Canadian military units conduct drills amid the frozen landscapes, plus a look at life in one of the country’s coldest regions.

Members of the Arctic Response Company Group walk down a road as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut, a yearly series of drills designed to highlight the military’s ability to defend the Canadian Arctic, in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, February 19, 2026.

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