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Teacher resignations in Naujaat, Nunavut, leaving vacancies at high school, raising concerns
A number of teachers have resigned in Naujaat, Nunavut, leaving half of the positions at the community's high school unfilled.
Fire consumes arena, circus and performing arts space in Igloolik, Nunavut
The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m., said George Qaunaq, the Igloolik's chief administrative officer. It engulfed the Kipsigak Arena and Artcirq's Black Box, where it runs its circus and community programing.
Former Nunavut RCMP officer acquitted of assault, uttering threats
Const. Luke Tomkinson was charged after an incident in Arctic Bay in 2020, where he pointed his Taser at a man during while arresting a different man.
Concerns in Nunavut about future of program that supports Inuit children as funding set to end
First launched in 2017, funding for the Inuit Child First Initiative is currently set to expire at the end of March. In 2023-2024, almost 6,000 children from Nunavut accessed the program, according to Indigenous Services Canada.
Former Catholic priest who abused children in Nunavut sentenced to 6 years in prison
Eric Dejaeger, 77, pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexually abusing children in Igloolik between 1978 and 1982.
4 years after it was passed, bill to create police accountability in Nunavut not implemented
A bill meant to create a civilian oversight body of police in Nunavut has not been implemented after being passed into law nearly four years ago.
'It's not who I am now': Sexual abuse victim of former Nunavut priest speaks out
Last week's guilty plea from a former Catholic priest who sexually abused children in Nunavut has prompted one of his earlier victims to speak up.
Lawyers propose 6-year sentence for former Nunavut priest who sexually abused children
Eric Dejaeger, 77, pleaded guilty earlier this week to seven counts of sexually abusing children in Igloolik between 1978 and 1982 — some of them as young as four.
'You are a monster': Former Catholic priest pleads guilty to sexually assaulting Nunavut children
Eric Dejaeger, 77, entered his guilty pleas in an Iqaluit courtroom Thursday morning before Justice Faiyaz Alibhai. Victims also began to read their impact statements, detailing the abuse they faced as children.
Former priest expected to plead guilty to charges of sexual assault against children in Nunavut
A former Catholic priest charged with eight counts of historical sexual assault against children in Nunavut is expected to plead guilty to the charges against him.