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‘Send your kids to school’, says Arviat mayor at Inuit Nunangat University announcement

Available land, infrastructure, and Inuktitut fluency among reasons for Arviat being chosen as host

Updated on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at 12:45 p.m. ET Arviat Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. urged parents to get their teenagers ready for school after it was announced Wednesday the main campus for Inuit Nunangat University will be built in his community.

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Prowling for jobs in Iqaluit

Kayla Butler, a human resources adviser for Parks Canada, stares down a large polar bear skull during the first day of the two-day Pilimmaksaivik Career Fair on Thursday. It’s taking place at the Aqsarniit hotel in Iqaluit. More than 30 companies representing government, non-governmental organizations and private businesses are meeting with job seekers Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Quiet concentration

Qupaluna Jakobsen, 4, of Nuuk, Greenland, draws while fellow Greenlander Aviaaja Isaksen, left, and Malayah Maloney of Vancouver babysit. They were at Iqaluit’s Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre Tuesday for the Ingiulik Nunavut Shipping Symposium. Isaksen represented the Inuit Circumpolar Council of Greenland and Maloney attended as a community ambassador for the cruise industry. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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