People and History

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Tlingit slideshow

Crave more of Yukon photographer Ian Stewart's look at a Tlingit festival? Here's a slideshow of photos we didn't publish.

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

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The top 10 Northern stories of the decade

What a decade it's been. In honour of 10 years that changed the North, we look back on what we think were the 10 biggest stories to come out of the place between 2000 and 2010. By the Up Here editors

They call him the Wizard of Ozzie

Love him or loathe him, in the dizzying reaches of the High Arctic, he’s the guy who gets things done – one ear to the phone, one hand on the wheel, a head full of plans and pockets stuffed with money. By Brent Reaney

A punk-rock angler casts for fame

He’s Yellowknife’s Fishin’ Technician, landing lunker trout and charming the pants off VIP visitors. Now if only he could make his mark. By Nathan VanderKlippe

The Loss of Priests

Once numerous, always influential, the North's missionaries are aging and their ranks are growing thin. As they wrestle with their legacy, the church is struggling to keep the faith without them.

More People & History

The Day the Beer Dried Up

By Randy Freeman -- After the Second World War, miners and prospectors flocked to gold-rich Yellowknife and drained the town’s most precious commodity. What ensued was a uniquely Northern crisis.

Me and My Inuk Grandpa

By Breant Reaney -- Although we come from different worlds and barely share a word, my elderly Nunavut houseguest has grown to be like family.

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