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Two hunters dead after accident near Resolute Bay
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (197+ words) News'Jun 8, 2026 " 6: 03 pm EDT A youth who was travelling with the two deceased walked to the community to report the incident RCMP say two hunters have died in an accident about 12 kilometres southeast of Resolute Bay. At 11: 30 p. m. on June 6, police received…...
Father of Nunavut" to return home
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (330+ words) News'Jun 8, 2026 " 5: 27 pm EDT Key figure in the creation of Nunavut has been working to return to the territory for 3 months John Amagoalik, widely known as the "Father of Nunavut," is returning to the territory after having spent the last 16 months…...
Former Manitoba Inuit Association CEO appears in court
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (238+ words) News'Jun 8, 2026 " 5: 44 pm EDT Nastania Mullin attends bail hearing in Iqaluit, conditions of release upheld Nastania Mullin, the former chief executive officer of the Manitoba Inuit Association, appeared in Iqaluit court for a bail review hearing on Monday. Mullin, 39, faces two…...
In photos: Mary Simon's tenure as governor general
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (147+ words) Politics'Jun 8, 2026 " 6: 35 am EDT Nunavik-born royal representative's term winds down as successor Louise Arbour prepares to take over Mary Simon's historic term as Canada's first Indigenous governor general comes to an end Monday morning. After nearly five years, Simon is set…...
History has been keeping us gainfully employed: Mary Simons term defined by change
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (722+ words) Politics'Jun 5, 2026 " 3: 30 pm EDT First Indigenous Governor General lauded by leaders across the country as she prepares to leave Rideau Hall When Mary Simon was sworn in as Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, the country was confronting a reckoning over its…...
Nunavut will not declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (438+ words) News'Jun 5, 2026 " 12: 30 pm EDT "It feels like open season on Inuit women," says YWCA-Agvik executive director Nunavut will not follow the lead of other Canadian jurisdictions by declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic in the territory. On May 27, Newfoundland and Labrador…...
Arctic Talent: Yurak approaches life with punk rock joy
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (595+ words) News'Jun 5, 2026 " 9: 30 am EDT Iqaluit artist quits day job, pursues entrepreneurship Yurak is a non-binary, full-time artist-entrepreneur of Inuit-Kichwa descent, who carries an offbeat business card with a QR code instead of a phone number. They love life. "Immensely." Born Siku…...
Senate rejects amendment to criminalize residential school denialism
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (457+ words) Justice'Jun 5, 2026 " 8: 30 am EDT Amendment would have made residential school denialism punishable by up to two years in prison A proposal to make residential school denialism a criminal offence was defeated in the Senate on Wednesday. The amendment, introduced by Nunavut…...
Federal justice minister calls alleged deepfake porn crimes "heinous
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (464+ words) Justice'Jun 4, 2026 " 5: 54 pm EDT Sean Fraser says he hopes new law will provide comfort to victims Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has called the alleged crimes of a Nova Scotia man with ties to Nunavut "heinous." Stephen Lowe, 60, has been charged…...
Baffinland owes northern businesses and organizations $27 M
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (636+ words) Business'Jun 4, 2026 " 8: 30 am EDT Company's total debt is $2. 6 B, twice as big as initially reported, according to court-ordered creditors list By Arty Sarkisian - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Baffinland's debt amounts to more than double what it originally reported in May, with…...