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At our public meeting in Yellowknife we heard from local Aboriginal elders, external about the devastating legacy of Canada's former residential school system.

This sparked us to look at education for northerners today. What opportunities are available for young indigenous people here in their own land and territory?

Is the new school system and curriculum an improvement? Rates of literacy and employment are improving but are still some way below the rest of Canada.

There is still no university in the North. Canada is the world's only circumpolar country, external without a circumpolar university. But that could be about to change - if the next government passes the Dechinta Education Act.

This would recognise the Dechinta Bush University, external, near Yellowknife, as northern Canada's first fully accredited degree-awarding institute. Dechinta and its unique "land-based" teaching system made international news when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited in 2011.

Since then more than 250 young people have graduated from courses here. So is this a model for education in the North - and the rest of the world? We have come to Dechinta to find out.

Are you from the North of Canada? What education opportunities did you have growing up? Send us your experiences and tell us how you think education can be improved in the region.

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On Thanksgiving weekend, we thought it would be nice to reflect how you feel about Canada in your own words.

We asked you to sum it up in 5 words and hundreds of you have emailed us, shared Facebook comments and sent us tweets.

Here are just a few of our favorites that convey the pride many of you have in this great wide land.

We feel lucky to be here exploring it with you.

"Simply put. Greatest. Country. Ever." jaythecanadian

"Wonderful place needs better politicians!"

Mike Stewart

"Proud enough to be polite."

Shirley Desserud

"Kind, good, natural and neutral."

Tzvi Nightingale 

"Really, really, really, really cold."

Euan Monaghan

"Where maple syrup comes from."

Haypant

"More to Canada than hockey."

"Drive it and you'll see."

Pete Cassidy

"I love it, been here 40 years."

"I guess that is seven."

John Murray

"American. Want to move there."

Lindsay

"Best country in the World."

Robert McKay

Watch more of your 5 word suggestions by playing the video in the black box below.

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So tell us - how does Canadian Thanksgiving compare to the US version?

Send us your pictures and tips for BBC Pop Up on how we can get into the spirit?

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Our colleague Anthony Zurcher writes:

"Is the Canadian general election approaching a tipping point?

For much of this 78-day campaign season, the three parties - the incumbent Conservatives and the left-centre Liberals and New Democratic Party - have effectively been tied in the polls, all at around 30%.

If the Nanos Research tracking poll, external is any indication, however, that could be changing. Starting on 26 September, the NDP - the often-overlooked left-leaning party that saw a surge in popularity in the past year culminating in a surprising provincial victory in traditionally conservative Alberta - began a precipitous decline, from 30.3% to its current 23%.

At first the Conservatives were the beneficiaries, but October has been kind to the Liberals, and they now stand atop the polls with 34.3%, ahead of the Conservatives' 32.1%."

Read more from Anthony and tell us what you think?

Pickup trucks are usually associated with the American West, but the archetype exists in Canada too - and nowhere moreso than Alberta.

But does everyone really use these big beasts to haul heavy objects? Or do they just love driving monster vehicles?

We received emails from Canadians suspicious that, in reality, the back of most pickup trucks are usually left empty. So when we got to Edmonton, our reporter Franz Strasser decided to find out.

Watch the full report here or click play on the black box below.

Are you a truck lover or hater? Send us a picture of your vehicle to our Twitter, external and Facebook, external accounts, or email us at bbcpopup@bbc.co.uk.

Here's a selection of your comments:

More than 70,000 people worldwide watched the livestream, external of our town hall forum in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

You can watch a replay here, external.  

The global audience heard powerful and personal stories from local residents - including members of the Yellowknives Dene First Nations. We invited our online followers to ask the local community questions and we received hundreds via Facebook, Twitter and email.

Issues raised included environmental pollution, the colonial legacy, and threats to the native animals of the region (such as caribou).

BBC Pop Up would like to thank the residents of Yellowknife and the Dene Nation for welcoming and hosting us. Special thanks to our panel speakers:

• Lawrence Nayally of CKLB Radio, external.
• Jacey Firth-Hagen, external, a youth activist who works to preserve the Gwich'in language.
• Iman Kassam, broadcaster and founder of NWT Pride, external.
• Peter Chynoweth, Minister of the Yellowknife United Church, external.

Below are some of your tweets and comments:

What is it like to live in the Northwest Territories - a place where the sun is only up for 5 hours during the winter? Tonight (Tuesday 6 Oct) the BBC Pop Up team is livestreaming, external a town hall event from Yellowknife, and we want you to ask the questions! Anything you ever wanted to know about peoples' challenges here, their connection to nature, and their jobs? 

The live stream will be here on Facebook, external at 1900 MT (0100 BST, 2100 EDT, 1800 PDT)

If you're in Yellowknife come along and take part! 1900 at Northern United Place, Tuesday 6 Oct. All welcome.

The black box below isn't empty - it's a video about what Yellowknife residents have told us so far - watch by hitting the play button on the left.

