Gun laws, the carbon tax and Nutrition North also hot topics
A federal election forum Wednesday in Iqaluit included some jabs between the candidates over Nutrition North and gun laws. About 30 people attended the event, which was organized by the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.
After the Easter Bunny hopped out of Rankin Inlet on Monday morning, kids jumped on the ice for some “speedy pond hockey fun,” resident Jim MacDonald said. He credits fellow residents Gavin Gee and Jocelyn Merritt for organizing the hockey games. (Photo courtesy of Jim MacDonald)
Elders share advice, warnings about dangerous open-water polynya in area
In Grise Fiord, population approximately 140, there are 68 people registered to vote
7 winners of annual Savanna Pikuyak and Queen Elizabeth II scholarships announced in Iqaluit
Race scheduled to resume Tuesday with 1 more camp before finish line in Igloolik
Improving access to food listed among top priorities for all three vying for federal seat
Pope Francis died Monday at age 88; he visited Iqaluit in 2022
Longtime Nunavut politician and advocate remembered as accomplished hunter and community leader
Jarloo Kiguktak throws a broomstick Monday during Grise Fiord’s Easter games. At least 30 people in Nunavut’s smallest and northernmost community gathered outside the hamlet office to take part in the games, which also included an Easter egg hunt, bunny hop and egg-on-spoon races. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
One of Grise Fiord’s original residents ‘proud’ of role in protecting Arctic sovereignty, but says hamlet needs lower cost of living, better connections to south
Camp set up about 20 kilometres from the sea ice at Foxe Basin; race ends in Igloolik
Pond Inlet-to-Igloolik race on track to finish Monday night, after 500 kilometres of mushing
Top four mushers running neck and neck after four days of racing
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Nunavut needs the federal government to deliver on both fronts
A looming food security crisis in Nunavut requires urgent federal action
Day 3 took mushers up a steep hill, over rolling hills and rock fields
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Quebec Community Newspapers Association winners to be revealed at June ceremony
All 3 candidates call for more infrastructure improvements in the territory to improve life and lower costs
Maya Bhatia disappeared into Jackman Glacier near Grise Fiord in the High Arctic in August 2023
Rival candidates James T. Arreak, left, of the Conservatives, and NDP incumbent MP Lori Idlout are making stops all over Nunavut during their federal election campaigns. They were booked on the same plane on Tuesday. “James and I have known each other awhile and we have respect for each other. We both ended up in Baker Lake and now are travelling at the same time to Rankin Inlet,” Idlout said in a social media post. (Photo courtesy of Lori Idlout)
Clear, sunny skies and hard-packed snow make for good racing conditions
Nunavut RCMP responds to roughly 35,000 service calls each year
