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9 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Northwest Territories

Updated November 28, 2022

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Laurier University scientist William Quinton and a group of Indigenous Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ walk through a bog near the Scotty Creek Research Station in the Northwest Territories.

Canada's First Indigenous-Led Research Station Is a Symbol of Hope—And Our Climate Crisis

The Scotty Creek facility was part of an unprecedented First Nations effort to study and save the Arctic. Then the fire came.
by Ed Struzik
The Inuvik Community Greenhouse was once a hockey arena.

Inside the Arctic Greenhouses Where the Summer Sun Never Sets

A greenhouse network provides locals with everything from jalapeños to flowers.
by Marina Wang
The 73-mile-long Inuvik-Aklavik Ice Road forms each year when the Mackenzie River freezes over.

Canada's Ice Roads Are Melting Too Soon

Climate change is fraying these seasonal lifelines, causing hardships for the remote towns that rely on them.
by Karen Gardiner

The Massive Black Wolves on a 'Flat Out' Run Along a Canadian Highway

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by Erik Shilling

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