People and History

Old Man and the Saw

A Yellowknifer shows off his cutting-edge collection. By Laurie Sarkadi.

Northerner of the Year: The Storyteller

His life is like a book you can't put down -- a whirlwind of wild tales, lullabies, poems, dirty jokes, and now a star-studded movie. What's next in the epic of Richard Van Camp? By Katherine Laidlaw; Photos by Patrick Kane

How I went barking mad

When a city girl agrees to babysit a kennel of huskies, she learns it takes more than kibble to become the alpha dog. By Katherine Laidlaw; Illustration by Monika Melnychuk

The grief house

In a little cottage in downtown Whitehorse, talking about death brings people back to life. By Mitch Miyagawa; Photography by Cathie Archbould.

OUR PEOPLE: The Queen of the Scream

Superstar throat singer Tanya Tagaq takes her art form, her consciousness and her squeal to new heights. By Katherine Laidlaw.

Jack London Short Fiction Contest Winners

We asked our readers to submit their best short stories inspired by Jack London and loaded with Northern adventure and drama. Our first place story could have been narrated by London himself (or his feminist twin brother). Here, for your reading pleasure, are our top three picks.

More People & History

Tribulations of the Yukon witch trials

In the early 1900s, chilling reports of ritual killings trickled out of the Northern wilds. Was it the hand of the occult? Or had the murderers simply gone mad? By Tristin Hopper

A Tradition That's Bred in the Bone

When he shattered his arm, his Yukon roadtrip came to a crashing halt. But then the whole territory, it seemed, lifted a hand to help out. By Peter Jickling

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