News Topic - Nunavut http://www.news-spider.com/topics/n/Nunavut/index.html Latest news about Nunavut from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 05:47:43 GMT Ousted NACA head disputes criticism of financial management http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228345068 The former executive director of the Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association disputed criticism by the Nunavut government and the organization's board about her management of its finances. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228345068 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:40:57 GMT Nunavut arts association to undergo audit http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228245929 The Nunavut government says it hopes a special audit of the Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association will help get the beleaguered organization back up and running. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228245929 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:59:05 GMT Report of Arctic Bay death by trichinosis unfounded: medical officer http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228172271 A Nunavut health official is dismissing newspaper reports that an Arctic Bay man died of trichinosis after eating fermented walrus meat. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228172271 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:57:43 GMT Enrolment declining at Nunavut Arctic College http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228146955 The number of students enrolling at Nunavut Arctic College has fallen in recent years, due in part to less demand for courses from government departments and other organizations, officials say. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1228146955 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:39:28 GMT DFO seeks satellite imagery to trace tracks of trapped narwhals http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227927008 A federal researcher says he hopes satellite imagery of the area around Pond Inlet, Nunavut, will help determine how more than 500 narwhals became trapped in sea ice near the Baffin Island community. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227927008 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:57:59 GMT 1st commercial ship sails through Northwest Passage http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227919233 The Canadian Coast Guard has confirmed that in a major first, a commercial ship travelled through the Northwest Passage this fall to deliver supplies to communities in western Nunavut. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227919233 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:50:55 GMT High diamond count boosts Shear Minerals http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227912935 Shear Minerals shares jumped almost 40 per cent today after the Edmonton company reported high diamond counts from its Churchill play in Nunavut. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227912935 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT What we can all learn from Nunavut http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227806022 There, Canada's new Health Minister set fixed targets to build healthy communities - let's hope she brings new thinking to Ottawa http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227806022 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:58:00 GMT 500 narwhals trapped by Pond Inlet ice: fisheries officials http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227744773 The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans says there were hundreds more narwhals trapped in sea ice near Pond Inlet, Nunavut, than originally thought. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227744773 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:20:22 GMT New Nunavut premier says responding to credit crunch impact on mining top priority http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227657234 The Canadian Press - IQALUIT, Nunavut - Even the remotest stretches of Canada's Arctic aren't immune to the global credit crisis. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1227657234 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:08:00 GMT