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Charges are pending in a case involving the seizure of what police believe is a drug of some sort on Sunday evening.

According to police, Whati RCMP executed a search warrant just before 9 p.m. on July 11 after receiving a report related to alleged drug trafficking activities at a residence in the community. They had help from Behchoko RCMP, Emergency Response Team, Po...


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In response to the complete destruction of one Fort Simpson resident’s home, her close friend has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help her rebuild.

Ashley Okrainec, who officially moved into her compact trailer home in March 2023, lost nearly everything on July 5, when the Fort Simpson wildfire, which has grown to 122,507 acres as of July 12, burned down her home.

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Thirty MPs and representatives from 15 allied countries are visiting Iqaluit from July 13-17 on a NATO fact-finding mission.

The group will receive briefings from the Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Tuunngavik Inc. and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK).

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is with the group, while ITK President Natan Obed will speak directly with the delegation.


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Paul Amagoalik, who represented Resolute Bay at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), passed away at the age of 73, the organization announced on July 13.

He worked as a community director, among other leadership roles, when the QIA was still called the Baffin Regional Inuit Association and during its transition to the current organization.

“Paul Amagoalik dedi...


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A fire at an Aurora College housing unit has police wondering who did it.

Fort Smith RCMP received a call at around 4 a.m. on July 9 telling of a fire at the Aurora Garden housing unit on Field Street.

Police responded along with the Fort Smith Fire Department and found the front steps and front entry of the building on fire. Firefighters immediately extinguishe...


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