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‘Gifting it forward’: Iceland donates books to college, library in Iqaluit

‘Gifting it forward’: Iceland donates books to college, library in Iqaluit

The “world champions” of book publishing had a gift for Canada on Tuesday — books. Iceland’s ambassador to Canada, Hlynur Gudjonsson, gifted Nunavut Arctic College...
3 reasons the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska’s Arctic was approved

3 reasons the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska’s Arctic was...

For more than six decades, Alaska’s North Slope has been a focus of intense controversy over oil development and wilderness protection, with no end...
Canada’s reconciliation council bill was not ‘co-developed’ with Inuit, ITK president says

Canada’s reconciliation council bill was not ‘co-developed’ with Inuit, ITK president...

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says a federal bill to establish a national council for reconciliation was not “co-developed” with Inuit, and is...
Canadian Coast Guard finishes Arctic operating season

Canadian Coast Guard finishes Arctic operating season

The Canadian Coast Guard and its seven icebreakers have finished their Arctic operating season and left the North, the federal organization announced in a...
Pope to hold public event in Iqaluit outside Nakasuk School

Pope to hold public event in Iqaluit outside Nakasuk School

Pope Francis will hold one public event when he visits Iqaluit on July 29, according to a schedule released by the Canadian Conference of...
Hundreds gather in Ottawa to celebrate Inuit culture

Hundreds gather in Ottawa to celebrate Inuit culture

An overcast afternoon in Ottawa couldn’t dampen the joyful atmosphere of International Inuit Day celebrations on Sunday. Around 300 people gathered in Annie Pootoogook Park...
‘We’re ready when Ottawa’s ready’: Canada’s premiers await federal response on health care

‘We’re ready when Ottawa’s ready’: Canada’s premiers await federal response on...

The federal government has yet to respond to a request from Canada’s premiers for an increase in federal spending on health care, says Nunavut...
What Canada’s proposed new gun legislation could mean for Inuit

What Canada’s proposed new gun legislation could mean for Inuit

Nunavummiut will have a chance in the new year to tell a committee of Canada's Parliament about the potential impacts of the federal Liberal...
Ottawa announces $6.4 million for Inuit health research network

Ottawa announces $6.4 million for Inuit health research network

A new grant will provide $6.4 million to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami for an Inuit health research network, federal Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos announced...
ITK launches Inuktut text conversion tool

ITK launches Inuktut text conversion tool

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is the latest organization to launch a digital tool aimed at making Inuktut more accessible. The national Inuit organization launched its Inuktut...
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