Tununiq MLA Brian Koonoo is no longer a cabinet minister. He resigned for “personal reasons,” Nunavut Premier John Main announced Monday. (Photo by Daron Letts)
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This story was updated Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at 6:05 p.m. ET. Brian Koonoo has resigned as a Nunavut cabinet minister effective immediately, Premier John Main announced Monday evening, citing “personal reasons.
Sanikiluaq’s Nolan Nakoolak, left, and Nista Crow play badminton during a doubles tournament in Winnipeg on Oct. 24. The match was part of the tryouts for next year’s Canada Winter Games, which is set to take place in Quebec City. Next month, the duo will head to Iqaluit for another round of tryouts. (Photo courtesy of Mike Kavik)
Judo Nunavut athletes Kimberly Gissing, left, Matilda Pinksen and Charlotte Smook pose with their bronze medals on Oct. 18, the final day of the Matsuru Ontario Open. Two coaches and four athletes travelled from Iqaluit to the Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto to compete. “That’s a big honour to represent the territory at an event like this,” said Pinksen, who has been involved with Judo Nunavut since she was 8. (Photo courtesy of Matilda Pinksen)