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Thousands of Russian troops enter Belarus by the "trainload" as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns G7 nations that Russia is planning on launching another offensive against Kyiv with direct Belarusian involvement. The troop movements come a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused Ukraine of planning to launch an attack on the country.
2022-10-11

Pope Francis visits Iqaluit in Nunavut to apologize for the past abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools in Canada. The visit is his final stop on his Canada trip.
2022-07-29

Iqaluit, capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, issues a state of emergency after evidence is found of gasoline in the city's tap water. All residents are advised to not drink, boil or cook with the city's water. The city had issued a Do Not Drink Water advisory the previous day.
2021-10-13

Iqaluit, capital city of Canada's Nunavut territory, is placed under a Do Not Drink Water advisory until further notice due to the possibility of contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons. Both boiled and filtered water are not safe for consumption at this time.
2021-10-12

Three of the seven Catholic clergy who were kidnapped in Croix-des-Bouquets, Ouest, Haiti, on April 11 are released.
2021-04-22

Nunavut's capital Iqaluit imposes a lockdown after the first COVID-19 case was reported last night.
2021-04-15

The death toll of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck Haiti rises to 15. At least 333 others are injured.
2018-10-8

Officials in Haiti say more than 2,000 people have died in the cholera outbreak.
2010-12-6

A 6.1 magnitude aftershock rocks Haiti a week after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
2010-01-20

A severe 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti. Tsunami watches issued across the Caribbean.
2010-01-12