It's something of a tradition for the Inuvik Sunrise Festival in N.W.T. to take place in the midst of a deep freeze, but director Jackie Challis says she's got her fingers crossed the balmy -15 C temperatures hold out until the weekend event.
Inuvialuit artist Brian Kowikchuk, along with artists Danielle Wendehorst and Kaitlyn Nasogaluak, have finished two sister murals that celebrate Inuvialuit culture. Together, they are called Ancestral Blessing.