You can submit your question to @bbcpopup, external via Twitter. You can also send us a video message to 'bbcpopup' on Snapchat, or simply write an email to bbcpopup@bbc.co.uk

Then tune in on Tuesday to the BBC Pop Up Facebook page, external at 1900 MT (2100 ET, 1800 PT -- 0900 Wednesday in Manila (7 October), 0730 Wednesday in Delhi (7 October)) - and listen to their answers!

We've arrived in the northernmost city in Canada's mainland - Yellowknife.

Tourists flock here to see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). But what about the community that lives here? What issues do they care about?

We're here to find out - and we're holding a town hall meeting on Tuesday 6 October, 1900 MT at Northern United Place. We hope you can join us - and not just if you live here!

Wherever you are you can join in via our live stream on Periscope @BBCPopUp, external and hopefully we'll stream it live here on this page too.

If you build it, will they come? The strategy paid off for Kevin Costner in the baseball movie, Field of Dreams, but can it work for ice hockey fans in Canada?

The long-suffering supporters of the Quebec Nordiques - an NHL franchise that was relocated to Colorado 20 years ago - now have a shiny new stadium in which to enjoy their national sport.

The only problem? Until the league awards the city a new franchise they still don't have a team to play there.

Watch the full report here.

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Before our trip to Canada we received many emails from readers urging us to report on the lives and struggles of immigrants here.

Click here to watch our second report from Quebec.

This time visited Montreal to meet French-speaking immigrants from North Africa.

We discovered that speaking French and being well qualified is often not enough to secure a job interview - particularly if your surname doesn't sound local.

Our video has sparked a debate on Facebook - join in here., external We will feature some of your comments below.

Tweet us @BBCPopUp, external. Email: bbcpopup@bbc.co.uk

Hundreds of you have written to us in response to our film on immigrants learning French in Quebec.

You can watch the full report here and join in the debate on our Facebook page, external.

We'd like hear from both French and English speakers - and not just in Quebec. We want to hear from people throughout Canada.

Have language barriers affected you? What is your community doing to help immigrants? Are newcomers in your area making enough effort to integrate?

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And finally, on a lighter note, we received this story via email:

"Pop Up Canada is excellent so far. I was surprised that the first Pop Up was about integration in Quebec. I am a Brit who emigrated to Toronto in 1982, I got involved with the football scene in and around Toronto and went on a football tournament to Quebec city, we checked into our hotel without a problem and went to the local restaurant for eats. We waited for ages before we were served and when we did, nobody from the restaurant wanted to speak English and definitely not to English people. My friend Chris, who is a bit of a lad and a man of many accents, bowls in late with a couple of his mates and sat at a table just a bit away from us. He said, all right John, ows it going then? I told him, we are about to leave, we cant even get a beer here due to the language barrier. Ahhh, you are doing it all wrong, he said, what do you want, I said a beer would be good to start, okay, he said. Along comes the same waiter that could not understand us, Chris, said to the waiter in English with a thick Russian accent. I would like 4 Canadians, spasibo. The waiter said in BBC English, certainly sir I will be right back with your order, Chris then says to the waiter and can you get my friends at that table, pointing at us, 4 Canadians also. The waiter looked us and put his head down and walked off to the bar. We all fell about laughing and all spoke with very bad Russian accents for the rest of the evening. That was in 1985, it is so funny that things have not changed in 30 years. Keep up the great work. Canada is a great place. Cheers, John"

How can Quebec welcome English-speaking immigrants while still protecting its distinct Francophone identity?

Will non-Quebecoise newcomers ever feel accepted? 

Watch our full report here and tell us what you think. Have language barriers caused problems for you in Canada?

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Many of our Canadian viewers have suggested BBC Pop Up look at how diverse communities live together in harmony in Canada. Nowhere is this multiculturalism more true than in Montreal. 

We went to the bustling market, Marché Jean Talon, which had its own resident poet - Ivan. We asked him to compose a bilingual ode to diversity in the city.

Here is his poem, Trans-Canaduh. 

Thanks, Ivan!

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Hockey fans in Quebec City, we need your help.

We've discovered you have an amazing hockey arena but no NHL team to play in it, external?

So we want to bring back your legendary Nordiques, external for just one day. Are you a Nordiques fan? Come and play hockey with us in a fun, friendly match.

Friday 25 September: 2pm-4.30pm. Ice Rink B, Hall of Physical Education and Sports, 2300 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, external

Players can rent hockey equipment from the venue, or bring your own.

Hope to see you there. Please wear your Nordiques shirts! #RetourDesNordiques, external

What issues do Quebec City residents care about most ahead of the election? And what do they love about their community? 

We hit the streets to find out and (perhaps unsurprisingly) separatism and the integration of non-French speakers were hot topics.

But we heard about so much more. Everything from saving the local marketplace to the city's thriving metal music scene.

Here's a film of what we discovered.

Are you in Québec? Tell us if you agree - and how these issues affect you. Contact us via Twitter, external and Facebook, external or email bbcpopup@bbc.co.uk