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TB screening clinic announced for outbreak in Arviat – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 29, 2025 Department of Health to conduct tuberculosis screening clinic in hamlet until June Nunavut’s Department of Health will conduct a community-wide tuberculosis screening clinic in Arviat starting this week and running until June, as the outbreak declared in February continues in the Kivalliq region hamlet of 2,800. During this phase of testing, Arviat […]
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NTPC ‘optimistic’ about water levels for hydro this year – Cabin Radio
April 29, 2025 The chief operating officer of the NWT Power Corporation says she is “optimistic” about hydro generation in the Snare zone this year. The Snare hydro system provides electricity to the North Slave, particularly territorial capital Yellowknife. “Water inflows to the Snare River system have been strong throughout the winter and water levels […]
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Jinneal Nunaraq Uttak takes Nunavut Quest title 2nd year in a row – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 28, 2025 Igloolik musher clocks in at 40 hours, 53 minutes and 33 seconds Jinneal Nunaraq Uttak has taken the Nunavut Quest title for the second year in a row. Qikiqtani Inuit Association released the official race results Friday in a news release. Uttak, who led the Quest last year as a first-time racer, […]
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What you need to know on federal election day in the North – CBC
Apr 28, 2025 Polls open for 12 hours on Monday, hours vary depending on time zone It’s federal election day in Canada. The 45th general election was called on March 23, launching a five-week campaign — the shortest length allowed under the law. An estimated 7.3 million Canadians — a record — took advantage of advance polls over the Easter long weekend, according […]
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Defence lawyer calls for improvements to NWT legal aid – Cabin Radio
April 28, 2025 A criminal defence lawyer says improvements are needed to legislation governing legal aid in the NWT to ensure access to justice. John Hale made the remarks to a committee of MLAs on Thursday. The committee is conducting a 10-year statutory review of the territory’s Legal Aid Act. Hale said he has been […]
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How NWT power changes aim to promote community-led clean energy – Cabin Radio
April 28, 2025 New policy direction from the NWT government to the territory’s power regulator seeks to promote renewables and community-led energy while mitigating negative impacts to the existing system. Eleven directives released earlier this month are set to change the way the Public Utilities Board regulates power in the territory. Once implemented, the changes […]
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Nunatukavut members push back against MUN’s Indigenous verification policy – NTV
April 27, 2025 The Nunatukavut Community Council is calling Memorial University’s draft Indigenous verification policy ‘a huge failure in Indigenous reconciliation’ and says the policy targets Nunatukavut Inuit youth. One of those youth wrote an open letter to MUN’s Board of Regents. NTV’s Bailey Howard has the story. Read More: https://ntv.ca/nunatukavut-members-push-back-against-muns-indigenous-verification-policy/
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Opponents, knives and blood in Nunavut – Indigenous Watchdog
April 25, 2025 Canada’s National Observer: A New Democrat, a Liberal, a Conservative. Knives, raw fish and blood. The table is set for the debate between the candidates for the Nunavut riding — incumbent Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party), Kilikvak Kabloona (Liberal Party of Canada) and James T. Arreak (Conservative Party of Canada). The three […]
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Questions, concerns from Grise Fiord over potential bolstered military presence – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 25, 2025 Federal leaders, Nunavut candidates campaign on boosting military presence, strength in North With Arctic sovereignty a top issue in the April 28 federal election, some residents of the High Arctic community of Grise Fiord are reacting to a potential greater military presence in the region with questions and concern. The past few […]
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Opinion: We cannot let Pope Francis’s efforts toward Indigenous reconciliation die with him – The Globe and Mail
APRIL 25, 2025 Gerri Sharpe is the former president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada and is based in Yellowknife. It was 17 years ago this month that my grandfather, Gideon Qitsualik, opened his eyes for the first time in five days. He had no voice and could barely move, struggling for air in his […]
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