Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety
By Tamara Merritt Town hall meeting this week included hamlet leadership, RCMP and the territory’s justice minister An RCMP drug-detecting dog and
Read more
Society
One dead after fatal police shooting in Inukjuak, Que.
By Samuel Wat This is the 3rd fatal police shooting in Nunavik in 8 months One person is dead after being
Read more
25 research projects to receive $10.8m funding from Canadian Arctic science network
Twenty-five research projects are set to receive funding from a Canadian northern research network to better understand the climate, geopolitical
Read more
$500 per child grocery fund ending for Inuvialuit families
By Tamara Merritt One mother in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., says her family with 5 children will turn to more traditional foods
Read more
Private yachts can still travel through the Northwest Passage undetected
Inuit guardians are on the front lines of maintaining sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, but small yachts are still allowed
Read more
Inuvik’s mayor says new dentist could be on the way
After more than a year without a dentist, Inuvik is now on track to welcome a resident dentist by late
Read more
Clyde River, Nunavut, under boil water advisory
Health officials say advisory is safety measure due to high turbidity in water Nunavut health officials have issued a boil
Read more
Nunavut Appeal Court reduces sexual assault sentence for former RCMP member
By Samuel Wat · Mosesie Ikkidluak sentence reduced from 9 to 4 years, with appeal upheld Nunavut’s Court of Appeal has
Read more
Inuit Circumpolar Council granted permanent status at International Maritime Org.
After almost four years of holding provisional status at the International Maritime Organization, the group representing Inuit across the Arctic
Read more
N.W.T. gov’t slow to act on school lead situation, independent investigation finds
Investigator says departments failed to understand health implications of lead in drinking water The N.W.T. government was slow to act
Read more
Dawson City, Yukon man charged in connection with stabbing
Dawson City RCMP have charged a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. In
Read more
Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon praises community spirit in Nunavut Day remarks
Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon, delivered Nunavut Day remarks on July 9, saying that the sense of community in this
Read more
Q+A| Governor General calls on Canadians to treat mental health seriously
By Samuel Wat Mary Simon says mental health requires a more holistic approach in Canada Governor General Mary Simon believes
Read more
Despite new units, family challenged finding place Yukon’s Watson Lake
‘It’s not going to be solved overnight. We just have to keep chipping away at it,’ says town’s mayor Despite
Read more
Maori group visits N.W.T. to learn about Inuvialuit Dez Loreen ·
By Dez Loreen Group of 8 from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk Eight Maori people from New
Read more