“We ask residents of Sanikiluaq to remain at home at this time and limit contact with other residents including family members not residing in the same household”
Nunavut’s first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Sanikiluaq, the territory’s chief public health officer announced today.
Richard Dwyer of Gjoa Haven took this photo of the setting sun over the ocean, which remains unfrozen for now, on Oct. 17, just after 4 p.m. (Photo by Richard Dwyer)
“Without immediate support we will be forced to take truly unwanted actions”
“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒍᑎᒋᒻᒪᕆᒃᑕᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ”
New minister Margaret Nakashuk to head culture and heritage, as well as housing corporation
Half of income support recipients may have taken CERB money in error
Pat Angnakak cites overcrowded conditions, break-ins
Nunavut’s MLAs voted unanimously on Thursday, Nov. 5, to pass Bill 25, the Act to Amend the Education Act and the Inuit Language Protection Act. The bill sets 2039 as the new deadline for extending the use of Inuktut as a language of instruction across the school curriculum from kindergarten to Grade 12. The step-by-step implementation schedule starts in 2026. Education Minister David Joanasie said the bill is an evolving document that is meant to be amended as it’s implemented. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., which has long called on the Nunavut government to make greater efforts to teach students in Inuktut, said in a news release that the bill’s passage means the government “chose to join the long history of colonial destruction of Inuit language and culture.” See our story later at Nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
“It is crucial for government to work with us to put a better solution in place in the near future”
“I think we should consult Nunavummiut about whether they support uranium mining or not”
Territorial government wage freeze, hiring freeze also on the table
Nunavut’s health minister says “resources are tied up”
Community’s government liaison office remains out of commission since September storm
“At this time we are not entertaining any educators to work from isolation hubs”
Community’s only licensed establishment must pay $5,000, close for five days
But information and privacy commissioner says “the ransomware attack is still being blamed for an inability to produce records for access to information requests”
Graham Steele, a lawyer and former Nova Scotia MLA, will begin his five-year term in January
For “its exceptional merits,” NTI offers the project’s backers a $7.25-million interest-free loan
Quebec health authorities have validated positive test results found Oct. 30
“He said he didn’t feel good that day and just felt like killing somebody”
George Hickes says he hopes feds will ease the pain by providing more money for COVID-19 relief
“An increase in cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba has prompted the province to reduce services”
In-person 12-day gathering to start week of Jan. 25 in Pond Inlet
“We haven’t closed the door on a made-in-Nunavut solution”
Pangnirtung MLA was elected by her colleagues today
