Nunavut case count down to 215; no more confirmed cases in Baker Lake
Nunavut’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases went down for the second day in a row on Monday, but it’s hard to say whether fewer people actually have the disease, or if this is a result of less testing.
ᒐᕙᓇ ᔭᓄᕈᓪ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕ “ᐱᓇᓱᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ’ ‘ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ’ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᖢᑕ
Nunavut government has reported six rabies cases in foxes since November
There was almost twice as much lightning north of 80 degrees in 2021 as in the previous nine years combined, a Finnish firm says
1 fox tested positive in Arctic Bay and 1 in Iqaluit
Akeeagok wants federal help combating overcrowded housing
But changes also introduce more complexity for tax-filers, says chartered accountant
The northern lights glimmer in the sky near Arctic Bay around 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 3. (Photo by Clare Kines)
Regular operations to resume Feb. 7
Fast-spreading COVID-19 variant forces territory to change its approach to testing disease
Residents without severe symptoms asked to stay home and avoid health centres, hospitals
Due to rabies risk, any resident bitten or scratched by a fox or dog should report incident immediately
First outbreak among residents at Ottawa longterm care home is ‘very concerning,’ says Nunavut health minister
Outbreaks in many Nunavut communities testing health system’s capacity, says territory’s chief public health officer
Lori Idlout had to isolate between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1
Nunavut’s case count surpasses 200; first presumptive case reported in Sanikiluaq
Alaska-based Far North Digital is teaming up with Finland’s Cinia on a new project connecting Japan with western Europe
Territory reports 207 active cases in 12 communities; Kinngait the latest added to the list
A new government mandate, a review of Iqaluit’s water emergency and a decision on Baffinland’s expansion all expected in 2022
Bursaries worth $5,000 available to post-secondary students from Nunavut or Nunavik training for journalism, media, communications careers
Chesterfield Inlet becomes 11th Nunavut community where disease has been detected
Some high-profile people and some ordinary folks doing extraordinary things grabbed headlines over the past year
Pedersen says he came North to work for the Bay and stayed long enough to serve on ‘every committee there is in town’
