Nunavut

Calls for better dental care grow ahead of Nunavut election

Rankin Inlet clinic says children are in pain waiting for care they could receive in Nunavut

Rankin Inlet’s new private dental clinic is calling on MLA candidates to commit to changing government policies that leave some children in the Kivalliq capital suffering for weeks or even months.

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Learning the finer points of sewing with sealskin

Students in Pond Inlet show off sealskin wind pants they made in a local sewing class. The sewing program is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the community hall. The materials for the classes were provided by funding through the First Nation and Inuit Cultural Education Centres Program. Clockwise from top left: Deanna Panipakoocho, Agnowyak Kilukishak, Rebecca Killiktee and Celina Satuqsi. (Photos courtesy of Theresa Dalueg)

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Advance voting underway in Nunavut

Advanced polling stations are open across Nunavut until Oct. 21. Nunavummiut can vote at their local ridings’ returning officer’s offices until then. Advanced poll numbers will be posted next week, before the general election takes place on Oct. 21. (Photo by Mélanie Ritchot)