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Northern media pioneer remembered
August 10, 2018Friends, colleagues and family members are paying tribute to a northern media giant this week. Read More
Nunavut Election
Operation Nanook swings into high gear; Rangers will play key role
August 6, 2018 - NunavutSgt. Roger Hitkolok plans to lead seven other Kugluktuk Rangers on a boat trip to Victoria Island this week to help track activity in the Northwest Passage. Read More
Iqaluit council appeals for more airline competition
August 2, 2018 - IqaluitWith First Air and Canadian North proposing to merge and alarmed by some recommendations in the GN’s Airline Procurement Strategy, Iqaluit city council has passed two resolutions encouraging more airline competition. Read More
Paul Quassa removed from Nunavut premiership
June 14, 2018 - IqaluitNunavut MLAs voted Thursday to remove Paul Quassa from the premiership, with ministers backing the regular MLA caucus motion in a 16-3 vote.
Kiv programs one step away from glory
January 10, 2018 - Chesterfield Inlet/Rankin InletThe excitement is starting to mount as programs in Chesterfield Inlet and Rankin Inlet are both are on the short list to win a substantial Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) this month. Read More
Nunavut cabinet assigned its work for the next four years
November 21, 2017 - IqaluitThe 22 MLAs of Nunavut’s 5th legislative assembly elected seven cabinet ministers Nov. 17, and today Premier Paul Quassa assigned them portfolios.
Quassa chosen as premier
November 20, 2017 - IqaluitOne ballot is all it took for Nunavut’s newest assembly to elect Paul Quassa as Premier. Read More
ᕿᓂᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᒥ
November 17, 2017 - Nunavutᑕᐃᑦᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ, ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ. Read More
ᒦᓐ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ
November 7, 2017 - ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦᔮᓐ ᒦᓐ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ/ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕐᔪᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᓂ, 408-ᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᑯᒃᓱᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ 115-ᓄᑦ. Read More
In Iqaluit upset, Lightstone wins over deputy premier
November 7, 2017 - IqaluitIqaluit-Manirajak elected Nunavut’s youngest MLA Oct. 31 – Adam Arreak Lightstone – after he went to bed.
Polls for the riding came in late, after midnight. But by then, unofficially, he knew he’d beaten incumbent Monica Ell-Kanayuk. He just didn’t quite believe it. Read More
Arviat North/Whale Cove election winner proves he’s the Main event
November 6, 2017 - ArviatJohn Main captured the seat in the Arviat North/Whale Cove riding in convincing fashion, receiving 408 votes to incumbent George Kuksuk’s 115. Read More
ᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓱᓕᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 16-ᓂ 22-ᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
November 5, 2017 - Nunavutᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕖᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᐊᓂ ᐅᒃᑑᐸ 31-ᖑᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᕐᒪᑕ 16-ᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ 22-ᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ. Read More
Voter turnout drops five percentage points
November 4, 2017 - NunavutVoter turnout for the 2017 territorial election fell to 65 per cent, down from 2013’s 70 per cent.
Iqaluit ridings, along with Netsilik, had the lowest turnout – below 60 per cent – while Arviat South and Arviat North-Whale Cove had the highest turnout at 81 and 79 per cent respectively.
“That’s something I don’t have any theories on at this time,” said chief electoral officer Dustin Fredlund. Read More
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᐸᐃᔪᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ ᐊᑭᓯᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᖓᓂᒃ
November 3, 2017 - Iqaluitᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᒪᓂᕋᔭᒃᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐅᒃᑑᐸ 31-ᒥ – ᐋᑕᒥ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ – ᓯᓂᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. Read More
Amateur poll correctly predicts 16 of 22 ridings
November 2, 2017 - NunavutA survey run on Facebook the weekend before the Oct. 31 territorial election correctly predicted 16 of the 22 soon-to-be MLAs. Read More
ᐊᕝᕙᖏᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ
October 31, 2017 - Kivalliqᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ. Read More
Nunavut Election 2017 – Recount hangs over Cambridge Bay results
October 31, 2017 - Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge BayAfter winning by just nine votes in Cambridge Bay, Jeannie Ehaloak admits that she’s facing anxious days ahead as a mandatory recount takes place due to winning with less than a two per cent margin of victory.
“It’s going to be a long week. I’m not going to lie to you,” said the Cambridge Bay mayor of six years.
Pamela Gross, who earned 250 votes to Ehaloak’s 259, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Read More
Nunavut Election 2017 – Quassa ready to become premier
October 31, 2017 - IglulikAfter being elected to a second term as Aggu MLA by 10 votes, Paul Quassa is prepared to become the territory’s premier.
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Half of Kivalliq MLAs turfed in territorial election
October 31, 2017 - KivalliqKivalliq voters went old school and voted for experience on an election night that saw three of the region’s six incumbents defeated. Read More