Hay River RCMP are asking residents to check their properties, sheds, vehicles and other buildings for anything 'suspicious' or 'out of place' as the search continues for a missing 34-year-old man who was living in the community.

According to an RCMP news release, the hunter was part of a group of five men hunting for polar bears. The group was 65 kilometres southeast of Clyde River when the man fell through the ice at about 9:30 p.m.

A Nunavut judge has ruled for a second time that the "exceptional challenges" in conducting court proceedings in Nunavut constitute a viable exception to unreasonable delays, further highlighting the challenges inherent in the territory's judicial system.