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‘Surreal is the word’: Iqaluit newspaper staff cover fire in their own building
The building that houses Nunatsiaq News in Iqaluit was destroyed by fire Tuesday as shown in this handout photo provided by the newspaper. The outlet's managing editor says nobody was injured and the weekly paper will still go out as planned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nunatsiaq News-Dave Lochead **MANDATORY CREDIT**
property report
A way forward for Iqaluit architecture
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One man recovering, 16 containers retrieved in Iqaluit port following fall
Children get free Halloween candy from a local businessman, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Locals seek a return to normalcy after a shooting that claimed 18 lives in their community on Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Matt York)
opinion
Canada’s plentiful access to fresh water is an illusion in Iqaluit
Jane George
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Nunavut’s historic land-use plan submitted after 16 years
A Canadian flag flies beside an Nunavut flag in Iqaluit, Nunavut on July 31, 2019. A national policing program aimed at serving Indigenous communities in Canada is expanding to Nunavut. Through the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, new RCMP officers will be hired across the territory over the next three years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Defrocked Nunavut priest arrested on historical sexual assault charges
Eric Dejaeger leaves an Iqaluit courtroom Jan. 20, 2011, after his first appearance for six child sexual abuse charges in Igloolik dating back to the 1970s. The defrocked Oblate priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new criminal charges for historical sexual assaults he allegedly committed while living in Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Windeyer
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Planned production studio in Iqaluit will be ‘game changing,’ says filmmaker
Small boats make their way through the Frobisher Bay inlet in Iqaluit on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Nunavut filmmakers and videographers say construction of a large-scale TV and film production studio in Iqaluit will be 'game changing' for the territory's film industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
public editor
The power of ideas for local journalism
Sylvia Stead
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Springtime in Nunavut brings celebration and outdoor fun to Iqaluit
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Iqaluit’s water treatment plant to return to service after more than a year
The City of Iqaluit says its water treatment plant is to return to service Tuesday morning, more than a year after it was shutdown due to contamination. The water treatment plant in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dustin Patar
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Reclaiming Inuit ingredients sets this body-care company apart – while connecting it to community
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Iqaluit says it has lost at least 6 million litres of water due to issues with system
Uvagut TV, Canada's first national T-V channel that's broadcasts Indigenous-language content, is hoping to become part of regular cable. Boats make their way through the Frobisher Bay inlet in Iqaluit on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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City of Iqaluit announces partial water shutdown; boil water advisory lifted
The Nunavut Legislative Assembly is seen April 23, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The City of Iqaluit has shut down water services for parts of the city after a series of issues with the piped water system over the weekend. The city said it is also causing a sewer back up into the legislative building.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Mayor of Iqaluit announces immediate resignation on Twitter
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Critics say 24-hour internet disruption highlights lack of backup options in Canada’s North
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Iqaluit water issues a matter of Arctic security, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says
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Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in Iqaluit
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Ottawa announces $2.8-million to support air services in remote Nunavut communities
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Nunavut government declares two-week state of emergency over Iqaluit water shortage
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City of Iqaluit declares emergency due to water shortage