A Nunavut judge has granted a mining company an injunction against hunters who stopped its iron ore operation when they protested at the site last month.
Cas Augaarjuk Connelly and Rachel Qiliqti Kaludjak never wanted to stop working at a Nunavut birthing centre, but they say years of mistreatment, racism and a lack of support from their government left them no choice.
A mining company wants a judge to order an injunction against Nunavut hunters blocking the mine's road and airstrip in protest of its proposed expansion.
Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn't see out his windows on Sunday, December 27, 2020. That's when a record-breaking blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of about 1,500, shaking houses and crushing cabins.
Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller gave a short response when asked about an investigation that found an RCMP officer did not intentionally hit a young Inuk man with his truck door during an arrest in June.