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Nunavut denies access to prisoners in notorious jail
The Baffin Correctional Centre refused a VICE News request after a reporter passed “unauthorized material” to an inmate — a print out of an VICE News article about the jail.
Prisoners held in solitary speak out about notorious Iqaluit jail
"I feel like an animal," said one. But the Nunavut government defends its use of segregation.
Alcohol Prohibition Is Ending in Canada’s Most Northern Capital City
A new alcohol store is opening in Iqaluit, Nunavut after years of prohibition.
The Women Trying to Make Periods More Affordable in Northern Indigenous Communities
Tampons can cost more than twice as much Canada’s far north.
In Canada’s North, a Single Satellite Outage Means Losing Basic Services
No ATMs, no flights, no internet.
The Quiet Pride of Queer and Trans Inuit in Canada’s Far North
We spoke to one of the filmmakers behind 'Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things' about Iqaluit's LGBT community and its struggle to define itself.
A Referendum Will Decide if Land Can Be Bought and Sold in Canada's Most Remote Territory
Nunavut goes to the polls on Monday to determine whether individuals and corporations can purchase and own land, or whether they need to keep leasing it from the government.
Canada Ups Its Arctic Game With Plans to Build Port at the Top of the World
To complete the project by 2020, the territory of Nunavut will draw on designs from northern ports around the world to overcome 13-meter tides, massive ice flows, and a sliver of a typical construction season.
This Politician Survived Eight Days Lost in the Arctic by Hunting Caribou and Carving Igloos
Nunavut MLA Pauloosie Keyootak carved his own igloo with a knife to survive the elements after getting lost in a blizzard during a snowmobile trip in Canada's most remote territory.
This Cabinet Minister Quit Because a Dry Community in Canada Is Getting a Liquor Store
Access to alcohol has been a longstanding point of contention in Nunavut, a vast northern region that represents one-fifth of Canada's landmass with just 32,000 inhabitants, most of them Inuit.
Canada’s Northernmost Capital Turned Pink for Some Reason
Iqaluit, located on the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Canada's Arctic, is a city of less than 7,000 people. The temporary pink hue was apparently due to something called light scattering.