First Air sues defence department for negligence in 2011 Resolute Bay crash

First Air alleges Aug. 20 crash was “caused or contributed to by the negligence” of military air controllers

First Air, under its legal name, Bradley Air Services Ltd., has filed a statement of claim against the Department of National Defence in connection with the disastrous crash of First Air Flight 6560 into a hillside near the Resolute Bay airport on Aug. 20, 2011.

The statement of claim, filed Feb....

Nunavut sits in 38th place on human development index

Territory sits at 100th place in life expectancy

If Nunavut were a country, it would rank only 38th in the world for its quality of social and economic well-being, a study released this month found.

The study, done by an Ottawa-based group called the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, takes a well-known tool used since 1990 to measure the...

Inuit youth want answers from ITK president hopefuls

List of questions sent to presidential candidates Terry Audla, Robbie Watt

Inuit youth are weighing in on the upcoming Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami election by submitting five questions for the two candidates seeking the president’s job, Terry Audla of Iqaluit and Robert (Robbie) Watt of Ottawa.

The National Inuit Youth Council, a group whose president is a member of the ITK...

Nunavut Arctic College grads celebrate accomplishments

May 18 ceremony tinged with sad memories of Creekside fire

A total of 74 graduating students received Nunavut Arctic College diplomas and certificates in Iqaluit May 17, with an array of speakers offering congratulations, including Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak, board chair Frank Pearce and the new president of the college, Mike Shouldice. 

“To our...

Resolute Bay crash survivors, families of eight deceased file lawsuits

First Air, Nav Canada and the federal government are accused of negligence

Three survivors and the families of eight deceased persons have filed lawsuits against First Air, Nav Canada and the Department of National Defence to seek compensation for damages inflicted on them by the crash of First Air flight 6560 near Resolute Bay in August 2011.

Twelve people died after a...

Agvvik Society plans May 19 fundraising gala in Iqaluit

Money will help women's shelter acquire transitional housing for its clients

If you want to help women fleeing domestic violence, come and support the YWCA Agvvik Nunavut’s Ulluriaq Soirée gala May 19 at the Frobisher Inn, where, starting at 7 pm, you’ll support a good cause and find good food, an auction, door prizes and entertainment.

After the success of its Mother’s......

Labour deal between Pangnirtung hamlet and union falls through

Hamlet seeks arbitrator to break impasse

(Updated 5:30 p.m.)

Negotiations broke down May 17 between the Hamlet of Pangnirtung and the Nunavut Employees Union over a new collective agreement for the municipality’s unionized workers.

The hamlet said it wants more flexibility in setting work schedules for improving water and sewage...