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Nunavut MLAs set to vote Wednesday on whether to oust Premier P.J. Akeeagok
Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki issued a notice of a motion during Monday's sitting of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly that he plans to bring a motion to have Akeeagok removed from his position.
After 38 years, man arrested in unsolved killing of 15-year-old in Iqaluit
A man accused of an unsolved death in Iqaluit made his first court appearance on Wednesday. Jopey Atsiqtaq is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mary Ann Birmingham. Birmingham died on May 26, 1986, in her home in Iqaluit.
Complaints, low availability and jokes: Nunavut committee discusses Inuktut
Languages Commissioner Karliin Aariak tabled her consolidated annual reports from 2021-2024 during the legislature's standing committee on oversight of government operations and public accounts.
MLAs probe remediation of contaminated sites during Nunavut Legislature hearing
A Nunavut MLA brought up concerns regarding the remediation of contaminated sites in Nunavut during televised hearings of standing committee in the legislature.
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More than 1,300 Nunavut gov't employees made over $100k in 2023
The government of Nunavut is not required to share the salaries of its employees, but through an access to information request, CBC News obtained the salary information of those who make at least $100,000.
'I just started crying': Appeal of Inuit language education lawsuit struck down
The Nunavut Court of Appeal struck the government of Nunavut’s latest appeal involving a lawsuit brought forward by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) and two representative plaintiffs.
Jury rules Kimmirut, Nunavut, man can seek early parole after using repealed clause
Pingoatuk Kolola was sentenced in 2010 without the chance of parole for 25 years. So far, he has served 15 years for the murder of Const. Douglas Scott.
Nunavut has spent $54M to house elders in Ottawa over the last 7 years, government says
The Embassy West Senior Living centre has made just under $54 million from housing Nunavut elders since 2017, according to figures provided by the Department of Health. CBC News also acquired a redacted copy of the contract between the territorial government and Embassy West.
Nunavut tourism industry starting to rebound after COVID-19 pandemic shut it down
Tourist visits in Nunavut have rebounded since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. A national park says their annual visitor count is approaching pre-pandemic levels and a northern hamlet says cruise ships have increased.
Nunavut communities say CRTC money for fibre internet is good news, but question how it will work
Kinngait Mayor Jimmy Manning says it’s good news that fibre internet might be coming to his community, but three years ago, there was concern about how the cables will deal with the extremes of Nunavut’s weather and environment.