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Saved from trash in 1980s, these photos are going home to Kugaaruk

Ontario man solves Arctic photo mystery with help from amateur historian in Tennessee

Photographs taken in the 1960s are heading back to one of the Kugaaruk families they depict, thanks to help from an amateur historian based in Nashville.

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Nuumi Ingertartut Peqatigiiffat perform in Iqaluit Square

Nuumi Ingertartut Peqatigiiffat, a performance group from Greenland, entertains a crowd in Iqaluit Square on Thursday. The group is in Iqaluit as part of the Greenlandic delegation to the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s general assembly happening all week. (Photo by Mosha Folger)

Get in line for shawarma with a country food twist

Hungry Iqaluit residents flock to Yummy Shawarma and Pizza Thursday for a caribou shawarma giveaway. The lineup for the Nunavut Day dish went back an entire block, and in the end, the restaurant ran out of the Inuk-Lebanese fusion dish before everyone waiting could get a taste. (Photo by Mosha Folger)

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Happy music campers perform

Aluki Macdonald, left, Amaiyah Dyer-Akavak, Arianna Lewis, and Pattu Joanasie perform on the recorder at Iqaluit’s Nakasuk School on Friday. They were among 100 young musicians who participated in a concert to cap off the Iqaluit Music Society’s music camp, which began on June 29. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Iqaluit Canada Day gets underway with pancakes

As Canada turns 159 years old this Canada Day — July 1 — Iqaluit residents gather for pancakes at the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre. More than 75 diners already had their breakfast served by centre staff moments after the event’s 9 a.m. start time. The City of Iqaluit also planned a parade and downtown barbecue after noon. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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Fuelling barbecue season above the treeline

Randy Olayuk picks scrub near Iqaluit’s Joamie School on Sunday. He said he was gathering the woody plants to sell to a neighbour to use as kindling in a barbecue pit. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Loud and proud in Iqaluit

Olivia Chislett performs “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan Friday during a karaoke event at Nunavut Brewing Company’s tap room in Iqaluit. Nunavut Pride Society, which organized the event, raised $350, which it plans to spend on a Zoom subscription for better communication with people in the territory’s communities, said society secretary Nicole Giles. (Photo by Daron Letts)