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Lessons in the blood

Wed, 06/19/2013 - 17:17 — ashleigh
The day her grandfather caught the seal, she felt its pain - but also, a swelling sense of pride in her Inuit heart.

Bearing fruit

Wed, 06/05/2013 - 20:35 — ashleigh
Bill Rutherford has been Inuvik's mobile fruit-and-vegetable vendor for 27 years, trucking his wares 7,500km from his home in southern B.C. And it's the freshest stuff in the region.

Crowning Achievement

Wed, 05/29/2013 - 17:32 — ashleigh
Each July, a new Miss Pond Inlet is chosen at the top of Baffin Island. But this pageant has a Nunavut twist, and it's not necessarily all about looks.

Northern gateway

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 15:01 — ashleigh
Somewhere between Vancouver International Airport's boarding gate and its broad main hallway, the North begins.

His stories were his life

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:13 — ashleigh
When Paul Andrew retired from the CBC last spring, he had reported on all the major events of his lifetime in the NWT. As it happens, he'd also covered much of the history that shaped him.

"The New Warrior": nuanced or native-sploitation?

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 20:19 — ashleigh
A lot of time and thinking goes into each of our covers, but this month there was perhaps a little more to debate than usual. One of the aspects of this issue we discussed extensively was the choice of "the New Warrior" as Behn's cover line.

Catching up with Caleb Behn: behind the June cover

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 16:10 — ashleigh
When the plane touched down, the editors began their frantic search for a generator and three different photo shoot locations. Their cover man, on the other hand, was napping.

Going live with CBQO

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 16:17 — Garrett
Deline's homegrown North-Slavey radio station is now transmitting around the world - but its focus is as local as ever.
By Libby Gunn

Why Old Crow works for me

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 20:36 — ashleigh
One day, Dana Tizya-Tramm quit his job at a high-end gelato shop in Vancouver and left his city life behind. His destination: Old Crow. Tizya-Tramm, half-German, half-Gwich'in, says he's found more than a home in Old Crow. He's found a future.

Dawson City in 1,319 portraits

Fri, 05/10/2013 - 16:36 — ashleigh
Michael Markowsky has given himself two months to draw a portrait of every single person in Dawson City, population 1,319 and counting.
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