Blog: The take-off of Arctic air routes
It was in 1954, after two years of test flights, when Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) successfully began a Copenhagen to Los
Read more
Iqaluit
Report says lack of safety contributed to worker’s death on Nunavut fishing vessel
Man working on Iqaluit-based vessel Suvak died in 2021 after going overboard in Davis Strait. The death of a worker
Read more
Iqaluit education authority takes Nunavut gov’t to court
The Iqaluit District Education Authority is taking the Government of Nunavut to court, alleging the territory’s Department of Education blocked access
Read more
Crew member in ‘critical but stable’ condition after Iqaluit barge accident on Friday
A crew member who was injured in a sealift barge accident near Iqaluit on Friday is in “critical but stable
Read more
Iqaluit elects Solomon Awa for mayor
By Emily Haws · CBC News Awa had a decisive victory over challengers Yvon and Weemen Iqaluit voters have elected Solomon Awa
Read more
Air Greenland to restart Nuuk—Iqaluit link in summer 2024
Air Greenland announced this week that it will operate a weekly flight between Nuuk and Iqaluit starting in the summer
Read more
Feds ask court to dismiss Nunavut Inuit lawsuit on fishing licences
Government argues minister appropriately factored Inuit rights in decision-making process Lawyers representing the Government of Canada are asking a federal
Read more
Disagreements between city, territory slowed Iqaluit water crisis response: report
By Emma Tranter · CBC News 3rd-party report looked at 2021 crisis that left city residents without clean tap water for 2
Read more
No further investigation needed into Iqaluit plane crash, TSB says
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has closed its file on the Cessna 172 plane crash in Iqaluit last week, saying
Read more
Iqaluit flight cancellations cost him thousands, says Kimmirut teacher
By Lyndsay-Ann Palliser · CBC News ‘Canadian North needs to be responsible to the people’ A Kimmirut teacher says he’s out thousands
Read more
Nunavut recovery centre breaks ground in Iqaluit
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Construction set to begin this fall on long-awaited centre The first addictions and trauma treatment centre
Read more
Iqaluit Housing Authority reaches tentative agreement with Nunavut Employees Union
By Emily Haws · CBC News Striking maintenance workers were on the picket line for over 130 days The Iqaluit Housing Authority
Read more
Public roundtables begin on Baffinland’s latest request to ship more ore from Nunavut
Public roundtable meetings begin Thursday in Iqaluit on Baffinland’s latest proposal to ship more ore from its Mary River mine in
Read more
Igloolik company gets Nunavut Recovery Centre contract
The Government of Nunavut has awarded a contract to build the Nunavut Recovery Centre. The contract went to Arctic Fresh
Read more
Lineup announced for Alianait Arts Festival in Arctic Canada
The Alianait Arts Festival, a renowned arts festival held annually in Arctic Canada, announced its 2023 line up on Wednesday.
Read more