4-day event includes children’s screenings Saturday; later festival moves on to Kinngait, Igloolik
It was standing room only at Iqaluit’s Astro Theatre on Wednesday night as the sixth annual Aulajut Nunavut International Film Festival kicked off with five short circumpolar films.
Katittavik centre is a place for both Crees and Inuit to gather
Craft sale, garbage bag fashion show, free swimming among events
Baffin Gas and Convenience closes Friday so the ‘North of North’ film crew can wrap its final afternoon of filming in Iqaluit this winter. Season 2 of the hit TV comedy series is planned to air on APTN, CBC and Netflix later this year. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Local clergy not following lead of Pope Leo’s anti-war message from Palm Sunday
Several Inuktitut shows already on APTN platform with more planned, broadcaster says
Ainsley Albert carves the likeness of her 10-year-old husky Shadow, who died from cancer last month, out of snow. “Just doing a memorial for him,” she said on Saturday, trying to hold back tears while putting the finishing touches on Shadow’s left ear. Albert spent over four hours in -30 C temperatures taking part in a snow sculpture event at the three-day Qaggiq festival that wrapped up Sunday near Sylvia Grinnell Park in Iqaluit. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Event brings together dozens of performers, elders
Three small iglus near the road to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park are ready for Qaggiq 2026. The three-day cultural celebration, set to start at 4 p.m. on Friday, will include Inuit games, drum dancing lessons, a snow sculpture contest and a traditional clothing contest. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Artwork at Isaruit conference created by artists in Iqaluit, Arctic Bay and Ottawa
Fictional hamlet of Ice Cove swells by 60 residents in a single day as ‘North of North’ producers recruit extras in Iqaluit
Gov. Gen. gives bravery medals to Rankin Inlet pair, Naujaat Canadian Rangers for courage in life-threatening conditions
Builders and apprentices prepare snow-block structures for Qaggiq 2026
Koko Lawson, left, and Lauryn Fato serve djenkoume with turkey sauce, a traditional Togolese dish made from fermented corn dough. They were enjoying Francophone Diversity Day, hosted by Carrefour Nunavut at Iqaluit’s French language school École des Trois-Soleils on Saturday. Foods from Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Acadia and Quebec were also served. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Iqaluit jeweller Mathew Nuqingaq, Igloolik musician James Ungalaq recognized for bringing attention to Nunavut history, language, culture
From left, Aez Arslan, Rayyan Awais and Ayyan Ali share a big breakfast at the Iqaluit Masjid Mosque on Friday morning. Iqaluit’s Muslim community is coming together to mark the end of Ramadan and celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the breaking of the month’s final fast. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Burlesque dancer and circus artist Valérie David performs to the tune of “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” by the late French cabaret singer Édith Piaf, at Iqaluit’s Franco Centre on Saturday night. The Montreal-based artist led a pole-dancing workshop at the venue, organized in celebration of International Women’s Day, which was on March 8. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Classically trained baritone surprises Iqaluit audiences
AFN Chief Cindy Woodhouse reveals 5 of 47 First Nations items returned to Canada last December
Release is a condemnation of militarism
ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒥᒃ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᓂᑦ
Community shares food and prayer during evening gathering
Filming has started in Apex for season 2 of popular TV comedy
Haitian and Jamaican cuisine to be featured
Canadian rock band Trooper performs in Cambridge Bay as part of the Kitikmeot Trade Show. The group behind the 1978 hit “Raise a Little Hell” played two shows in the community, on Feb. 20 and 21. The Nunavut hamlet is the northernmost place Trooper has ever played, said a post from the group on Facebook. “Being invited into this culture that sits as the crown on top of our country is an honour we never take lightly. Quana,” the post said. (Photo courtesy of Trooper/Facebook)
