News quiz June 21 | Planes, police — and what does Trump want this time?

It’s that time again — welcome back to the quiz. Let’s go!

1. Last week, RCMP in Iqaluit said they were investigating a possible threat against city councillors in an online comment. What issue did the comment relate to?

A. Taxi fares in the city
B. Property tax exemptions for certain businesses
C. Animal control

2. Makivvik Corp. and Inuvialuit Regional Corp. are in the process of selling Canadian North airline to Exchange Income Corp. But they’re holding back one part of Canadian North’s operation. What is it?

A. They’re keeping the Ottawa-Iqaluit route.
B. They’re keeping Canadian North’s share in the Iqaluit-Nuuk route.
C. They’re keeping the Kuujjuaq-Montreal route.

3. An emergency call centre that receives calls for assistance and dispatches Nunavik police officers is expanding to three more communities this summer. Where is the call centre located?

A. Kuujjuaq
B. Laval-Sur-Le-Lac
C. Saint-Eustache

4. Grise Fiord, the little community that sits like a crown at the top of Nunavut, is looking forward to a major addition to the community by 2029. What is it?

A. A new harbour
B. A new school
C. A new airport terminal

5. Increased Arctic security seems to be a key issue as Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump try to hammer out a new trade deal between the two countries. What is the Golden Dome that both of them are talking about?

A. A plan to bring the Canadian, Mexican and U.S. economies together to work more as a single entity. Trump loves gold.
B. A proposed North American anti-missile defence system.
C. A plan to align immigration policies in Canada and the U.S. to better secure the borders.

A Canadian North plane approaches Iqaluit in this file photo. Winnipeg-based Exchange Income Corp. is in the process of buying the airline from Makivvik Corp. and Inuvialuit Development Corp. for $205 million. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Answers

1. C — The subject was animal control, or more specifically bylaw amendments that allow municipal animal control to euthanize loose dogs 24 hours after they’re caught. The comment being investigated as a possible threat was made on Facebook, in reply to a post critical of council’s decision.
2. C — The Kuujjuaq-Montreal route is not part of the sale, and last week Makivvik Corp. and Inuvialuit Regional Corp. announced Air Inuit will take over that route starting Aug. 6.
3. C — The call centre is in Saint-Eustache, a suburb of Montreal. The goal is to eventually have it serve all of Nunavik’s 14 communities.
4. A — It’s a new harbour, which is in the approvals stage still but most locals hope will come to fruition by 2029. Mayor Meeka Kiguktak called the harbour “long-awaited and much-needed” in a letter to the Nunavut Impact Review Board.
5. B — The so-called Golden Dome is an idea Trump has floated, based on Israel’s Iron Dome system which has been effective in defending that country recently against missiles launched from Iran.