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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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Photo by Derek Crowe

Ruff Riders

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

By Up Here

Photo by Derek Crowe

April 1st, 2026 April 1st, 2026

Tear Sheet

Photo by Paul Nickle

Breaking the Ice

International Polar Year breathes life into Arctic science 

By Jessa Sinclair

Photo by Paul Nickle

April 1st, 2026 April 1st, 2026

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Ruff Riders

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“It’s a Filipino thing”

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

April 1st, 2026 April 1st, 2026

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Photos by Pat Kane

Flavour Profile

Meet six chefs, from epicurean to community, who know how to set a table

April 1st, 2026 April 1st, 2026

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Chic’s Big Bag of Tricks

A Whitehorse card player becomes the first Northerner to earn bridge’s coveted Gold Life Master status

April 1st, 2026 April 1st, 2026

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Photo by Arty Sarkisian

The Long Walk Home

Sealskin boots Return to their Kugluktuk Family

April 1st, 2026 April 1st, 2026
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