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Miner Hockey

Tear Sheet

Yellowknife was a different place in the 1950's and '60s. There wasn't always much to do to pass the long winter months. So when local miners got together to play hockey, the whole town would turn out. 

By Sam Toman

Photos by Sam Toman

Photos by Sam Toman

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Tear Sheet

Illustration by Catherine Holmes

Roswell North

A story spreading on the Internet like a meteor shower says 2000 Inuit disappeared after a mysterious light passed over their village in 1930. Is the truth out there?

By Randy Freeman

Illustration by Catherine Holmes

May 21st, 2026 May 21st, 2026

Tear Sheet

Illustration by Patrick Kane

iPods vs iGloos

The iPod revolution has taken root in the Arctic. Will it spend the end of traditional Inuit music? 

By Sam Toman

Illustration by Patrick Kane

May 21st, 2026 May 21st, 2026

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A Neurotic’s Guide to Northern Cuisine

I always felt like an outsider, sometimes even an imposter. Dinner broke the ice

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Winter roads are critical links for residents in remote communities, but climate change is making them more challenging to build. Northerners aren’t giving up

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Ruff Riders

Northerners love their trucks. And they love their dogs. It's a match made in heaven

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“It’s a Filipino thing”

For one community in Whitehorse, basketball is more than a game

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