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Questions about airport infrastructure fly in Nunavut legislature
One MLA expressed concern about the state of the airport in Igloolik, while another talked about the need for a longer run way at the airport in Chesterfield Inlet.
Revitalization of two Inuktut dialects discussed in Nunavut legislature
Two Nunavut MLAs asked questions about the revitalization of Inuktut dialects at the territory’s Legislative Assembly this week.
MLAs probe Nunavut's 'nation-building' projects as legislature resumes
Two Nunavut MLAs asked questions at the Legislative Assembly this week about infrastructure projects that – amid rising tensions between Canada and the U.S. – the territory's premier has described recently as "nation-building."
Two Nunavut mothers outline issues with Family Services' foster system
One mother says Family Services has been disrespectful to Inuit clients, and the other hasn't been in contact with her kids since they were taken. Both say their children suffered abuse while in the foster system.
Nunavut returns to Scotties after one-year absence
Nunavut is returning to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after a one-year hiatus. A lack of available players and the closure of Iqaluit's curling rink, which was used as a backup set for the production of a TV show, caused Nunavut to withdraw last year.
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.