TOPIC: NUNAVUT
Despite record-high gold prices, mining exploration in Canada's North declines
Preliminary federal data shows exploration spending decreasing across all three territories and B.C.
Google removing 'state' designation from Canadian government buildings. Microsoft following suit
Canadians filed widespread complaints after noticing the designation amid 51st state rhetoric. Google has already started updating parks and says it will also be turning its attention to buildings.
Nunavut government shuts down Cambridge Bay group home
The Nunavut government said in a news released Friday that Nunik Care Services' approval to operate a childcare facility was rescinded last month. It said the home had been given 60 days notice of the change, and that it was making sure there were “transition plans” for the children and youth who lived there.
Ottawa announces $270M agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Arctic
The agreement announced Thursday includes a network of proposed Inuit-led water and land conservation areas in the Arctic region. It's expected to attract $318 million over 15 years to the region.
Nunavut MLAs ask why elder mobility vans promised last fall are still parked
Some Nunavut MLAs are wondering why a fleet of elder mobility vans, promised several months ago to five communities by the premier, are not yet in use.
Federal government apologizes for 'profound harm' of Dundas Harbour relocations in Nunavut
The federal government has offered a long-awaited apology to Inuit families affected by the Dundas Harbour relocations in Nunavut nearly a century ago.
Scary but smooth: No injuries reported after Air Nunavut makes emergency landing in Rankin Inlet
A charter plane carrying two pilots and six people landed safely in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Tuesday night after it was forced to make an emergency landing.
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.
Teacher charged with assaulting Nunavut student stands trial
Michelle Wolf was charged with one count of assault after an incident in a classroom at Sakku School in Coral Harbour in 2023.
Former NTI president appointed to lead external review of Nutrition North
The federal government is appointing former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) president Aluki Kotierk to oversee an external review of the Nutrition North subsidy.
Canadian North being sold to Winnipeg-based company for $205M
Winnipeg-based Exchange Income Corporation announced on Monday that it would be buying Canadian North for $205 million. The company promised the sale would mean better service to northern communities.
Wrong medication given, single-use syringes reused at Nunavut home where 2 youth died: report
Nunavut RCMP say they have found no criminality in the deaths of two young people at Naja Isabelle Home in Chesterfield Inlet.
Nunavut finance minister tables 2025-26 budget
Nunavut’s finance minister tabled a budget Monday that he said reflects the territory’s “unwavering commitment” to improving the lives and well-being of residents.
Saskies, share what will shape how you vote in the next federal election
We all vote for different reasons. We want to hear yours. Apply to share with CBC Saskatchewan why you feel so passionately about a particular issue.
North West Company accused of holding on to subsidy money in proposed class-action suit
A statement of claim filed before the Court of King’s Bench in Manitoba earlier this month calls the multinational Canadian grocery company with stores in northern Canada “outrageous” and “predatory” for not passing 100 per cent of a federal subsidy on to consumers like it’s supposed to.
Nunavut communities announce end of Inuit Child First program as deadline approaches
Nunavut communities are announcing the end of their administration of the Inuit Child First Imitative as they wait to hear whether the program will be extended beyond its March 31 end date.
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."
Northerners, what personal experience will shape how you vote in the next federal election? Share it here
We all vote for different reasons. We want to hear yours. Apply here to share why you feel so passionately about that issue on CBC North.
How to tune in to Canada Reads 2025: Watch, listen or stream the debates March 17-20
The debates will air on CBC TV, CBC Radio, CBC Listen, CBC Gem and CBC Books.
Nunavut MLAs back to work at legislature as winter sitting begins
Nunavut MLAs will be back in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, as the winter sitting gets underway. It will run for three weeks, until Mar. 11.
Inuit call on prime minister to step in as end to child funding program approaches
The head of Canada's national Inuit organization is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in to save a program that helps fund services for Inuit kids.
Nunavut athletes rack up 26 medals at 1st Avannaa Arctic Games in Greenland
The mayor of Ilulissat, Greenland, said he was “very happy” with how the games drew 70 athletes from around Greenland, Alaska, Nunavut and Nunavik to his small town.
IDEAS AFTERNOON
'So much more to learn:' Inuk rights defender Aaju Peter on becoming a student again
When Aaju Peter was a child she was sent away from her Inuk community to learn the ways of the West, losing her language and culture. In Iqaluit half a century later, she has become a teacher of both Inuktitut and traditional skills, and now simultaneously once again a student.
Family of researcher who died in Nunavut want investigation report released: privacy commissioner
Nunavut’s privacy commissioner says the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission should release an investigation report into the death of a University of Alberta researcher who had been doing field work near Grise Fiord, Nunavut.