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Across much of the North, bridges are the only structures connecting entire regions with the rest of the country year-round.

Appearing at home in any environment, arctic and red foxes seem adorable and even approachable. But be advised, they don’t make good pets.

For more than 140 years, Canada has watched over its claim to the Arctic with sporadic attention. However, when potential threats—whether real or imagined—crop up, the government has gone to great lengths to assert its dominion over the land. And more often than not, those actions have caused great harm to the people who actually live there.

A race for resources, control, and access makes the Arctic one of the hottest topics on the international stage in the 21st century. But if Canada wants to truly assert its sovereignty in the North, those who call it home say it needs to start with them. 

With glimmering paint and her artist’s eye, Cora DeVos reminds Inuit women of their beauty and resiliency.

Gail Cyr founded, led and fought for organizations devoted to helping Indigenous Northerners. Recently appointed to the Order of Canada, she has spent her entire professional life in the service of others—and she has no plans to let retirement slow her down.