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Ottawa committee backs bid to rename park after Mary Papatsie

Final council vote scheduled for Oct. 8

An City of Ottawa committee has voted to rename a park in the Vanier neighbourhood after Mary Papatsie, an Inuk woman who disappeared in 2017 and whose remains were discovered five years later.

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Rankin Inlet wrestler carries the flag for Nunavut

Kaneena Netser of Rankin Inlet carries Nunavut’s flag during the closing ceremony for the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, N.L., on Aug. 24. (Photo courtesy of Eric Bartlett/Canada Summer Games)

Nunavut wrestler brings sound of Inuktitut to Canada Summer Games

Team Nunavut wrestler Gail Kuksuk, centre, from Arviat, announces upcoming matches in Inuktitut on Wednesday at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, N.L. In addition to wrestling, Nunavut’s indoor volleyball teams are also competing this week. Pictured with Kuksuk is Nunavut wrestling team manager Paula Cziranka, left, and an unidentified Summer Games volunteer. (Photo courtesy of Penny Rogers/Canada Summer Games)

Nunavut volleyball players, wrestlers roll into Summer Games

Team Nunavut indoor volleyball player Khaylle Sarte, facing the camera, gets a hug from Sonja Lonsdale, the team’s assistant chef de mission for Week 2, after arriving in St. John’s, N.L., Sunday to compete at the Canada Summer Games. Indoor volleyball matches begin Tuesday for the men’s and women’s teams, while the wrestling competition opens Wednesday. Last week, Nunavut’s men’s and women’s basketball and beach volleyball teams competed at the Games. (Photo courtesy of Volodymyr Steliha/Canada Summer Games)

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