturday outside Kuujjuaq. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Quebec police investigate two deaths in Ivujivik
Bodies of a man and a woman now undergoing autopsies
Nunavik children in foster care outside region not offered tutoring in Inuktitut
Nunavik’s school board has offered tutoring service since 2014
Quebec provincial police to help fill gap left by Nunavik officer shortage
“This is an issue for me every day,” says Nunavik Police Service chief
Spring arrives in Kuujjuaq
Isabelle Dubois captured this image of an inuksuk near the Range neighbourhood of Kuujjuaq on Saturday, March 20, the first day of spring. “Now that we have moved the time forward, it’s definitely nice to enjoy longer days, with beautiful sunsets like this one,” she wrote. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
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Nunavik gets $53M to expand its fibre optic network
CRTC money will extend network to 5 additional communities
Nunavik police arrest 2 following region’s largest cocaine seizure
Nunavik Police Service and the Sûreté du Québec seized 157 grams of cocaine this week in Kuujjuaq
Nunavik’s school board meets in Puvirnituq
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq’s council of commissioners are meeting this week in Puvirnituq from Tuesday to Thursday. Read more about Nunavik’s school board meetings later at Nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Nunavik man faces assault charges in southern Quebec attack
Sammy Saunders, 22, allegedly escaped a treatment centre March 7 and attacked a 70-year-old woman
Just over half of Nunavik adults have had 1st vaccine dose
‘There are still people to reach before we can expect some protection for the region,’ says public health director
Nunavik program helps get drivers back on the road after DUIs
Nunavik police statistics show 453 impaired driving charges in 2020
This year’s Ivakkak champs
Puvirnituq’s Aisa Surusilak, right, and Paulusi Amarualik are hoisted into the air after winning this year’s Ivakkak dog sled race on Wednesday. The team completed this year’s route, from Salluit to Ivujivik, Akulivik and Puvirnituq, in 39 hours and 30 minutes, after enduring blizzards, soft snow conditions and cold winds. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Puvirnituq mushers win Ivakkak dog sled race
Veteran mushers Aisa Surusilak and Paulusi Amarualik complete race in 39 hours and 30 minutes
Ivakkak mushers pull into Akulivik
Ivakkak mushers Edua Lucassie and Derek Taqulik of Kangirsuk on Sunday pull into Akulivik, the last community stop en route to the race’s finish line in Puvirnituq. Ivakkak’s nine remaining dogsled teams are expecting to arrive in Puvirnituq later Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Ivakkak/Makivik Corp)
Montreal shelter offers managed alcohol program for Indigenous men
‘It’s a very basic thing – comfort and peace, but it makes a huge difference,’ says project manager
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Makivik moves to forge closer ties with Quebec
New president Pita Aatami hopes to include province in ongoing self-determination talks
Ivakkak dog teams pause mid-race due to poor snow conditions
3 of the race’s 12 teams have withdrawn from event after their dogs refuse to run
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Nunavik man charged with second-degree murder after attack in Puvirnituq
Man found dead early Feb. 25, another woman injured after early-morning incident
Nunavik negotiates a new social-housing rent scale for 2021
Rent won’t increase by more than 4 per cent over next four years