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Ilagiitsiarniq Strategic Framework community consultations concluded
September 4, 2024 Over the summer, the Department of Family Services (DFS) held stakeholder meetings and public consultations in seven Nunavut communities to identify actionable steps for the development of the Ilagiitsiarniq Strategic Plan. This Plan aims to improve existing protection and support services for families, youth, and children and was developed in response to […]
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Read MoreInquests for deaths involving on-duty officers to become mandatory in Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Aug 30, 2024 Several changes to Coroners Act set to become law Saturday Mandatory inquests for deaths involving an on-duty police officer are among changes to the Coroners Act, which will come into effect on Aug. 31. The amendments to the Coroners Act were approved during the spring sitting of the Nunavut legislative assembly on […]
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Read MoreChanges to the Nunavut Coroners Act
August 30, 2024 The Department of Justice is advising Nunavummiut of upcoming changes to the Nunavut Coroners Act following recent amendments by the Legislative Assembly. These changes come into effect on August 31, 2024, and include: New requirements to report deaths to the coroner: The Director of Child and Family Services must report any death of […]
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Read MoreMedia Statement – Minister R.J. Simpson welcomes new Commanding Officer of RCMP’s “G” Division
August 28, 2024 Premier and Minister of Justice, R.J. Simpson, joins the RCMP in the Northwest Territories in welcoming its new Commanding Officer of “G” Division, Chief Superintendent Dyson Smith: “I am pleased to welcome Chief Superintendent Smith to his new position. RCMP in the Northwest Territories play a critical role in preserving community safety […]
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Read MoreSearch continues for missing 11-year-old Kugluktuk boy.
August 7, 2024 The search for 11-year-old, Jonas Klengenberg, continues. Joint efforts between the Kugluktuk RCMP and local Search and Rescue, have been searching for Klengenberg since August 1, 2024. Multiple air and water searches leading from Kugluktuk have not been successful. Efforts have scaled back to ground searches on All Terrain Vehicle (ATV). The investigation is ongoing. […]
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Read MoreMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the Northwest Territories
From: Department of Justice Canada July 24, 2024 The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who […]
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Read MoreNunavut prosecutors form new team dedicated to sexual violence – CBC
Jul 15, 2024 The chief federal prosecutor is under no illusion about the challenge of gaining people’s trust Nunavut now has a team of prosecutors dedicated to sexual violence cases. Launched in April, the team within Nunavut’s Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) office will assist in all sexual violence files in the territory. On the […]
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Read MoreSentencing of Karima MANJI -Statement of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Kakivak Association
Iqaluit, Nunavut, June 27, 2024 – This morning in the Nunavut Court of Justice, the Honorable Mia Manocchio sentenced Ms. Karima Manji to a three-year sentence and to pay restitution totalling to $28,254.05 to the Kakivak Association. This sentence was ordered for the crime of defrauding Nunavut Inuit through Indigenous identify theft and is the […]
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Read MoreManji Sentenced for Defrauding Inuit Organizations
Iqaluit (Nunavut) – June 27, 2024 – Today, in the Nunavut Court of Justice, Karima Manji was sentenced for defrauding Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (NTI), Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and Kakivak Association by falsely claiming Nunavut Inuit status for her two daughters, who then obtained education grants reserved for Inuit students. Ms. Manji received a sentence of 36 […]
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Read MoreKarima Manji gets 3 years in prison in Inuit identity fraud case – Nunatsiaq
Jun 27, 2024 Crime an ‘egregious example of exploitation of Indigenous Peoples,’ judge says By Arty Sarkisian Karima Manji will spend nearly three years in a federal prison for fraud she committed by acquiring Inuit beneficiary status for her twin daughters, who are not Inuit. Justice Mia Manocchio imposed a 36-month sentence Thursday morning in […]
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