Canada's Economic Action Plan Helps Recreational Facilities in Four Nunavut Communities
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT--(Marketwire - August 29, 2010) - The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), announced today that work is underway in four Nunavut communities. These communities are receiving more than $1.1 million in multi-year funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut. These infrastructure projects are made ...

Media Advisory/REMINDER: Minister of State Goodyear to Announce New Research on Inuit Governance and Leadership
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT-- (Marketwire - Aug. 30, 2010) - The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will announce a new research project that will benefit future Inuit leaders.

Government of Canada Supports Research on Inuit Leadership and Governance
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT-- (Marketwire - Aug. 30, 2010) - Today, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced the Government of Canada's support for a comprehensive six-year research and training project on Inuit leadership and governance. This project will for the first time create a recorded history of Canada's Inuit leadership and develop training for future ...

Nunavut man who killed 3 sentenced to life
A Nunavut man who says he was protecting himself from a home invasion has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 16 years after being found guilty of shooting three men to death in 2007.

Canada falling behind neighbours on Arctic development: Report
Canada has fallen behind its neighbours in the Arctic and must do more to ensure its northern development strategy is backed up by concrete policies that obtain results, a new report says.

Canada falling behind neighbours on Arctic development: Report
Canada has fallen behind its neighbours in the Arctic and must do more to ensure its northern development strategy is backed up by concrete policies that obtain results, says a new report released on Tuesday.

Report sounds warning over Arctic agenda
New report starkly warns that northern communities lack financial resources to upgrade infrastructure or improve poor living standards.

Governor General to Invest 53 Recipients Into the Order of Canada
OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- (Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, September 3, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. The Governor General, who is Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on four Companions, 19 Officers and 30 Members.

16 years for Nunavut man who killed 3
A Nunavut man convicted in June of shooting three men to death has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 16 years.

Angel Street at Skeetchestn
The Skeetchestn First Nation will become the first reserve in Canada to name an Angel Street in memory of victims of domestic violence. On Sept. 16, the street leading from the band office to the Skeetchestn Community School will become ?Lesos,? the Secwepemcsin word for ?Angel?.