Salluit-born singer Elisapie performs at the National Arts Centre Tuesday in Ottawa during Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s Tapiriit 2025 celebration. The singer-songwriter captivated the crowd with songs from her 2023 album “Inuktitut,” inviting them to dance along to reimagined hits like Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” and Queen’s “I Want to Break Free,” as well as her single “Wolves Don’t Live by the Rules.” (Photo by Nehaa Bimal)
A look back at Tuesday’s event where $3.7M was awarded to northern non-profit organizations
Ottawa event celebrates Inuit food, culture for about 700 guests at National Arts Centre
$1-million prize goes to Yukon-based health group; Nunavik group’s work also honoured at Ottawa event
All provinces, North get representation
Sanaaq Centre is officially open, named for Nunavik author Mittiarjuq Attasie Nappaaluk’s historic novel
Thousands cheer as new pontiff introduced Thursday at the Vatican in Rome
26 contemporary prints created by Inuit artists are on display until Aug. 24
People can expect a 30-second announcement on TV, radio and phones Wednesday afternoon
Qajakkut Society members to build on site at Canadian Canoe Museum this fall
About 50 people gather at annual event to remember Inuit women and girls who have been killed or gone missing
Prime minister’s agenda targets cost-of-living relief with GST cuts, affordable housing construction
Urban Inuit non-profit plans candlelight vigil Friday, then Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition has ceremony Monday
Early results show Liberals narrowly ahead in a tight two-party race against Conservatives; majority is possible
Many Liberal cabinet ministers re-elected after long election night
‘Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait’ at McMichael gallery in Ontario until Aug. 24
Jimmy Kooneeliusie from Qikiqtarjuaq, left, and Bobby Uttuigak from Igloolik varnish wooden seal-hunting harpoons they carved at Ottawa’s Isaruit Inuit Arts’ wood and metal workshop. Guided by sculptor Ruben Komangapik, they are learning to make traditional Inuit tools like ulus from modern materials for Tungasuvvingat Inuit. Uttuigak joined in November and is learning “new tricks,” Komangapik said. (Photo by Nehaa Bimal)
Woman reported missing in Ottawa on Monday
Iqaluit-born figure skater Kaniq Allerton participated in the 2025 Forum for Young Canadians in Ottawa
Ottawa Police Service asks for help to locate Beronica Oqqallak, 36
Algonquin College’s Ottawa campus launches a one-year certificate and two-year diploma in Indigenous studies
Elisapie, Deantha Edmunds receive awards at Vancouver gala Saturday
“You will experience hardship in life, that’s manilaaksiuniq, or rough ice,” said Isaruit Arts elder consultant Asenath Kannutaq. She lit the qulliq to start the second day of the Creators’ Conference in Ottawa. She spoke with attendees about being on the ice with her father in Sanirajak, maintaining a qamutiik, navigating blizzards, and giving her pualuuk, or mittens, to her mother to keep her hands warm. (Photo by Nehaa Bimal)
Ottawa Police Service say 40-year-old woman last seen March 25 in Ottawa’s east end found and is safe
Naullaq Arnaquq speaks on Inuit knowledge sharing and reclaiming traditions
