Derek Neary

2 weeks ago | nnsl.com | Derek Neary

An aggressive dog in Naujaat that was euthanized after it attacked other dogs has tested positive for rabies, according to the Nunavut Department of Health on April 11. Anyone whose dog that was bitten by the canine in question should call the regional environmental health officer at 867-645-6660 or 867-473-1995. Any person who was bitten or scratched by a fox or a dog is encouraged to go to the local health centre and report the incident immediately, the Department of Health stated.

2 weeks ago | nnsl.com | Derek Neary

The fate of Nunavut's critical minerals is under the microscope as global developments are moving at a rapid pace. "It is both extraordinary and frightening how fast our world has changed in just 100 days," Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak said in the legislative assembly on Feb. 20.

2 weeks ago | nnsl.com | Derek Neary

Iqaluit RCMP are investigating a break and enter and theft that occurred on Sunday, April 6, at Yummy Shawarma. Three suspects were captured on a surveillance camera as they were taking several food and beverage items, according to the police. Suspect one was wearing an orange toque, black jacket with accented grey sleeves (the right forearm has strip of red tuck tape).

3 weeks ago | thenorthernview.com | Derek Neary

Although the Diavik diamond mine is only about a year away from ceasing production, the site continues to produce extraordinary gems. One of the largest gem-quality yellow diamonds ever discovered in Canada — 158.2 carats — was extracted at Diavik recently. In the mine's 22-year history, only five yellow diamonds weighing more than 100 carats have been unearthed. Yellow diamonds make up less than one per cent of Diavik's production with the bulk being white gems, according to owner Rio Tinto.

Dec 5, 2023 | nnsl.com | Derek Neary

The federal and Alberta governments are providing up to $887,170 to Fortune Minerals to support metallurgical test work at the company’s NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project, 160 km northwest of Yellowknife, it was announced Tuesday. The Government of Canada’s funding contribution will be a maximum of $714,500 for Fortune Minerals’ planned cobalt sulphate process pilot and other metallurgical test work.