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Inuit drummers lead Montreal’s 2026 Pride parade

Crowds come out for week of downtown events

Spectators lined René-Lévesque Boulevard on Sunday, taking in the bright colours of Montreal’s Pride Parade. Near the front of the parade was a group of Inuit drumming performers, backed by the Southern Quebec Inuit Association.

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Picking berries for bannock

Eight-year-old Ashynn Rose Alareak picks blueberries approximately 35 kilometres inland from Arviat on Sunday. Alareak is enjoying the berries with bannock this week, said her mom, Lizzie Alareak. (Photo courtesy of Lizzie Alareak)

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)

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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)

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)

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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)