Ottawa eyes fall rollout for Nutrition North reforms
Northern Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand says changes will address retailer accountability, competition concerns
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Kinngait walks away with Nunavut’s most active community title
First-time ParticipAction entrant earns $10,000 prize after schools led month-long walking challenge
Larga Kitikmeot boarding home in Yellowknife to open in 2027
Current facility has been listed for $4.5M
Rankin Inlet residents report health concerns as landfill fire continues to smoulder
Surface blaze extinguished July 16; crews using sand to smother underground hot spots
ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑑᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ
ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓂ ᐊᐳᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᓴᒪᓕᖕᒧᑦ
ᑐᕇᓴ ᕘ ᒪᒥᓴᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐳᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᓴᒪᓕᖕᒧᑦ
Rabies remains ‘threat’ in Pangnirtung with multiple dogs, fox infected
Nunavut government issues warning after fourth dog suspected to have disease is killed
Kotierk calls for Nutrition North to subsidize ‘all items’
Government to consider recommendation along with other feedback from Indigenous partners and northerners, spokesperson says
Kids Help Phone expands outreach in Inuktitut
Videos and online material to supplement organization’s live counselling services
After she was struck by ATV, Gjoa Haven nurse hopes to return to hamlet
Teresa Vo calls for safer roads after suffering several fractures and abdominal injuries in collision
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Iqaluit dump fire extinguished
City crews continue to monitor the site
Jimmy Kilabuk Run/Walk raises $2,000 for youth fitness
Dozens of participants traversed the tundra at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park on Saturday
Gjoa Haven water main fixed 5 months after leak discovered
Repairs took weekend to complete; community’s boil water advisory remains in place
ITK divvies up $27M to fight tuberculosis
Funds are part of federal government’s goal to eradicate disease in Inuit Nunangat by 2030
John Amagoalik returns to the territory he helped create
Family, friends and supporters greeted the 78 year-old former politician at the Iqaluit airport Friday
Inukjuak under boil-water advisory after E. coli detected at water plant
Residents should boil water for at least two minutes, officials say
Arctic clams on the menu as a ‘Father of Nunavut’ returns home
John Amagoalik has lived in a long-term care facility in Ottawa for more than a year.
More than $500,000 worth of hygiene products distributed across Nunavik
Project is funded through the Inuit Child First Initiative
ᒥᐊᕆ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐱᕗᑦ $5 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᖕᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᒻᒪᖁᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ
Ottawa working on Nutrition North reforms, minister says
Long-criticized program will be reformed, but government has not provided a timeline
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Ottawa announces $5M for Mary Simon mental wellness initiative
Money is for legacy initiative that supports culturally grounded care in northern and remote communities
Ottawa receives Nutrition North external review
Aluki Kotierk’s review of food subsidy program was almost two months late with no explanation
Free lunch at Elders Qammaq
From left, volunteers Keswa Tembeka, Night Bakunzi and Sharon Poshai dish out free lunch at the Elders Qammaq in Iqaluit on Saturday. Dozens of residents took part in the event, organized by Nunavut Seventh Day Adventists. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Pauktuutit podcast weaves ‘beautiful tapestry’ of Inuit women’s stories
Guests come from across Inuit regions and urban areas to discuss housing, food and traditional values
Kuujjuaq vet clinic faces uncertainty amid funding shortfall
Municipality calls on partners to explore options