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CBC
03-06-2025
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- CBC
Teen dies after falling through ice near Pangnirtung, Nunavut
A 15-year-old boy is dead after he and two other people fell through the ice near Pangnirtung, Nunavut. In a news release on Tuesday, RCMP say they received a report last Thursday evening of three young males who went through the ice near the floe edge about 12 kilometres from the community. The release says search and rescue volunteers from Pangnirtung led the recovery efforts with help from police. RCMP say two of the three young men managed to escape the water. The body of the 15-year-old was found in the water a few hours later. RCMP and the Nunavut coroner are still investigating.
CBC
10-05-2025
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- CBC
Food insecurity will increase in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, following voucher program's end: report
Food insecurity will increase in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, following voucher program's end: report News Duration 1:31 A new report looks at the impact of the federal food voucher program in the hamlet of Pangnirtung. Hundreds of children used the now-axed program for last 14 months, with 98 per cent of people who participated in a survey saying they couldn't afford food before it.
