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Facebook is now available in Inuktitut

Facebook is now available in Inuktitut

Facebook is now available in Inuktitut. The South Baffin dialect is a new official language setting for users on Facebook’s desktop interface, announced Meta, the...
Former Nunavut priest accused of sexual abuse could be tried in France

Former Nunavut priest accused of sexual abuse could be tried in...

LYON — While France has signaled it won’t extradite former Nunavut priest Johannes Rivoire — accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Canada —...
Military’s water purifiers back online in Iqaluit

Military’s water purifiers back online in Iqaluit

The military’s water purification operation in Iqaluit is up and running again. It’s now taking place inside the North American Aerospace Defense Command Forward Operating...
The Arctic is getting hotter and rainier, the latest report card says

The Arctic is getting hotter and rainier, the latest report card...

Seasons in the Arctic are shifting, and the region is getting hotter and rainier, according to an annual report card by the National Oceanic...
Pope wraps up Canadian apology tour with Northern stop

Pope wraps up Canadian apology tour with Northern stop

IQALUIT — Pope Francis makes a brief visit to the Arctic territory of Nunavut on Friday, the last stop in his six-day visit to...
Gjoa Haven’s Nattilik Heritage Centre moving ahead with expansion

Gjoa Haven’s Nattilik Heritage Centre moving ahead with expansion

The Nattilik Heritage Centre in Gjoa Haven has awarded Yellowknife-based Northern Industrial Construction and the Taylor Architecture Group a contract to design and build...
How a Canadian project aims to protect caribou one calf at a time

How a Canadian project aims to protect caribou one calf at...

Across North America, caribou face a crisis. National Geographic describes herds declining from Arctic Alaska, the Northwest Territories, the Quebec forests and the mountains...
Iqaluit declares local state of emergency over water drought

Iqaluit declares local state of emergency over water drought

For the first time in three years, Iqaluit is in a local state of emergency due to a water shortage. City councilors met Friday afternoon...
Don’t feed the polar bears, Nunavut warns

Don’t feed the polar bears, Nunavut warns

Nunavut’s environment department is warning people not to feed or approach polar bears. “Polar bears are dangerous and unpredictable so it is important to always...
Pope arrives in Canada on tour of ‘penance’ for Indigenous abuse

Pope arrives in Canada on tour of ‘penance’ for Indigenous abuse

EDMONTON, Alberta — Pope Francis landed in Canada on Sunday to kick off a week-long trip that will center around his apology on behalf...
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