Iqaluit candy toss celebrates new year, hunter’s first caribou

Siku Rojas tosses candy to a crowd from the back of a pickup truck during a New Year’s Day parlak in Iqaluit. At least 40 people attended the Thursday afternoon event in the Nakasuk School parking lot to usher in the new year. It also served as a celebration of Rojas’ first tuktu — or caribou — hunt in the summer of 2025. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)