A fire alarm was initiated by the City of Iqaluit dispatch to the on-call airport firefighter at 7:45 p.m. on September 5, 2015, for a roof fire at the new airport terminal building in Iqaluit.
The Department of Health is advising Nunavummiut, especially parents of babies and young children, that there are confirmed cases of whooping cough (pertussis) in Pond Inlet.