No Alaska dog mushers at next Arctic Winter Games without ‘true competition’
The future of dog mushing at the Arctic Winter Games is in doubt again, as Team Alaska considers forgoing the
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Arctic Canada: Hockey players ‘bummed’ Team North may not compete at next Indigenous tournament
Athletes with Team North, in Arctic Canada are shocked and disappointed that they may not get a chance to play
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Canadian Francophone Games could be coming to the North in 2023
The Northwest Territories’ francophone federation hopes to submit a bid to host the 2023 Canadian Francophone Games in Yellowknife, in
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How Sweden plans to pay if it hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics
In a week’s time, Sweden will learn whether it will host the 2026 Winter Olympics. But one big question surrounding
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Alaskan Pete Kaiser wins 2019 Iditarod dog sled race
A new Iditarod champion has been crowned. Bethel musher Pete Kaiser’s team of eight dogs crossed under the Burled Arch
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Yukon Quest champ Brent Sass talks about return to elite dog mushing
He’s sitting out this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race — that starts March 2 in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska —
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Northwest Territories judo team aims high at Canada Winter Games
It’s rare for a territory to medal at the Canada Winter Games. Rarer still is when an athlete enters the
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Young players play to win at hand games tournament in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The crowd roars as Jay Masuzumi flashes a grin and waves his fingers to show his empty palm. Once again,
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Why a remote wilderness lodge in Alaska became a magnet for mushers
Along one of the most remote stretches of the Alaska’s road system is a wilderness lodge that’s become thoroughly popular
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Northern speed skaters set records, personal bests at Canada Winter Games
A 15-year-old speed skater from Yellowknife placed eighth in the 1500m short track event at the Canada Winter Games in
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Nunavut caps ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ week with historic win at Canada Winter Games
Nunavut’s boys hockey team won its first ever game at the Canada Winter Games, in Red Deer, Alberta (Prairies) on
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Yukon Quest mushers recount hairy times on stormy mountain pass
Whitehorse, Yukon musher Rob Cooke is being lauded for helping guide some fellow Yukon Quest mushers safely over a stormy
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Hundreds of northern athletes descend on Alberta for Canada Winter Games
Some of the North’s best and brightest young athletes will be in action over the next two weeks in Red
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France’s Thierry Corbarieu wins Yukon Arctic Ultra race in northwestern Canada
After nine days and nearly 700 kilometres, France’s Thierry Corbarieu has won the 2019 Yukon Arctic Ultra. Corbarieu arrived at
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Alaska’s Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest sled dog race
Alaskan musher Brent Sass has claimed victory in the Yukon Quest, four years after he last won the grueling, 1,600-kilometre
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