Friday, March 29, 2024

Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Reacts To A Community Call To Slow Down Its Expansion

Last week, the protesters blocked Baffinland Iron Mines expansion, opposing a railway designed to improve the mines' ore transport. Udloriak Hanson, Baffinland's vice-president of community and sustainable development, said...

Germaine Arnaktauyok, An Inuk Artist, Has Won A Governor General’s Award In Visual...

Inuk artist Germaine Arnaktauyok is a printmaker, painter and drawer that currently resides in Yellowknife. Originally from Igloolik, Nunavut, she won a Governor General's Award in visual and media...

Nunavut MP, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Returns To Parliament After Extended Leave

Nunavut's Member of Parliament, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, has come back to work after being on extended leave. In an interview with Piya Chattopadhyay, the host of The Sunday Magazine, Mumilaaq...

Darlene Nuqingaq from Nunavut wins $1M Arctic Inspiration Prize

Darlene Nuqingaq from Nunavut has won a $1M Arctic Inspiration Prize that will allow her to realize the music program for kids. Born in Spryfield, N.S., Darlene Nuqingaq moved...

The Nunavut Government Reports 12 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Arviat

The hamlet of Arviat houses less than 3,000 people, and on Monday, it reported 12 new cases of COVID-19. The Nunavut government has released a statement saying that the...

Online Gambling in Canada Sees Unprecedented Surge

Toronto, Ontario, April 8, 2023 - Canada's online gambling industry has experienced a remarkable boom, with recent figures showing a significant increase in activity throughout the nation. Industry experts...

Daniel Hodgson’s Trial Starts In Iqaluit

The trial of Daniel Hodgson, accused of murdering Bradley Winsor in 2017 is set to begin at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit. On May 19, 2017, Bradley...

Nunavut Health-care Centres Temporarily Closed Because Of Staffing Shortage

Because of the ongoing pandemic, the number of people working in healthcare centres all across Canada has been dwindling for quite some time. Several healthcare centres in Nunavut have...

Nunavut Cancels Travel Bubble with Churchill, Man.

The soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases in Manitoba has forced Nunavut's chief public health officer to suspend the territory's travel bubble with Churchill, Man. Dr. Michael Patterson revealed all common...

The N.W.T. Temporarily Houses 10 Inmates Of The Baffin Correctional Centre

The North Slave Correctional Complex in Yellowknife will temporarily house ten inmates, formerly of the Baffin Correctional Centre. A lot of inmates served their sentence at the Baffin Correctional...