Iqaluit Chess Club kicks off at Storehouse Bar & Grill
There is something special about playing chess, says longtime Iqaluit chess player Ivan Rainey. But it has to be played on a real board, with a real human. “It feels more intimate than online,” he says.
ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ 4,000−ᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ 2028−ᖑᕋᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ
Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet share their plans to spread Christmas and New Year’s cheer
Community-nominated grant comes from Annauma Community Foundation
Tony Van Eindhoven, 55, died April 30; Jay Camphaug charged with manslaughter
Chief Supt. Kent Pike becomes 10th commanding officer of RCMP’s V Division, where only 4 of 157 officers are Inuit
Jaxon Pala Puqiqnak, 12, of Gjoa Haven, wears a handmade Edmonton Oilers parka his mother Abby Puqiqnak finished Monday after two weeks of work. The parka features No. 97, the number worn by Oilers captain Connor McDavid, but Jaxon’s favourite Oiler is Leon Draisaitl. Although his mother and siblings are Toronto Maple Leafs fans, Jaxon and his dad Paul are devoted Oilers fans and have travelled to Edmonton for games over the past six years. (Photo courtesy of Paul Puqiqnak)
Unusually high tides forced seawater upriver and into water treatment plant over weekend
‘Unusually’ high tides brought seawater further up river than normal, says hamlet’s senior administrative officer
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐊᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᐳᖅ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 22−ᒥ ᖁᑭᖅᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒥ
Johnny Meeko’s June 2023 convictions overturned on appeal; case returns to court on Jan. 5
Seawater that infiltrated treatment facility made it unable to provide clean water to community of about 1,000 residents
Agnico Eagle also credits higher price for extending life of Meadowbank mine
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Deal affecting 4,000 public servants will be in effect until 2028
Arviat rapper describes his love for music, and plans for his next album
Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council encouraging people across territory to plan their own vigils, or mark day own way
Jeremy Tunraluk placed on leave from organization, says NTI spokesperson
Proposed amendments not drafted, but touted as advancing ‘national interests of Canada’ in the North
Ken Papatsie described by Crown as struggling addict who was taken advantage of by Ottawa dealer
Nadene McMenemy to lead economic and community programs starting in January
Lynn Mike, elected in 2023, steps down as hamlet reviews process for filling mayoral vacancy
Simeonie Issigaitok admits to sexually touching children in late 1980s and April 2025
Proposed road and port to connect Nunavut to rest of Canada still needs regulatory approval before it can be fast-tracked
Transportation Safety Board releases report into 2024 forced landing of Kudlik Aviation aircraft
