Nunavut News

The launch of the 2021 Qilaut CD, for the Government of Nunavut’s annual Inuktut songwriting contest of the same name, took place on May 14 with two concerts featuring the winners at the Aqsarniit Hotel in the afternoon and evening.

Kugluktuk residents have voted to move toward a restricted alcohol system following a May 16 plebiscite.

The 2021-22 Baffin Island Caribou harvest is closed immediately, announced the Government of Nunavut today.

Slash/Back , an alien invasion movie set in Pangnirtung, recently had its first Nunavut screenings in the community and in Iqaluit. Bringing the movie back to where it was originally filmed.

The Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit held a community dinner on May 13 to celebrate the graduates of its eight-week pre-employment training program. The graduates of the program invited Iqalummiut to enjoy some tuktu stew, char, and bannock.

Inuit organizations are praising the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s (NIRB) decision to not recommend Baffinland proceed with the Phase 2 expansion at Mary River Mine in North Baffin, which took place late Friday afternoon last week.

A new Iqaluit-based 3D printing company is hoping to bring a new manufacturing capacity to the territory with its printers. From reproductions to custom tools and more Apex3D is hoping to create new possibilities for the North.

The Nunavut Impact Review Board has recommended against Baffinland’s proposed Phase 2 expansion at Mary River Mine in North Baffin.

Nunavut has confirmed its eighth death due to Covid-19, announced the department of health on May 12.