Archaeologists look to excavate sod houses in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
A sod house — or qammaq — is a dwelling that could keep a family warm all winter long. They go back thousands of years, and locals say unearthing them helps them feel pride in their culture. Samuel ...
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Former priest sentenced to 6 years for sex abuse of Nunavut children
Dejaeger pleaded guilty last week to indecent assault against six girls and one boy between 1978 and 1982 in the hamlet of ...
Four years on, Nunavut police accountability bill still not implemented
It would create a civilian oversight body that would investigate incidents involving police. The territory currently has ...
Internet a gateway to child luring and exploitation: Nunavut RCMP
Living in an isolated Northern community does not offer a child protection from online predators waiting to lure and abuse ...
4 years after it was passed, bill to create police accountability in Nunavut not implemented
A bill meant to create a civilian oversight body of police in Nunavut has not been implemented despite being passed into law ...
Federal government ends MMIWG funding to northern prosecution offices
The $23.5 million was initially allocated in the federal government's 2021 budget, and was slated to last for three years. An ...
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 ...
Online comments targeting race, ethnicity could be ‘hate crime’: Nunavut RCMP
Canada’s Criminal Code prohibits hate speech against “identifiable groups,” which are members of the public “distinguished by colour, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual ...