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Arctic Moment: For the Birds?

UP HERE - JULY/AUG 2026

Location: Iqaluit

By Up Here

Photo by Angela Gzowski

Photo by Angela Gzowski

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While walking in Iqaluit one evening, photographer Angela Gzowski spotted this set-up for drying fish. Was it ingenious? she wondered. After all, this method meant maximum sunlight and fewer bugs. But was it also a risky invitation to birds to steal an easy-to-get nosh? What do you think?

UP HERE - JULY/AUG 2026

Photo by C.B. Sikstrom

Not Quite Ancient History

On a trip down the Thelon River, we saw where trappers starved and radioactive debris rained down

By C.B. Sikstrom

Photo by C.B. Sikstrom

September 3rd, 2026 September 3rd, 2026

UP HERE - JULY/AUG 2026

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Inside Joker

If you get @yellowknifememes, then you get life in Yellowknife

By Kaila Jefferd-Moore

@yellowknifememes

September 3rd, 2026 September 3rd, 2026

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Arctic Moment: Shoulder Season

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A Yellowknife artist looks past the landscapes and wildlife to put a new spin on northern painting

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Arctic Moment: What is This?

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