Nunavut to vaccinate youth 12 and up with Pfizer
Almost one-quarter of all COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit have been under 18 years old
Nunavut is arranging to secure doses of the Pfizer vaccine to vaccinate the territory’s youth.
Nunavut appeal court allows accused to withdraw guilty pleas
Kelly Akpaleapik argued his pleas were not voluntary because he was under intense pressure from complainant
Fisheries and Oceans recruiting Inuit for new Arctic Youth Council
Inuit youth between the ages of 18 and 30 will be asked what is important to them and their communities
Feds pledge $19M in COVID-19 relief for Nunavut
Funds will support people in isolation, enforcement of public health measures and remote learning
Qaqqaq back to work as Conservatives search for her challenger
MP returns after two-week health-related absence
Agnico Eagle embraces reduced operations for its new western Nunavut mine
Analysts are on site, looking at the economic potential of the entire ore body at Hope Bay
Nunavut economy grows despite global pandemic
Territory 1 of 2 jurisdictions to have its GDP increase, according to Statistics Canada report
Team researching northern shipping routes gets Governor General award
Youth from 7 Nunavut communities take part in research
Stopping Iqaluit’s COVID-19 spread is top concern: Patterson
‘We’re still seeing gatherings, we’re still seeing people visiting, going from house to house,’ Nunavut’s top doctor says
ᐃᓅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓱᕈᓯᓛᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ
ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᓵᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
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Iqaluit’s COVID-19 caseload continues to fall
74 active cases reported as 7 new cases are offset by 8 recoveries reported Saturday
ᖁᓪᓖᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑖᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ
ᔫᓇᐃᓯ ᓘᕋ ᐸᓂᒐᔭᒃ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔫᑭᐸ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ
Mountie faces assault charge from Kimmirut incident last year
Const. Ira Tarleton was doing relief work in Nunavut in 2020, RCMP says
Don’t waste caribou, Kivalliq HTO tells hunters
‘This type of practice is prohibited by Inuit culture,’ says Kivalliq Hunters and Trappers Organization staffer
Social gatherings now the main cause of COVID-19 spread in Iqaluit
‘These activities put people at risk and will extend the outbreak if they continue,’ Patterson says
Mary River mine site, road and port closure will be hard on local hunters: HTO
Closure adds delays to hunters travelling to their traditional hunting areas, says Mittimatalik Hunters and Trappers Organization
Learning to sew caribou clothing
Gjoa Haven residents hold up caribou pants and parkas made during a five-week program at Nattilik Heritage Centre. The clothing will be donated to the local search and rescue operation. From left: student Lisa Kirnik, NHS manager Jennifer Ullulaq, student Rhea Siutinnuaq, mentors Mary Qingnatuq and Elizabeth Hiqiniq, and search and rescue chairperson Amber Eleeheetook. Absent are student Melanie Kununak and mentor Ruth Qirqqu. (Photo courtesy of the NHS/Facebook)
More ships are traveling longer distances in Canada’s Northwest Passage
The number of vessels sailing the passage’s Arctic waters grew by 44 percent from 2013 to 2019 and total distance more than doubled, a new PAME report found
Spelling Bee of Canada expands to Nunavut
‘We’re working really hard to support students to have an equal footing,’ says spokesperson for spelling bee
COVID-19 outbreak forces Baffinland to suspend Mary River mine operations
All non-essential workers are being sent home, company says; union says there are 30 presumptive cases
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Iqaluit artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory in the running for Sobey Art Award
This year, all 25 longlisted artists will take home $10,000
8 Nunavut schools to receive up to $15,000 for musical instruments
Each school will get to choose the instruments that will best suit its needs
QIA wants more talk with Baffinland over threat to mothball Mary River mine
Mining company CEO sent internal letter on April 30
5 new cases of COVID-19 counted in Nunavut’s capital
Territory’s active case count now at 82, 80 of which are in Iqaluit
RCMP investigate death of young woman near Kugluktuk
Police found body May 3 in a cabin outside the community