Yellowknife
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.
Two Inmates Overdosed at a Yellowknife Prison But Authorities Don’t Know on What
The prison, which houses around 150 federal and provincial offenders, doesn't have a history of overdoses.
NWT Boots Out Most Politicians in Election, But Brings Back Convicted Spouse Abuser
Activists says the re-election of Michael Nadli sends the wrong message to a territory struggling with violence against women.
We Saw Tanya Tagaq's Homecoming Show in Yellowknife
The Inuk throat singer put on an inspiring 40 minute improvised performance.
Inside Canada’s Most Northern Strip Club
To the regulars, Harley's Hardrock Saloon in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is an unpretentious, no-nonsense place to down a beer or 12. To more than a few citizens, it's a slightly spicy final stop after a night of carousing. To others, it's...
MUNCHIES Presents: Cooking Polar Bear Meat and Caribou Head in the North
Inuk resident Angela Hovak Johnston teaches her son how to cook polar bear meat along with other traditional country food dishes such as caribou heart soup and caribou head.
The Best Place to Furnish Your Home in Yellowknife Is YKEA: The City Dump
We visited The YK Solid Waste Facility, a haven of discarded furniture, old electronics, bicycles, and Susan Boyle CDs for salvagers in Yellowknife.
The City of Yellowknife, Canada, Is Sitting on Enough Arsenic to Kill Every Human on Earth
Yellowknife is currently sitting on 237,000 tons of arsenic. It has been collecting dust in an underground chamber built to house it for some time now, and the Canadian government has a new permanent solution to its storage problem—but years of...