People and History

Through Our Own Lens

Photos of aboriginal Northerners are usually taken by outsiders. These three photographers are anything but outsiders. And you can tell the difference.

Out of the Rough

During the long days of summer in Yellowknife, golf seemed natural. Except there wasn't a course -- until one local golfer took a swing. By Randy Freeman

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

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.

Whitehorse		7^°C
Yellowknife		13^°C
Iqaluit		9^°C