Samuel Wat

2 weeks ago | canadianinquirer.net | Arianne Lacanilao |Samuel Wat

Elections Canada cites weather and difficulty recruiting local teams as the source of the challengesElia Lauzon doesn’t trust the government, or the electoral system. Still, she turned up Monday to the polling station in Puvirnituq, Que., to have her say. “I do know it’s the smallest right that I have offered to me and fought for me by other Indigenous activists over the course of decades,” Lauzon said.

2 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Samuel Wat

Salluit residents tried to cast a vote in the federal election on April 28, 2025. But residents say polling booths closed there around 2:30pm, seven hours earlier than it's supposed to under the Canada Elections Act. (Submitted by François Léger Savard)Elia Lauzon doesn't trust the government, or the electoral system. Still, she turned up Monday to the polling station in Puvirnituq, Que., to have her say.

1 month ago | canadianinquirer.net | Arianne Lacanilao |Samuel Wat

By Samuel Wat, RCI, CBC NewsLiberals, NDP, Conservatives, Bloc Québécois have announced candidates for the upcoming federal electionCanadians will head to the polls on April 28, and Nunavimmiut and other Quebec voters will cast their ballot to decide who will represent them in Ottawa. Nunavik is part of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, the third-largest riding by area in the country.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Samuel Wat

North·NewMany media outlets around the world reported Camilla Hempleman-Adams as the first woman to trek solo across Baffin Island, causing outrage among some Nunavummiut. Camilla Hempleman-Adams sparked outrage among some Nunavummiut, who say her claims erase Inuit historyA British traveller has issued an apology after claiming she was the first woman to solo traverse Nunavut's – and Canada's – largest island.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Samuel Wat

North·NewCarbon taxes, military bases, fighting against tariffs – these are some of the big-ticket policy announcements heard from the major parties so far in this federal election campaign. But in Nunavik, many residents say they just want action to address the basics, like food insecurity, mental health and addictions treatment.