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After finding its floe, a drifting Arctic research icebreaker settles in for polar night

The RV Polarstern has attached itself to sea ice, and will drift through the dark Arctic winter conducting groundbreaking research as part of the MOSAiC Expedition

In the shadow of the North Pole, the RV Polarstern has slowed its pace in the Central Arctic, attaching itself to a drifting ice floe a few kilometres in diameter.

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Timbits take to the ice in Iqaluit

A dazzling array of new Timbits jerseys were on display at the Arnaitok Arena in Iqaluit on Thursday, Oct. 10, as the city’s youngest hockey players had a great time on the ice. The new jerseys and socks were provided through a new partnership between the Northwest Company, the Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association and Tim Hortons. (Photo by Darryl Martin)

Municipal election candidates take the stage in Iqaluit

On Thursday night, the stage at Inuksuk High School was set for the Iqaluit municipal election all-candidates meeting. Both mayoral candidates, Kenny Bell and Noah Uluuni Papatsie, were present, as were 11 councillor hopefuls. Read more later on nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Dustin Patar)

Lots to offer

Last week’s Inuit Studies Conference in Montreal featured a lot more than its packed schedule of presentations—it also offered attendees a number of diversions, including this book fair table. There was also an arts and crafts sale, performances by Nunavik Sivunitsavut and Siqiniup Qilauta, and a Labrador Inuit slipper-making workshop by Vanessa and Veronica Flowers. (Photo from 21st Inuit Studies Conference Facebook)

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Apex school shuts due to furnace problems

Nanook School in Apex is closed today. Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief public health officer, has recommended the closure of the territory’s schools and daycares for the next three weeks. (File photo)

Bumpy road

The 17-kilometre road from Cambridge Bay to Ovayok Territorial Park, near the esker known in English as Mount Pelly, remains full of deep potholes after a wet summer. Some residents are calling for the holes to be filled and the road graded, something they say hasn’t been done in a few years. (Photo by Jane George)

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