‘Switch it up a little’: Meet Nunavut athletes who went to multiple Arctic Winter Games for different sports
Most athletes would be happy if they made a territorial team for the Arctic Winter Games. But, there's some multi-sports Nunavut athletes who get to pick and choose which sports they go for.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-athletes-who-ve-gone-to-multiple-awg-for-different-sports-9.7128231?cmp=rss
Here's what you missed at the 2026 Arctic Winter Games | 2026 Arctic Winter Games
Watch our team on the ground as they highlight their top moments that you may missed during the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, from sports like one-foot high kick to head pull.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7130100?cmp=rss
Did you know that the Arctic Winter Games almost didn't have Arctic Sports? | 2026 Arctic Winter Games
When the Arctic Winter Games were first announced in 1969, no Arctic Sports were on the roster. This caught the attention of a young Edward Lennie, an Inuvialuit man who lobbied with his elders to have traditional Northern Games be included. CBC Sports spoke with his son to hear the story of how he did it.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7130091?cmp=rss
Pole push at the 2026 Arctic Winter Games
Watch athletes compete in pole push, one of the several Dene games at this year's Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, as Team Nunavut coach Thomas Levi gives background on the event.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7129722?cmp=rss
Athletes trade jackets, pins, and memories at Arctic Winter Games closing ceremonies
A crowd of athletes, coaches, volunteers, and spectators filled downtown Whitehorse’s Main Street on Saturday for the Arctic Winter Games closing ceremony. As they waited for the show to kick off, they traded jackets, snow pants, buffs, toques, pins and memories.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/athletes-trade-jackets-pins-and-memories-at-arctic-winter-games-closing-ceremonies-9.7129277?cmp=rss
Performers from 9 northern regions showcase their culture at Arctic Winter Games gala
Performers from across the circumpolar north showcased their stories, language, songs and culture at the 2026 Arctic Winter cultural gala Thursday and Friday in Whitehorse.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/awg-2026-cultural-gala-9.7128541?cmp=rss
Snow snake at the Arctic Winter Games does what it’s always done: bring Indigenous people together
Snow snake is a game rooted in cross-cultural traditions and whose practitioners have kept alive across Turtle Island for centuries.
That ethos was no different at the Arctic Winter Games, where, earlier in the week, dozens of athletes from the circumpolar North lined up to take their best...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-arctic-winter-games-first-nations-snow-snake-9.7127845?cmp=rss
Snow snake at the Arctic Winter Games does what it’s always done: bring Indigenous people together
Snow snake is a game rooted in cross-cultural traditions and whose practitioners have kept alive across Turtle Island for centuries.
That ethos was no different at the Arctic Winter Games, where, earlier in the week, dozens of athletes from the circumpolar North lined up to take their best...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-arctic-winter-games-first-nations-snow-snake-9.7127845?cmp=rss
7 misses and 1 hit in two-foot high kick | Arctic Winter Games 2026
From the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, watch as athletes compete in one of the most difficult sports on the roster: two-foot high kick.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7127779?cmp=rss
These former athletes-turned-coaches are leading the Yukon's next generation of athletes
Some Team Yukon coaches know exactly what it takes to compete at the Arctic Winter Games because they’ve been there themselves. Now they're leading the territory's next generation of athletes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/former-athletes-become-coaches-awg-2026-9.7127951?cmp=rss