President Jeremy Tunraluk chairs first regular board meeting since taking office
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. voted to split up $29.5 million in food security funding among the territory’s regional Inuit organizations during its first board meeting of 2025, which was also the first meeting under new president Jeremy Tunraluk.
Territorial leaders, elders mark construction completion of 24-bed elder facility in Rankin Inlet
One year after its closure, the vacant Sapummivik rehabilitation centre remains boarded up
Health workers can provide one month’s supply to people of all ages
Ceremony marks construction completion of $59.4-million, 24-bed facility the GN approved in 2019
Tool offers a bilingual English-Inuktitut audio translation service
Temporary closure of the public space done to ‘protect the health and safety’ of Baker Lake residents
Shirley White-Dupuis will continue to serve as board’s chairperson
Infected animals found near Resolute Bay in October
Staff shortage cited for shutdown
Clyde River, Naujaat, Pond Inlet, Whale Cove, Baker Lake and Kugluktuk pass temporary restrictions
News comes just days after first cases of the illness was confirmed in the hamlet
Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre awarded the grand prize for the Northern/Atlantic Canada region
Residents advised to stay indoors if they can, and anyone showing symptoms should wear a mask
National report calls for federal spending and to write mental health care into law
City announces information sessions scheduled for Nov. 27 and 28
With 24 out of 25 Nunavut communities administering voucher program, some concerns cost of food is rising
Nunavut Health Department warns people in both communities not to eat fermented meat
Ralph Pichie gets in some cross-country skiing near Niaqunngusiariaq Road in Iqaluit on Nov. 16. He said he anticipated his afternoon ski would stretch four or five kilometres. The ski enthusiast is a member of the Aniirajak Ski and Adventure Club. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society meets with families in all 25 Nunavut communities to inform research
Canada’s first case of H5 avian flu in a human was also confirmed in B.C. this past weekend
Program provides $500 to families with children under 18, additional $250 for kids under 4
ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖏᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖏᑦ, ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓴᒃᓯᒪᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ-ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ
Nunavik’s health board says food security projects are on the rise to circumvent distribution problems in the region
Premier P.J. Akeeagok rolls up his sleeve to receive a vaccination from public health nurse Amiel Hernandez at the legislative assembly Friday. Akeeagok and Health Minister John Main were among more than a dozen people who got their COVID-19 shots at the pop-up clinic. “It’s just an incredible way to protect the people in your life,” Main said, encouraging Nunavummiut to get their vaccines as winter approaches. Flu and COVID-19 shots are available at local health centres and through Iqaluit Public Health. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
