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Feds must prove they can deliver on Arctic framework
If we can find one word to describe the Liberal government's 11th hour Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, it would have to be 'ambitious.'
Unveiled Sept. 10, the day before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called...
Striking the right note for a well-rounded education
It was absolutely rejuvenating to listen to the passion, hopes and excitement in the voices of a number of Kivalliq folks in the education field during the past few weeks, especially those in Chesterfield...
Forging a more promising future for youth
Nunavut's children and youth occupied a prominent space in the conversations held in our legislative assembly in February, as MLA after MLA spoke out, calling on cabinet to do more about child abuse.
Regular MLAs...
ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖏᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑲᑕᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ.
ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᓂ "ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ" ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ...
Working up a sweat in dry communities
Sport tournaments suffer from players who won’t leave alcohol at home when competing in dry communities.
I spoke with four sports players this past week – two in person and two over social media –...
Nunavut’s artists and centres deserve national standards
In Nunavut, there is never enough money to go around. With the deep need for housing, health, education and basic social supports, governments rightly devote their attentions and as many dollars as possible on...
EDITORIAL: Barriers to graduation holding back Nunavut’s progress
We are pleased – yet appalled – to see the Auditor General confirm some of our strongest theories about Nunavut's education system in its report to the Nunavut legislative assembly earlier this month. The...
ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᒍᒻᒥᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂ
ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᕗᒍᑦ – ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑲᖅᓴᙱᓚᒍᑦ – ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᙱᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖅ, ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐱᔨᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓱᕋᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᓛᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ...
EDITORIAL: Government’s engagement efforts missing the target
Considering the long-term rewards possible with a good education – a good job, stable income, sense of purpose, and others come to mind – we like to think education is a pretty important issue...
ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᖓᐅᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓᓂ
ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ – ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᕗᑦ – ᐃᓱᒪᔪᒪᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ.
ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᒋᔭᖓ ᓄᖒᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ...
EDITORIAL: Hard to maintain homes without mould training
In Nunavut's old and overcrowded public housing units, mould is a constant worry. The Department of Family Services says it is the number one obstacle to keeping homes in good shape.
We're surprised, then, that...
ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖁᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂ, ᐅᖁᕐᒃ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.
ᑲᒪᕗᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖁᕐᒥ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓘᓐᓃᖅᐸ?
ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᖁᕐᒥ...