Igloolik

• Lawyers suggest 6 years for ex-priest who abused Nunavut children

  WARNING: This story contains disturbing content.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2025
  
• ‘Sick monster’: Defrocked priest pleads guilty to sex assaults of children in Nunavut

  Eric Dejaeger, who last year was sentenced for historical sex crimes against children in Alberta, pleaded guilty to similar assaults committed as a priest in Igloolik, Nunavut.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2025
  
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• Canadian military investigated mysterious ‘pinging’ sound coming from Arctic seafloor

  Last month, the government of Nunavut requested the Department of National Defence to investigate strange sounds heard by hunters and boaters over the summer in Fury and Hecla Strait, just north of Igloolik.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2016
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• Former Arctic priest gets 19 years for sex offences

  Eric Dejaeger was convicted of dozens of sex offences against Inuit children that took place 35 years ago.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2015
• Wanted priest unsure if he’ll return to Canada to face child sex charges

  Justice Canada officials have declined to comment on whether Canada has ever entered into extradition discussions with France — which has a bilateral extradition treaty with Canada — over Rivoire.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2013