Nunavut News

Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI) will be opening the first Inuit 2SLGBTQ+ drop-in space in Ottawa. This will be known as the Arsaniq (Northern Lights) Drop-In.

Kenny Bell has resigned as the mayor of Iqaluit as of October 18. He announced on Twitter the same day.

The Government of Canada on October 18 announced $5.4 million for four Nunavut communities. This money will go toward safety-related projects and equipment for airports in Cambridge Bay, Clyde River, Coral Harbour and Whale Cove.

In recent years, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, a highly pathogenic strain, has been spreading to bird populations across the world. Within the last couple of years, it has been appearing more often in Canada.

Covid-19 isolation measures have been lifted at the Gjoa Haven Continuing Care Centre. The staff and all eight residents have recovered from the virus.

The federal Senate Standing Committee on National Defence is currently on a tour of the Canadian Arctic in connection to its study on Arctic Sovereignty. It kicked off with a visit to the Nunavut capital of Iqaluit earlier this month.

Reconciliation must come with justice, says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout on the topic of Orange Shirt Day.

The Resolute Bay RCMP responded to a fire at the Resolute Bay Observatory on the morning of September 27. The Observatory is located approximately 6.5 kilometres northeast of the community.

The availability of the Moderna bivalent Covid-19 vaccine in Nunavut has been expanded to those 45 and older as well as immunocompromised Nunavummiut 12 and older.

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association are inviting Iqalummiut to join a walk on September 30 for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day, also known as Orange Shirt Day.