Alien invasion hits community in Arctic Canada in filming of sci-fi movie
Teen girls are fighting against an alien invasion in the first feature movie to ever be filmed in Pangnirtung, Nunavut.
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Art and Culture
Rules around wildlife photography in Canada’s Northwest Territories news to local photographer
A photographer from Inuvik, N.W.T., got an unexpected phone call soon after recently using his drone to make a video
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Canadian exhibition showcases miniature carvings by Inuit artists
Large carvings are amongst the most iconic works produced by Inuit artists, but a new Canadian exhibition is casting a
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Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”
The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation
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Brother of Superman actress Margot Kidder spreads her ashes in Northern Canada
The brother of Superman actress Margot Kidder has returned to Yellowknife to spread some of his sister’s ashes in her
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Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds, from Atlantic Canada, embraces all the things that make her who she is
When Deantha Edmunds left her hometown of Corner Brook a few decades ago, she took a little bit of her
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Art exhibit in Alaska connects bird research to backyards
Art and science may seem like very different disciplines. But they converge in a new exhibit in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska
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Archivists poring over 75,000 hours of stories in northern Indigenous languages collected by Canadian broadcaster
About 65 years ago, Joe Kiloonik was hunting caribou near Taloyoak, Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, when he came across
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Finnish Heritage Agency scouring countryside for ancient monuments
The Finnish Heritage Agency (FHA) is conducting a nationwide field inspection of ancient monuments protected by the government. The Nationally
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A problem of popularity: How Canada’s northern musicians are hurt by lack of access
Andrew Morrison of The Jerry Cans is setting up to play what would be — for most bands with their
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Canadian Heritage to contribute funding to travelling Kenojuak Ashevak exhibition
The federal Department of Canadian Heritage is contributing $464,000 to help fund a travelling exhibition featuring the work of Kenojuak
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Pizza with a northern twist: Inuktitut cookbook offers new spin on Inuit cooking
Its pages feature a smorgasbord of delectable dishes, including ramen, tartare, pizza and stroganoff, but the recipes feature Arctic char,
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Inuk chef sharing Arctic food at Ottawa culinary event
The last thing Sheila Flaherty had to do to get ready for A Taste of the Arctic, before flying south
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‘Inuit space explorer, exploring alternate worlds’ in sealskin space suit art project
When he was a kid, Jesse Tungilik’s mom used to sew him hunting clothes out of caribou hide. The artist
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Canadian eastern Arctic: 2 Inuit artists share Nunavut Commissioner’s Arts Award
Susan Avinngaq of Igloolik and Jaco Ishulutaq from Pangnirtung are the winners of the 2018 Nunavut Commissioner’s Arts Award. Both
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