Two Nunavut communities to vote on allowing access to alcohol
Two Kivalliq communities in Nunavut will vote on potential changes to their local liquor regulations. Elections Nunavut will host plebiscites in both Arviat and Coral Harbour on Nov. 9.
Isolation hub departure protocols are lax, say Nunavut-bound travellers
“With all the rant and craziness from security to make sure we didn’t mix inside the airport, we were in a tin can together”
First signs of freeze-up
Ice forms along the water’s edge at the beach near Iqaluit on Tuesday, Oct. 13. (Photo by Frank Reardon)
Conservative leadership candidate declines comment on her support for Patterk Netser
Leslyn Lewis says Patterk Netser shouldn’t pay a political penalty
ᒍᕇᔅ ᐸᐃ ᐊᖅᑯᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃᓴᖅ “ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᒃᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ
$550 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᑐᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑐᓗᕐᐳᖅ
Kinngait prints go on sale this weekend
Raffle will be held over the phone this year to avoid overcrowding
Educators in Nunavut, Nunavik earn national recognition for their efforts
Certificate of Excellence award goes to educator Leah Kippomee of Pond Inlet
Feds order national security review of TMAC-SD Gold sale
“TMAC and Shandong remain committed to working with the Investment Review Division to obtain approval of the transaction”
Inuit organizations prepare for Dec. 14 elections
NTI presidency, eight QIA positions up for grabs
Feds earmark money for new search and rescue boats in three Nunavut communities
“Auxiliary members are better equipped and prepared to respond to marine emergencies”
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Qikiqtani Inuit Association launches project to support Inuit dog team owners
Three-year pilot project will offer team owners $3,000 a year
Nunavut residents urged to get their flu shots this year
Vaccines should be available in all communities by mid-October
Baffinland plans further expansion at Nunavut’s Mary River: report
Moody’s report says plans would see up to 18 million tonnes shipped through Milne Inlet
Final approach
A Canadian North turboprop aircraft makes its final approach to Iqaluit on Sept. 26, in this long exposure image taken by Blaine Heffernan. In the background are a waxing gibbous moon, the lights of the deepsea port and a hint of the northern lights. (Photo by Blaine Heffernan)
ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕋᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓕᕌᖓᑕ: ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐲᔭᐃᑲᑕᖕᓂᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᙱᑦᑐᒦᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖁᓇᒋ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕋᐃᔭᐃᕐᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒨᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐅᕙᙱᖢᑎᒃ
Beached bowhead whales in Nunavut point to killer whale attacks
“We never have killer whales in our bay. This is something new”
Netser’s comment was racist, sexist, Nunavut’s African-Caribbean group says
“We urge Nunavummiut to recognize our common battles and stand in unity”
Baffinland mine expansion threatens Inuit culture, North Baffin leaders say
Reps say that plans to boost iron ore output will affect marine mammals that Inuit depend upon
Sunset outside Arctic Bay
Clare Kines captured this sunset near Arctic Bay on Tuesday, Sept. 29, around 6:45 p.m., looking out towards Pattaatalik (the closest black point) and Adams Sound. (Photo by Clare Kines)
Halloween a “go” for Nunavut
Recommendations and guidelines in place to reduce the risk of spreading a virus
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Kitikmeot Corp. offers no financial information at Inuit association’s annual meeting
Update on 2019 Kitnuna bankruptcies leaves creditor aghast
Patterk Netser will let Nunavut MLAs decide his political future
“I was practicing my inherent right to express my views under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms”
COVID-19 outbreak at Nunavut gold mine is “contained,” says chief medical officer
“I can report that there is no further evidence of transmission on site”
Grays Bay Road and Port Project “stalled,” says Kitikmeot Inuit Association
$550M infrastructure project hits a wall
Baffin Fisheries offloads shrimp in Iqaluit for families in need
Baffin Fisheries prepares to unload 10,000 pounds of shrimp from its largest offshore trawler, FV Sivulliq, in Iqaluit on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The shrimp will be distributed in the community by the Amaruq Hunters and Trappers Association, with the aim of prioritizing families in need. The food distribution is part of a broader plan to deliver shrimp and turbot to Baffin communities, with the help of Pangnirtung Fisheries Ltd., and support from the Canada Surplus Food Rescue Program. (Photo courtesy of Baffin Fisheries)