Nunavut News

The Government of Nunavut will be announcing public case updates for Pangnirtung’s tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in three-month intervals, said Nunavut Health Minister John Main on June 7.

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) has purchased the old Co-Op Hotel in Resolute Bay and will be turning it into a multi-use facility for its Nauttiqsuqtiit Inuit Stewards.

Nunavut’s Department of Health has announced an advisory for the residents of Kugaaruk and Whale Cove following cases of rabies being reported in the two communities following fox attacks.

Several communities can expect to their health centres to close again this summer as Nunavut’s Department of Health continues to contend with staff shortages.

The tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Pangnirtung, declared on November 25, 2021 is ongoing, announced Nunavut’s departnment of health on May 26. Since January 2021, there have been 31 individuals diagnosed with active tuberculosis, while another 108 individuals in the east Baffin community have been diagnosed with latent tuberculosis.

Nunavummiut 18 and over, who have gotten their third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine four and a half months ago and over, can now get their fourth dose following an announcement by Nunavut’s department of health on May 24.

Cambridge Bay RCMP and the Fire Department responded to a flame at the community’s youth centre Monday morning.

The City of Iqaluit’s planning department is seeking public input with regards to the 2022 General Plan and Zoning By-law.

A large amount of liquor was seized by Kugluktuk RCMP in late April and early May, announced Nunavut RCMP May 19.