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Arreak champions Conservative approach to economic growth in Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 15, 2025 Candidate talks ‘fixing the budget’ and supporting the middle-class in lead-up to election Nunatsiaq News is profiling candidates in the April 28 federal election. In Nunavut, incumbent NDP MP Lori Idlout is running against Liberal Kilikvak Kabloona and Conservative James Arreak. James Arreak says Nunavummiut are facing a cost-of-living crisis — and […]
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Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of April 15-21, 2025
April 14, 2025 Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of April 14, 2025. No travel scheduled for this time period. Meetings and Appearances Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions for their event. Contact organizers for more information. Minister Cleveland will be […]
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Legislative Assembly of Nunavut – Standing Committee Announces Schedule of Televised Hearings
IQALUIT, Nunavut (April 10, 2025) – The Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Oversight of Government Operations and Public Accounts will hold televised hearings from April 24, 2025 to May 1, 2025, on the most recent annual report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut; the most recent annual report of the Representative for Children […]
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Why Canada’s long-term fate could hang on unlocking the Arctic — now – Financial Post
Donald Trump has forced a new urgency on the campaign trail and up and down the country to unleash the North’s potential or risk Arctic sovereignty and a northern treasure trove of resources Brendan Bell knows what it is like to be ignored. It wasn’t so many months ago that the chief executive of West […]
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Intergovernmental Meeting between Salt River First Nation and Government of the Northwest Territories
Fort Smith, NT (April 8, 2025) – Salt River First Nation Chief Josephine (Toni) Heron, Councillor Delores Bruno-Taylor, Councillor Levi MacDonald, and Councillor Brittany Bourke met with Premier R.J. Simpson, Minister Caroline Wawzonek, Minister Vince McKay, Minister Lucy Kuptana, Minister Lesa Semmler, and Minister Jay MacDonald on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Fort Smith, NT. […]
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Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of April 8-14, 2025
Ministerial Travel Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of April 7, 2025. Premier Simpson, Minister Wawzonek, Minister Semmler, Minister Kuptana, Minister McKay, and Minister Macdonald are attending Salt River First Nation- GNWT bilateral meetings in Fort Smith on April 8 Minister Kuptana and Minister […]
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Action needed on loose dogs: Iqaluit public safety committee – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 7, 2025 Deputy mayor suggests limits to how many times bylaw officers return loose dogs to owners It might be time for a review of Iqaluit’s animal control bylaw, says Deputy Mayor Kim Smith. Smith made the suggestion during the city’s public safety committee’s meeting Thursday afternoon after Coun. Amber Aglukark, who chairs the […]
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‘We are all butter, no guns’: Experts look back at Canada’s difficult Arctic defence history – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 4, 2025 Federal government has history of making big promises during times of crisis but moving on when things settle down, says retired colonel Arctic security and sovereignty are shaping up to be key issues for the April 28 federal election. This article is part of a series examining northern security, and the plans […]
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Untangling Mark Carney’s father’s ties to Fort Smith, N.W.T., Indian day school – CBC
Apr 03, 2025 Historians say Robert Carney’s legacy needs discussing ‘in productive ways that don’t harm survivors’ It was March 1965, and Catholic educator Robert J. Carney had gone on CBC Radio to discuss his work as a federal day school principal in the Northwest Territories. Today, it’s an interview some may find jarring. “Mr. Carney, at […]
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How Norman Wells leaders see TGG self-government – Cabin Radio
April 4, 2025 The president of a Sahtu Dene and Métis group heading toward self-government in Norman Wells says the move will offer stability and a platform for growth. Sherry Hodgson leads the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę Government, which has several hundred members. Voting members just ratified a self-government agreement that’s expected to come into effect in […]
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