One-day event follows $4.9-billion NORAD improvement funding announced by defence minister in June Senators, policymakers and analysts from across the country gathered for a summit on security and sovereignty in the Arctic in Iqaluit on Oct. 3. Key themes at the event included partnership with Inuit and Northerners, the need for better infrastructure, and the need for Canadians in the south to pay attention to morthern issues and challenges. (Photo by Meral Jamal) Arctic sovereignty and how to strengthen it was the focus of a one-day summit of policymakers, analysts and political representatives in Iqaluit Monday.

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The second-degree murder trial of Brandon Lyta, accused of killing Levi Michael in 2020, continues at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit. (File photo)Brandon Lyta took police to scene of where alleged murder took place The morning after Levi Michael died in Iqaluit in May 2020, the man now accused of killing him voluntarily took police back to the location where their confrontation took place, an Iqaluit courtroom heard Friday. Brandon Lyta, who was 23 at the time, is charged with second-degree murder in the May 15, 2020 death of Levi Michael.

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Skip Navigation Nunavik police seized $51,000 worth of contraband alcohol on July 28 and 29 in Inukjuak, according to a news release. (Photo courtesy of Nunavik Police Service) Justice  Aug 4, 2022 – 4:03 pm EDT Five people were arrested under village bylaws, issued tickets By Nunatsiaq News Nunavik Police Service says officers seized 14 parcels containing 125 bottles of contraband alcohol in Inukjuak last week worth an estimated $51,000. The seizures, which included bottles of vodka of various sizes with an alcohol concentration of 40 per cent, took place July 28 and 29, according to a news release from the service.

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NTI, victims of former Nunavut priest's alleged abuse met with Rivoire Wednesday, demanding he return to Canada Kilikvak Kabloona, NTI's chief executive officer, speaks to the media following a meeting between Rev. Johannes Rivoire and the NTI delegation inside the French Oblates' headquarters in Lyon, France, while David Aglukark, an NTI employee also part of the delegation, looks on. (Photo by Emma Tranter) For years, Inuit in Nunavut have called for Rev. Johannes Rivoire to return to Canada to face justice over allegations of sexual abuse, but they were met with silence.

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Man, 27, survived suicide attempt during police intervention, police said Quebec's Bureau of Independent Investigations has completed a report about a Salluit man who was injured in an apparent suicide attempt during a police intervention. The report has been submitted to Quebec's director of prosecutions. (File photo courtesy of E. Herault/Interact) Quebec's Bureau of Independent Investigations has concluded its investigation into an incident that took place in Salluit in April that left a 27-year-old man injured.

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Skip Navigation News  Aug 22, 2022 – 3:48 pm EDT Canadian Armed Forces vessel was supposed to return to Nunavut for Operation Nanook The HMCS Harry DeWolf, seen here in Iqaluit in 2021, will be delayed in its return to Nunavut because of a generator failure. (Photo by Corey Larocque) By David Lochead The Canadian Armed Forces' HMCS Harry DeWolf's return to the North is being delayed due to a generator failure. The Arctic patrol ship was on its way to join Operation Nanook, the forces' yearly northern operation, when the problem arose and forced it to return to Halifax, said Lt.

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Skip Navigation News  Sep 1, 2022 – 4:02 pm EDT Health Department encourages Nunavummiut to prepare for an increase in cases, get vaccinated The GN is encouraging Nunavummiut to prepare for a potential wave of COVID-19 this winter. (Graphic by Viktor Forgacs/Unsplash) By Nunatsiaq News Another wave of COVID-19 may be coming this winter and Nunavummiut should prepare for it, the Government of Nunavut Department of Health said in a news release Thursday. The department said evidence points to a new wave of COVID-19 coming to Canada, and with colder days and people spending more time indoors the virus spreads more easily.

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Previous contract expired more than 2 years ago; 23 workers affected Talks have stalled between the Iqaluit Housing Authority, shown here, and the Nunavut Employees Union. Unionized employees of the authority are working under a collective agreement that expired two years ago. (Photo by Emma Tranter) A mediator is being brought in after contract negotiations between the Nunavut Employees Union and Iqaluit Housing Authority broke down earlier this month. Talks stalled Aug. 18, according to Public Service Alliance of Canada north regional executive vice-president Lorraine Rousseau.

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Skip Navigation Health  Aug 29, 2022 – 3:12 pm EDT More available staff allows centre to open doors Sept. 7, Health Department announces The Kinngait Health Centre will reopen Sept. 7, earlier than the previously expected date of Sept. 30. (Photo by David Venn) By Nunatsiaq News The Kinngait Health Centre will reopen Sept. 7 instead of the originally announced date of Sept. 30, the Government of Nunavut's Health Department said in a news release Monday. More staff became available which made the earlier reopening possible, department spokesperson Danarae Sommerville told Nunatsiaq News.

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Artist and multi-medium carver Ruben Komangapik, originally from Pond Inlet, hopes his Canadian Premier League sculptures inspire young Inuit to play soccer. (Photo courtesy of Ruben Komangapik)Inuk artist Ruben Komangapik tapped to carve new player awards Even as a kid, Ruben Komangapik liked to play soccer. But he never got picked to play on the school team. So when the Canadian Premier League, a professional soccer league, recruited him to join a special team he was more than ready to sign on.

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Fire truck replacement delayed to next fall, says GN spokesperson; hamlet still needs maintenance garage to house new truck A new fire truck bound for Igloolik won't arrive until next year at the earliest, after the fire truck replacement schedule was pushed back by a year, said a GN spokesperson. (Photo courtesy of Julian Blow) The sealifts have come and gone from Igloolik for the season, and none of them were carrying the new fire truck the hamlet was expecting. However, Igloolik's chief administrative officer says that may not be such a bad thing for now.

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Hudson Bay health-care crisis getting ‘worse and worse,' head of union says Inuulitsivik Health Centre in Puvirnituq. According to Cyril Gabreau, president of the Hudson coast nurses union, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is spending part of his Friday in Puvirnituq, flying in and out of the community to meet with health-care workers. (File photo) Five paramedics from the south arrived in Puvirnituq this week to provide assistance to short-staffed health centres in Nunavik's Hudson Bay communities.

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Haali Paton, centre, shows visitors to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park in Iqaluit on Tuesday how to make pitsi. Sherry Nuliayuk, left, and Kethika Kulleperuma take in what Paton is saying as they try to gut their fish. Making pitsi, which is the Inuit method of drying a fish, is a part of Nunavut Parks' ‘Learn To…' series. 'It's a great opportunity to teach others [how to make pitsi],' Paton said of the workshop. Similar events are also held at Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park in Rankin Inlet and Kugluk Territorial Park in Kugluktuk.

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