NUNAVUT
This Cabinet Minister Quit Because a Dry Community in Canada Is Getting a Liquor Store
Access to alcohol has been a longstanding point of contention in Nunavut, a vast northern region that represents one-fifth of Canada's landmass with just 32,000 inhabitants, most of them Inuit.
One Day in a Northwest Territories Court Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Canada's Broken Legal System
The courtrooms of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut offer a glimpse into the complex web of inter-generational violence, mental health issues, and substance abuse in Canada's remote north.
Inuit Smoking Rates in Canada Are Worse Than the National Average in the 1950s
Canada's North is facing a health crisis, as skyrocketing cancer rates amongst its Indigenous peoples are far and away the highest in the world, according to a new international study
There’s a Push to Bring Back the Zeppelin in Canada’s Remote North
Airships — the dirigibles often referred to as Zeppelins, from the German aircraft that had their heyday in the 1930s — are seeing renewed interest from a number of companies around the world.
How I Earned $200K Making Spaghetti Sauce in the Amazon Jungle
I don’t own any restaurants, nor have I worked with anyone famous or cooked anywhere with a Michelin star, but I did work as an executive chef in the middle of the Amazon rainforest for a gold mine.
Thunder Bay Takes Regina’s Title of Canada’s Murder Capital
While Canada's murder rate is at a five-decade low, a Stats Can report says Aboriginal people are six times more likely to be murdered than the rest of the population.
This Tiny Town Is the Last Wall Against Oil Exploration in Canada’s Arctic
“It’s a tiny community of [about 1,000] people taking on the federal government of Canada and three multi-billion dollar energy companies — opponents with virtually unlimited resources,” says a lawyer for residents of a Nunavut hamlet.
Inside Canada's Arctic Prison
Yellowknife photographer Pat Kane had the rare opportunity to visit the North Slave Correctional Centre in the Northwest Territories. Here's what he saw.
A Suicide Crisis in Canada’s Unforgiving North
In Nunavut, suicide rates are a staggering 10 times the national average. For the past two weeks, Canada’s northernmost territory has been laying the crisis bare in a coroner's inquest.
How an Inuit Filmmaker Is Using Virtual Reality to Tell Her Culture's Stories
Nyla Innuksuk is trying to break free from stereotypes while using new media to tell traditional and modern narratives.
These Nunavut Teenage Artists Finished a Massive Toronto Mural
Despite some tough statistics, their home of Cape Dorset, Nunavut is known as the Inuit Art Capital of the World.