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Extreme weather and bus challenges shut down schools in Kuujjuaq

Environment Canada warns of strong winds, risk of frostbite in minutes

Both the elementary and secondary schools in Kuujjuaq closed Wednesday afternoon due to extreme cold and strong winds.

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Pink Shirt Day highlights anti-bullying message

Department of Education staff don pink in recognition of Pink Shirt Day, declared by the Nunavut government on Wednesday. The day represents an opportunity to demonstrate a unified stand against bullying. (Photo courtesy of Victor Pootoogook)

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Bright ideas for young minds

From left, Justin O’Handley, a Government of Nunavut engineer shows a heating circuit to Rachel Kalluk and Frankie Vincent-Wolfe during a Skills Nunavut event Sunday in Iqaluit. Skills Nunavut, an organization that promotes skilled trades among youth, set up the lab at Inuksuk High School while the Nunavut Basketball Territorial Championships were going on. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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A spooky Halloween in Arviat

Staff at John Arnalukjuak High School in Arviat help students get into the Halloween spirit on Friday afternoon. From left, substitute teacher Linda Nutarasungnik, custodian Elizabeth Komak and music teacher Gina Belanger pose for the costume contest. In Arviat, extra polar bear patrols have been organized to keep trick-or-treaters safe on Friday evening. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Lake/John Arnalukjuak High School)