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Miner Hockey

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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 Terry Parker

Come To See The Sky Spirits

The Northern Lights lure more winter visitors every year to the self-proclaimed Aurora capital of the world, Yellowknife.

By Martin Dover

Photo by Terry Parker

March 3rd, 2026 March 3rd, 2026

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Photo by Margo Pfeiff

In the kitchen with the Laughing Chef

She’s Nunavut’s answer to Jamie Oliver: a cooking-show guru whose goal is to teach Inuit to eat better – and have a great time doing it.

By Margo Pfeiff

Photo by Margo Pfeiff

March 3rd, 2026 March 3rd, 2026

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The Long Walk Home

Sealskin boots Return to their Kugluktuk Family

March 3rd, 2026 March 3rd, 2026

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No Pain, No Gain

The adrenaline rush of kite-skiing is worth all the fear, falls and scrapes

March 3rd, 2026 March 3rd, 2026

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Under New Management

Yellowknife’s Weaver family calls it a day as their pioneering general store changes hands after nine decades

March 3rd, 2026 March 3rd, 2026

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If You’re Gonna Dream, Dream Big

Whitehorse wants to be a hockeytown. Gavin McKenna? That’s just for starters

March 3rd, 2026 March 3rd, 2026

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Looking Ahead – The Mackenzie Bicentennial

March 3rd, 2026 March 3rd, 2026
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