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Grise Fiord's Audlaluk inducted into Order of Canada
Larry Audlaluk of Grise Fiord, Nunavut, received Canada's highest civilian honour Friday, becoming a member of the Order of Canada.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 10, 2008 11:32 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Northwest Territories
Anawak questions Elections Nunavut's handling of candidacy
As the Nunavut Court of Justice prepares to hear arguments Tuesday about former MP Jack Anawak's bid to run in Nunavut's territorial election, Anawak says he has serious questions about how Elections Nunavut handled his case.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 10, 2008 10:14 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Northwest Territories
Iqaluit Centre race continues as police probe candidate's residency
Elections Nunavut says the territorial election in Iqaluit Centre will continue while the RCMP conduct an investigation into a candidate's eligibility.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 10, 2008 8:10 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Northwest Territories
Greens' anti-sealing stance doesn't apply to Inuit: Ittinuar
The Green Party's candidate in Nunavut says his party's position against Canada's sealing industry does not include Inuit sealers, adding that his party would create a certification program for Inuit-harvested seal products.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 10, 2008 08:27 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Lack of proper ID shuts out some northern voters at advance polls
Election officials have confirmed that some voters in Nunavut and the Yukon were turned away from advance federal polls because they didn't have adequate identification.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 9, 2008 11:08 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Northwest Territories
RCMP investigation underway in Iqaluit Centre
Nunavut RCMP have started investigating a complaint about Iqaluit Centre candidate Okalik Eegeesiak's eligibility to run in the Oct. 27 territorial election, Elections Nunavut announced Thursday.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 9, 2008 8:27 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Quebec leads nation in spousal violence
Violence among Canadians who are married or in common-law relationships is the most prevalent in Quebec and Nunavut, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday.
Canada.com  –  Oct 9, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Resident's open letter urges Iqaluit council to act on sex assaults
An Iqaluit man is asking fellow residents to sign an open letter that calls on city hall to show leadership in the wake of two recent sexual assaults in the Nunavut capital.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 8, 2008 11:38 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Northwest Territories
Artcirq seeks permanent facility in Igloolik
Canada's Arctic circus troupe is struggling to find permanent training space in its home community of Igloolik, Nunavut, despite the group's growing popularity worldwide in recent years.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 8, 2008 6:44 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Northwest Territories
Refugee gets five years for 2006 sex assault
An Ethiopian refugee was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesdayfor a 2006 sexual assault against a Nunavut woman in Ottawa.
Canada.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Ontario