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Bail hearing delayed for accused in Mary Ann Birmingham homicide

Iqaluit · Iqaluit

Bail hearing delayed for accused in Mary Ann Birmingham homicide

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Elisapee Sheutiapik says she and others will walk from the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility to the Iqaluit courthouse every day when the man accused of murdering her sister Mary Ann Birmingham makes an appearance in court.See the Story

Two B.C. men charged following alleged home invasion in Iqaluit

Iqaluit · Iqaluit

Two B.C. men charged following alleged home invasion in Iqaluit

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Police say all parties known to each other and incident is 'isolated'See the Story

'School is a gift,' says Nunavut elder graduating at age 65

Indigenous · Iqaluit

'School is a gift,' says Nunavut elder graduating at age 65

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Aaju Peter, an activist and lawyer originally from Greenland, went back to school earlier this year to study at Pirurvik Inuktitut language institute in Iqaluit where she's also a teacher.Read Article

Whooping cough outbreaks declared in Iqaluit, Pond Inlet

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Nunavut's Department of Health announced the outbreaks in a pair of news releases Saturday. It's urging people to get vaccinated against the respiratory disease.Iqaluit · Iqaluit Read Article

No place in municipal politics for threats, real or perceived

The risk with employing “dark humour” to make a point is that some people are going to find it too dark while others will simply find it unfunny. That’s why it’s not surprising that the Nunavut RCMP took an interest in some Facebook comments made about Iqaluit city council’s recent changes to its animal control bylaw. Council reduced the length of time the city has to wait before killing a loose dog its officers catch to 24 hours from seven days…Iqaluit · Iqaluit Read Article

Nunavut’s First Wind and Energy Storage Project to Slash Diesel Dependency in Sanikiluaq - Electrical Business

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

June 18, 2025 – A $6.7-million loan through the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative (ICII) will help fund Nunavut’s Anuriqjuak Nukkiksautiit Project (ANP) in the community of Sanikiluaq. Led by the Inuit-owned Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp. (a subsidiary of Qikiqtaaluk Corp.), the project involves a 1-MW wind turbine and 1-MWh energy storage system that will replace up to 70% (600,000 litres) of the community…Sanikiluaq · Sanikiluaq See the Story

Families furious over treatment of foster children in Kinngait, Nunavut

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

CBC has spoken to several families with children in care — as well as three former workers — who say the conditions at the Family Services facility in the community are terrible.Kinngait · Kinngait Read Article

Nunavut - Nunavut Teachers' Association and Government of Nunavut sign new collective agreement

The Government of Nunavut (GN) and the Nunavut Teachers' Association (NTA) signed a new collective agreement on June 13.Iqaluit · Iqaluit Read Article

Nunavut bodybuilder winning medals and hoping to lift Inuit in the process

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

From a young age, the Diane Marin competed in sports in high school and university before finding bodybuilding in her late twenties. She said she hopes other young Inuit get excited about working out and living a healthy lifestyle.Indigenous · Iqaluit Read Article

Nunavut legislative assembly briefs, with Jill Westerman

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Securing Canada’s Arctic Arctic security was of concern to MLA Joelie Kaernerk in the legislative assembly on May 30. Kaernerk expressed disappointment to Premier P.J.Iqaluit · Iqaluit See the Story

Life at the Edge: What It’s Like to Live in the World’s Northernmost Inhabited Place

Alert, Nunavut is the northernmost place on Earth with year-round human presence, home to military operations, climate research, and some of the planet’s harshest living conditions.Military Operations · Alert Read Article

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