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Nunavik’s Kativik Regional Government has received $26 million from provincial and federal governments to help extend basic internet service through its Tamaani service provider.
Quebec and Ottawa announced the funds in Quebec City July 30 — money that will renew satellite broadband service in the...
The Nunavut Court of Justice denied bail July 31, at least for now, to an Igloolik woman charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2013 death of her partner.
Farrah Siakuluk, 32, appeared before Justice Earl Johnson in an Iqaluit courtroom July 31 for a bail hearing on two charges:...
(Updated July 31)
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the second degree murder of another man in Rankin Inlet.
At around 7 a.m. July 30, police and Rankin Inlet Emergency Medical Services “responded to a report of a male in medical distress,” Nunavut RCMP said.
The 26-year-old...
Though he supports the Conservative government’s plan to help pay for a deep sea port at Iqaluit, Nunavut Liberal candidate Hunter Tootoo lashed out at the “Harper/Aglukkaq regime” July 31, accusing them of ignoring the territory’s infrastructure needs for years.
“Nunavut greatly suffers from a...
The Nunavut Impact Review Board has okayed Agnico Eagle Mines’ latest environmental impact submission to expand its Meadowbank gold mine operations, and launched a public review of the project.
Last summer, Agnico Eagle proposed to expand Meadowbank’s Vault Pit operations southwest into nearby...
Who eats what? When? And how much?
These are the kinds of questions that keep marine biologists up at night.
Well, maybe not up at night, but busy, at least.
Marianne Falardeau has been busy for the past month in Cambridge Bay — catching fish, scooping up zooplankton, collecting fish and marine...
Members of the Nunavut RCMP are investigating the sudden death of an infant in the territory’s capital.
Police were called to Iqaluit’s Qikiqtani General Hospital July 29 just after 4:30 p.m., where the infant had arrived unresponsive some time earlier, the RCMP said July 30.
Police did not...
(Updated 9:00 a.m., July 31)
You might want to call it convenient timing because of the federal election campaign that could be launched as early as this weekend.
But Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq announced in Iqaluit July 30 that Ottawa will pay for 75 per cent of a marine infrastructure project in...
Cathy Towtongie, the president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., said July 30 that she welcomes a move re-announced by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt on July 27 that would list Nutrition North Canada savings on sales receipts next year.
“Minister Valcourt’s decision...
Iqaluit’s Grind and Brew is for sale.
That’s not breaking news — many in the city have seen the “For Sale” sign tacked onto Brian Twerdin and Elisapee Sheutiapik’s iconic beach-front business for a while now.
As much as the pair have enjoyed running the café for more than 15 years, they say...
A walrus recently hunted in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region tested positive for trichinella this week, prompting health officials to issue a warning.
The Government of Nunavut’s health department is advising any Nunavummiut who have recently eaten uncooked walrus to note any adverse reactions and report...
It’s one of the few commodities in demand among global metal markets — and Nunavik could see its first rare earth mine go into production as early as 2019.
Montreal-based Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. has proposed a project that would mine more than 350,000 tonnes of rare earth concentrate each year...
The smoke from Iqaluit’s infamous 2014 dump fire — dubbed “dumpcano” by some residents — may have cleared a year ago, but City of Iqaluit officials are still taking steps to restore full service at the dump site.
Beginning Aug. 1, Iqalungmiut can bring end-of-life vehicles, including cars,...
Two Nunavut lawyers don’t have standing to seek a judicial review of a disciplinary decision issued last year into the conduct of a justice of the peace in Cambridge Bay, Justice Vital Ouellette has ruled.
The two lawyers, Tamara Fairchild and Clare Henderson, wanted the Nunavut Court of Justice...
Nunavut organizations and businesses are now eligible for money from a new territorial tourism program, the Government of Nunavut announced last week.
The newly-launched Community Tourism and Cultural Industries Program aims to support local infrastructure and tourism readiness, by helping...
By next spring, shoppers in Nunavut and Nunavik will be able to see their Nutrition North savings on their sales receipts.
Bernard Valcourt, the minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, announced July 27 that a point-of-sale system will be made mandatory for Nutrition North...
Canadian North and First Air launched their new codeshare agreement July 27, which will see the two major northern airlines team up on north-south connections to, from, and within the Kitikmeot and Baffin regions of Nunavut.
The agreement, first announced this past May, means flights operated by...
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