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Covid-19 has claimed the life of another resident of Nunavut, the fifth person from the territory to succumb to the virus and the first during the latest wave.

Uvagut (Our) TV is celebrating its first year of bringing all-Inuktitut television to Inuit all over Canada, after its Jan. 18, 2021 launch under Nunavut Independent Television (NITV).

Covid-19 or no Covid-19, World Snow Day was scheduled for Jan. 16 with the slogan, Bring Children To The Snow, as per the International Ski Federation.

There has been one more death from Covid-19 in the Northwest Territories as the latest Covid-19 outbreak continues to fester in the Beaufort Delta.

Rasid Abdula, an Edmonton resident facing three counts of cocaine trafficking in NWT court, is wanted on an arrest warrant after years of delays impacting his legal proceedings.

City Councillor Stacie Smith has been named YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 new deputy mayor, replacing Councillor Steve Payne in the role.

Effective Feb. 7, all individuals 12 and older who wish to use City of Iqaluit facilities, including recreational, will have to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with a Health Canada approved vaccine, announced the City on Jan. 17. The same will go for individuals aged five to 12, effective March 31.

IqaluitSA国际影视传媒檚 microbiology lab is closed following the departure of several lab technicians in late November and early December of 2021, with managers and directors at Qikiqtani General Hospital still looking for a qualified replacement.

More funding, clearer guidelines and fairer distribution of resources are needed to improve the GNWTSA国际影视传媒檚 harvesting assistance program, according to a recent review of that program.

Jan. 16 to 22 is National Non-Smoking Week, which takes place on the third week of January every year. It is meant to help focus people on the objective of quitting tobacco and to help educate Canadians on the dangers of smoking cigarettes.