As of December 20, 2021, avian influenza virus (AIV) was identified among wild birds in Canada. On April 7, 2022, the first three cases of avian influenza in birds were confirmed in Quebec.
The Department of Health is advising residents of Rankin Inlet of a fox that attacked two domestic dogs on April 30, 2023, has tested positive for rabies.
The Government of Nunavut Department of Environment is pleased to announce that the federal Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) program will launch in Iqaluit, Kugluktuk and Arviat this week.
The Department of Health is advising residents of Pond Inlet that increased fox activity in the community is causing a greater risk of exposure to rabies.