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Four murders in Nunavut last year marked the highest number of homicides for the territory since 2019, when there were seven, according to Statistics Canada data released on Dec. 2. The statistics agency includes first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter and infanticidee in its definition of homicide. Homicides in Nunavut had only numbered one or two since 2020, until 2024. In 2024, the murder victims in Nunavut were Tracy Oqaituq, Tracey Netser, Jimmy \u201cSam\u201d Kownirk, and Zipporah Kalluk. The number of murders in Nunavut last year is tied for the third-lowest in the country, with no homicides in Yukon, two in PEI, and four in Newfoundland and Labrador, which has a population more than 10 times that of Nunavut. From a per capita perspective, Nunavut had the second-highest murder rate in… <\/p>\n

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Four murders in Nunavut last year marked the highest number of homicides for the territory since 2019, when there were seven, according to Statistics Canada data released on Dec. 2. The statistics agency includes first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter and infanticidee in its definition of homicide. Homicides in Nunavut had only numbered one or two since 2020, until 2024. In 2024, the murder victims in Nunavut were Tracy Oqaituq, Tracey Netser, Jimmy \u201cSam\u201d Kownirk, and Zipporah Kalluk. The number of murders in Nunavut last year is tied for the third-lowest in the country, with no homicides in Yukon, two in PEI, and four in Newfoundland and Labrador, which has a population more than 10 times that of Nunavut. From a per capita perspective, Nunavut had the second-highest murder rate in... <\/p>\n

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