Northwest Territories
This Is Where 1 Million Paddle Strokes Gets a Climate Reporter in a Canoe
Hint: Very, very far north.
Silt Built This Town—And Melting Ice Will Eventually Destroy It
The island upon which Fort Simpson rests has always been in flux, but climate change has tweaked the balanced system.
Why I Canoed 1,200 Miles to the Arctic Circle to Report on Climate Change
How did you spend your summer?
Canada Is Losing Its Last Reindeer Herder
As indigenous reindeer herders die out, filling their shoes will be increasingly difficult, putting Canada's Inuit people at risk.
Food Prices Are Out of Control in Northern Canada
Grapes are going for $26 to $28 a bunch. Bacon is $26 a package. And a new study says that the number of households that worry about running out of food — or going days without it — has risen dramatically in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Northwest Territories Police Took a 13-Year-Old Sexual Assault Victim to Jail
In ruling, judge says girl wasn't taken to hospital or offered any support.
Dead North Film Festival Is Home to All Things Gruesome, Eerie, and Weird
The DIY festival has quickly become a place for talented genre filmmakers far removed from towering production cities. It creatively forces them to embrace the harsh weather and environment in which they live.
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.
This Sunday, VICE on City Presents: Shroom Boom (or Bust)
VICE host Adam Gollner heads on a road trip to the remote wilderness of Canada's Northwest Territories to meet the international characters who have dropped everything to try and strike it rich picking the mysterious morel mushroom—an ingredient...
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.
That Lake That Was Going to Fall Off a Cliff in Canada Actually Did
In a video released by the government of the Northwest Territories, the lake can be seen breaching a retaining wall weakened by thawing permafrost and dumping half its contents in a waterfall nearly five stories tall.