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Baffinland has posted on social media every time it’s noted a cruise ship going
more than nine knots, which is the mining company’s own speed limit for its
contracted vessels. On Sept. 13, it posted about a cruise ship sailing at 13.8
knots — speeds it called “troubling.”
over 2 years ago
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“We feel it’s important to celebrate this day because people and families
affected by FASD experience multiple barriers, oppression and stigma,” said
Jennifer Noah, Piruqatigiit’s co-executive director, on FASD Awareness Day.
over 2 years ago
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Nunavut is set to see a third operating gold mine in 2025 with Sabina Gold and Silver Corp.'s recent decision to move ahead on building its Goose gold mine in western Nunavut.
over 2 years ago
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It’s hoped the survey reaches about 22,000 households in Nunavut, the Northwest
Territories and Yukon.
over 2 years ago
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While menstrual products are available in many Nunavut schools and health
centres, these don’t reach everyone, and the cost in the territory — where boxes
of 40 tampons can run near $20 — can be a barrier.
over 2 years ago
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“Close to 10 per cent of our teaching memberships are vacant at the start of the
year,” says Justin Matchett, president of the Nunavut Teachers Association, the
union that represents teachers throughout the territory.
over 2 years ago
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A crate of precious handmade articles from Taloyoak, Nunavut, remains missing after nearly a year, and stories conflict about where and how it got lost.
over 2 years ago
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A whaling crew from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, landed their bowhead whale late
Sunday with the help of community members in Naujaat, after two weeks of
scouting around the Kivalliq region’s waters.
over 2 years ago
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Neevee Laisa was seen sleeping outside Iqaluit’s downtown Northmart last week in
the early morning, where she had curled up on the concrete next to her cane. Her
plight comes as no surprise to Iqaluit MLA Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster.
over 2 years ago
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Indigenous workers with relatively low annual earnings were the most likely to
receive Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit payments, says a new Statistics Canada
report.
over 2 years ago
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The report looked at the severity of police-reported crime in 2020-2021 and
found that Nunavut was among the Canadian jurisdictions that saw an increase to
its Crime Severity Index.
over 2 years ago
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Polar bear hunters in Nunavut’s Gulf of Boothia region say the Nunavut
government’s approach to polar bear management leaves them out of the equation.
over 2 years ago
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The Red Fish Arts Studio, which opened last year in a renovated fish plant, plans to offer the Canadian Welding Bureau certification to its young welders.
over 2 years ago
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In separate statements, Kaujak Komangapik and Jayko Allooloo said there are
fewer narwhals and caribou to be found. Meanwhile, the company promises more
environmental controls, more involvement for Inuit and cash for the community.
about 3 years ago
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The Nunavut Impact Review Board hearings on Baffinland Iron Mines’s phase
two expansion resumed in Iqaluit Monday morning, with some participants watching
online outside of the official venue.
about 3 years ago
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Fewer than half of the 14,000 eligible Nunavut voters turned out Monday to elect
new members of their legislative assembly, the sixth since the creation of the
territory in 1999.
about 3 years ago
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It’s Election Day in Nunavut, the final day for roughly 14,000 eligible voters
to go to polling stations throughout the territory to elect new members of the
legislature for 17 constituencies.
about 3 years ago
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Simon Qingnaqtuq and Inagayuk Joseph Quqqiaq are challenging incumbent Emiliano
Qirngnuq.
about 3 years ago
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Egrets are more usually spotted in the Everglades or on the Pacific coast so the
presence of this egret immediately attracted local photographers, including
Bernice Sandy, who took many photos of the unusual bird.
about 3 years ago