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A video showing Finance Minister Robert C. McLeod predicting a better financial outlook for the territorial government is being touted as evidence by the Union of Northern Workers that the GNWT has been misleading the public about the true state of government finances.
The results are in for Qikiqtani Inuit Association community director positions. In Iqaluit, the results were so close for top spot that there will be an automatic recount.
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After a last-minute series of amendments that cut expenditures and transferred more money into capital reserves, council unanimously passed a $75.5 million with a 1.44 per cent property tax increase, Monday night.
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Three vehicles loaded with alcohol-bound for Fort Liard were intercepted by Mounties during a traffic blitz, say RCMP.
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is delaying the vote count for it vice-president election due to poor weather in a few communities.
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Taxi drivers commemorated the life of Ahmed Mahamud Ali, a longtime cab driver killed while on the job last month, by taking to the streets of Yellowknife for a procession on Monday afternoon.
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Transport Canada is meeting selectively with stakeholders in Nunavut and the NWT about the proposed merger between airlines First Air and Canadian North.
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released details Monday morning of its plan to eliminate tuberculosis among Inuit by 2030.
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While details are still scant, the federal government announced on Nov. 30 that it will overhaul the way child and family services are delivered to Indigenous peoples across the country early next year.
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Arctic Energy Alliance’s budget is getting a $9.12-million boost over the next four years.
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The hamlets of Aklavik, Enterprise, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok are holding municipal elections on Dec. 10. Between the nine hamlets there are 12 candidates for mayor and 59 for council.
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An MLA is calling for a formal probe into allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct between two North Slave Correctional Complex (NSCC) employees and a former inmate.
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In Nunavut, it’s no big secret there are many workers in critical positions who move up from the south with little to no knowledge of the territory and its people. With that in mind, Ilitaqsiniq (Nunavut Literacy Council) developed a pilot project.
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Canada Post is telling the country to be prepared for delayed package deliveries leading up to the holidays due to backlogs from recent worker job action, but local members say they aren’t seeing anything out of the ordinary.
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Minor hockey registrations, Logo contest, Grad fundraisers, Breakfast with Santa, Science projects
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A senior-high foods class has students honing their culinary skills and learning to appreciate sharing the fruits of one’s labour with others at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School in Baker Lake.
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The annual science cultural camp organized and run by the Kivalliq Science Educators’ Community (KSEC) received a much-needed financial boost this past week.
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It certainly was good news to learn of the federal grant secured by the Kivalliq Science Educators’ Community (KSEC) to refresh its cache of camping supplies for one of KSEC’s top annual programs.
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A joint traffic enforcement blitz led by Fort Smith RCMP and NWT RCMP Traffic Services has led to charges for a 47-year-old man.
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Yellowknife RCMP have released their account of a “simple arrest” they say turned into a “fluid” police pursuit, following allegations Mounties forced a filming family member to turn over her cellphone.
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Christmas will be brighter for many in Kugluktuk thanks to the efforts of the Kugluktuk Christmas Committee and generous donations from community members and businesses.
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When I interviewed Kylik Kisoun Taylor of Tundra North Tours this week, he told me that his best advice for up-and-coming youth entrepreneurs would be to foster as many partnerships as possible.
Read More A man in Baker Lake who barricaded himself in his residence and who RCMP say was armed, was taken into custody Friday afternoon after hours of negotiations.
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A new Inuit development association officially launched Nov. 28 in Ottawa.
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Legal cannabis is the future, but cannabis consumption is not necessarily the best way forward.
With the legalization of cannabis a little over a month ago, this was the message directed at students during the Health Canada Pursue Your Passions education event at St. Patrick High School, Nov. 21 and 22.
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Taxi drivers employed by both City Cab and Aurora Taxi will take to the streets of Yellowknife Monday for a procession for a former fellow cabbie killed on the job.
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A petition to increase Nunavut’s $13 minimum wage circulated in Iqaluit and most communities for the past two weeks.
The petition is a part of a pan-territorial Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) Living Wage campaign.
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Christmas will be brighter for many in Kugluktuk thanks to the efforts of the Kugluktuk Christmas Committee and generous donations from community members and businesses.
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