Politics

Greenland is not for sale, say Iqaluit demonstrators

Solidarity rallies held in capitals of Nunavut, Greenland and Denmark in face of U.S. threat to annex island territory

Residents of Nunavut’s capital stood in solidarity with people in Greenland and Denmark on Saturday as the circumpolar communities took to their respective streets in opposition to U.S.

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New Aggu MLA takes his oath of office

Aggu MLA Edward Attagutaluk takes the oath of office at the Nunavut legislature in Iqaluit Thursday. He won the re-do election in Aggu after the initial October vote ended in a tie. The other 21 MLAs were sworn in in November. This week, Attagutaluk is getting oriented at the legislature, which he said he had never been inside before. “Igloolik is not being left out anymore,” he said, adding he’s “ready to get to work.” With him are RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. Pauline Melanson, left, and Nunavut Commissioner Eva Aariak, right. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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