Nunavut News reporter based in Iqaluit.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney wants the ability to cancel mining licences and claims on government-owned land in Nunavut if a cancellation is in the national interest.
Premier John Main said he supports Ottawa’s legislative effort to do just that.
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Tununiq MLA Brian Koonoo said there are “10,000 reasons” why he resigned from his roles as minister of Energy, Environment, Languages, Culture and Heritage.
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Tununiq MLA Brian Koonoo has resigned his roles as minister of Energy, Languages, Environment, Culture and Heritage, Premier John Main announced on Nov. 2.
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A former police officer who worked in Kinngait has been arrested for an alleged incident that took place while he was serving as a Mountie in 2023, the RCMP advised on Nov. 3.
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The Government of Nunavut cancelled a request for proposals to construct a new Larga Baffin medical boarding home in Ottawa on Sept. 24 after the bid came in too high.
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The Goose gold mine, 400 km south of Cambridge Bay, will not follow the rest of Nunavut in turning clocks back by one hour, but will instead follow Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6) in the Northwest Territories and Alberta.
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association will receive advisory fees for their participation in the sale of Baffinland Iron Mines, an Ontario Superior Court document dated Oct. 23 confirms.
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Qikiqtani Inuit Association for-profit company Qikiqtaaluk Corporation has maintained a 50 per cent Inuit employment rate over the past two years, despite having a target of 85 per cent, the association’s board of directors was told on Oct. 7.
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Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty promised Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. that Ottawa will respect the Nunavut Agreement despite fears that Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, could override Indigenous consultation.
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Nunavummiut Inuit will get an additional $40.8 million in health and wellness funding on top of federal government-provided healthcare funding between April 1, 2027, and March 31, 2032.
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) is managing $1.35 billion, according to its new CEO, Navarana Beveridge.
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Agnico Eagle and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association will not publicly release the details of the Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement (IIBA) that governs the Hope Bay gold mine, 160 km south of Cambridge Bay.
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The Government of Nunavut has not ruled out buying a portion of Baffinland, Minister of Community Services Craig Simailak told the legislative assembly on Oct 22.
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Hunters and trappers organizations will receive increased financial backing under a reformed Nutrition North program, Idlout disclosed.
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Construction on a new Larga Baffin medical boarding home for Nunavummiut in Ottawa cannot begin until the Government of Nunavut (GN) and Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) sign a contract extension for the facility’s operations.
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Cobra’s Confections has one of the more distinct storefronts in Nunavut.
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A Department of Family Services study in 2023 found that the Government of Nunavut could not afford to implement guaranteed basic income, and instead suggested 15 areas of reform for the territory’s income assistance program.
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A Pangnirtung, Nunavut man will serve no further jail time after being convicted of attempted sexual interference involving an 11-year-old girl and attempting to pay for sexual services from the child, the Nunavut Court of Justice decided on Sept. 14.
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A Hermes 900 Starliner surveillance drone was disassembled and shipped from Greenwood, N.S., to Iqaluit in early October, and its capacity for flying in Arctic conditions will be tested until spring 2027, according to the Canadian Coast Guard.
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A year-long investigation by the Kugaaruk RCMP ended in an arrest by the Ontario Provincial Police in Pembroke, Ont.
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