Byelection scheduled for December following resignation of Jeremy Tunraluk
The race to be the next president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is already shaping up, close to a year before Nunavut beneficiaries will go to the polls. So far, four potential candidates are thinking of running.
Newly elected members meet with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. board and elders
First gathering of all 13 Baffin mayors in more than 14 years; housing, employment and Arctic sovereignty to be discussed
Jeremy Tunraluk says Inuit organization don’t seem to understand ‘innocent unless proven guilty’
‘They want to stay as Greenlanders,’ MLA Fred Pedersen says of family members
ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᕗᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ
Nomination period opens Jan. 26; vote follows resignation of former mayor Lynn Mike
Solidarity rallies held in capitals of Nunavut, Greenland and Denmark in face of U.S. threat to annex island territory
Op-ed | Complacency about U.S. threats could have catastrophic consequences
Arctic Matters | Former senator pays tribute to longtime South Baffin MLA and former Kimmirut mayor
Lack of Inuit input affects environment and hunting, speakers say
François Legault’s government includes Nunavik MNA Denis Lamothe but PQ leads in the polls
Official opening expected early next month
ITK president focuses on marine infrastructure, threats to Arctic waters in Iqaluit speech
John Main looks ahead as new government takes shape
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)
President Donald Trump, administration mount rhetoric over plans to purchase or acquire island
Gayle Gruben brings ‘compassion and commitment to community’ to role, MIA says
Governor General delivers 5th year-end message since her 2021 appointment
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᔨᕈᒦᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ
Premier John Main is 1 month into role; NTI’s presidential election was December 2024
ᓕᓐ ᒪᐃᒃ, ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2023-ᒥ, ᓄᖅᑲᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᐃᓂᖓ ᐃᓄᒃᑖᕋᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ
Vacancy follows Dec. 3 resignation of former mayor Lynn Mike
New election called after tie vote in Oct. 27 territorial election
City to make $500,000 available for organizations, up from $300,000 in recent years
