The North

Yellowknife's mayor-elect joins Ollie to set out her number-one priority once she takes over leadership of the city on November 2. Plus: how did her views change on the campaign trail, and does her background as a naval warfare officer – alongside coming major DND spending – make her a military mayor in a military town?

Get interviews with the key players and expert analysis in this highlight reel from our Yellowknife election special. Includes: Melissa Syer, Garett Cochrane, Cody Drygeese, Rylund Johnson, Adrian Bell, Steve Payne, Mark Heyck and Ben Hendriksen. Special thanks to our reporters Claire McFarlane and Eshana Gohil, photographer and videographer Sarah Pruys and live reporter Emily Blake.

In tonight's newscast, we walk you through what we know so far about the tragedy at CFB Wainwright. We also report on privacy breaches affecting NWT inmates, a vote on Tuesday to select a replacement for Lesa Semmler in cabinet, and the latest on the Yellowknife and Alberta votes. In other news, we look at Quebec's maple syrup shortage, Israel's coming elections, what the First Nations...

Brent Butt is heading to Yellowknife. He's in conversation with Cabin Radio's Emily Blake. Plus a musical that gives a Pride and Prejudice side character a new, queer life is making its Canadian debut in the city – the writers flew from New York City to join us. Also in this episode: Hockey Helps the Homeless plans a February NHL alumni game in Yellowknife, and Emily Smejkal argues now is...

In tonight's newscast: Two RCMP officers in Yellowknife face charges over the March 2025 death of a 56-year-old, Lawrence Blackduck, while in police custody. Also tonight: The Union of Northern Workers faces a lawsuit brought by former members of its executive, Yellowknife's two mayoral candidates discuss their federal affiliations, and the writers of a musical about a Pride and Prejudice...

In tonight's newscast: the IRC sets up a vote later this month on whether chair Erwin Elias should be removed from office following an investigation into unspecified allegations. Also tonight: the GNWT releases new cell phone guidelines, Inuvik's mayor hopes to move on from a summer of bear problems, Canada's cultural sector waits on a promised $600-million federal funding bump, and a...

Thirty-two grizzly bears were killed in Inuvik this summer. A new landfill fence has a lot to do with it. We heard from one of the people tasked with protecting the community as the bears sought a new food source. Also in this episode: Emily Blake asks experts how Yellowknife and the NWT should be handling artificial intelligence in elections.

After an unlikely meal, Ollie interviewed China's consul general – the country's top diplomat in Alberta, Sask and the NWT – about Chinese-Canadian relations. China has a clear message it wants to get across after Mark Carney visited the country earlier this year, but the North spends a lot of time worrying about Chinese influence in the Arctic, in mining and in infrastructure. Zhao Liying...

In our nightly newscast: a change in advance voting dates catches out some Yellowknifers, a $42-million LNG plant for Fort Simpson is going ahead, a Yellowknife daycare clears three suspended staff of wrongdoing and the Major Projects Office reacts to Indigenous frustration over consultation timelines in BC.

In our 15-minute nightly newscast: NWT RCMP's commanding officer on the rise in gun crime, online bookings open for some Yellowknife health services, what we know about the coming flu season, and new funding for music at two schools. Elsewhere in the world: the Pope is diagnosed with lung cancer and cyber attacks hit French fridges as Alberta referendum advance voting begins. Note: You'll...

Jay Bulckaert wants to convince you that AI can be a powerful tool for good in the North. Bulckaert just left Artless Collective, one of the territory's leading video agencies, to create a company that helps northerners get to grips with AI. He believes he can help give people back more time for innovation. He explained his philosophy to Ollie. Also in our 15-minute newscast, The North Tonight...

Six women's university basketball teams are in Yellowknife for the North of 60 Classic, a new tournament. It's a big deal for the sport and for discussions of what sporting legacy should look like in the North, and how you inspire northern kids into higher-tier sports. Coaches from Mount Saint Vincent and Lakehead are on the show. So is Marc Casas, the executive director of the Ekati mine&...

The NWT wants tax credits tweaked to help get northern zinc mines off the ground, promising the territory alone can double Canadian production. Industry minister Caitlin Cleveland is on the pod from Ottawa. Also on the show: the GNWT could shut down another diamond mining environmental watchdog, there's a watch party coming up for a Yellowknife team's Family Feud appearance, and Cabin Radi...

In 20 minutes, we'll give you all the key moments from Yellowknife's big mayoral debate. Plus in our newscast, The North Tonight, NWT Indigenous leaders arrive in Ottawa to present a united front on major projects and other requests. And a Subway is coming to Hay River.

The two candidates for mayor of Yellowknife, Melissa Syer and Garett Cochrane, take questions from Ollie Williams in front of a live audience. This is the full, unedited broadcast. We'll also bring you a highlight reel in our regular podcast later.

Compete against our finalists as we play you the climax of Cabin Radio's Adult Spelling Bee. Plus Premier RJ Simpson discusses how the GNWT is preparing to hand control of child and family services to Indigenous governments that ask. In our newscast, The North Tonight, the federal government makes new spending commitments to build more northern health infrastructure – but answers on funding fo...

In The North Tonight: Yellowknife director Jen Walden introduces us to Lumi, the Arctic sci-fi movie that'll open this year's Yellowknife International Film Festival on November 4. Also on the pod: DJ Shub, formerly of A Tribe Called Red, joins Sarah Erasmus to talk about his artistic journey and the evolution of the electric pow wow. And Vicki Tompkins looks back at a quarter of a century...

Ainsley Dempsey is part of the group taking over Yellowknife's movie theatre. She'll tell you what to expect when it reopens, which is expected to be early next year. Also on the pod, the new boss of Yellowknife's francophone cultural association has a challenge for the city's anglo residents. And in our newscast, a busy day: big news for the Gahcho Kué mine, a lot happening at the...

Leilani Farha has dedicated her life to understanding housing worldwide. She's presenting a CBC Massey lecture in Yellowknife this week that looks at how we have a human right to adequate housing – and how that right is so often denied. We wanted to know whether she believes real solutions are practically achievable. Also on the show: celebrating trailblazing Inuk pilot Doris Ipeelee.

The GNWT is planning a new arm's-length agency to get the Mackenzie Valley Highway built. Caroline Wawzonek walks us through it – and we ask how the territory is going to ensure northerners get meaningful jobs and economic development from major projects. Elsewhere, Cabin Radio legal eagle Gillian Bourke talks us through the Residential Tenancies Act. What do renters and tenants need to know a...

A survivor of multiple NWT residential schools, Antoine Mountain will make an appearance at a flag-raising ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Ottawa on Wednesday. Also on the show, former YWCA NWT executive director Lyda Fuller discusses the fallout from the charity's decision last week to sack her successor. In our 15-minute newscast, The North Tonight, Behchokǫ...

Yellowknife borrowed some horses all summer so residents could ride. There was only one "unplanned dismount." The organizers are on the show. So is the director of Ptarmigan Ptheatrics' version of Come From Away, which started its audition process today. In The North Tonight, our 15-minute newscast: upheaval at YWCA NWT, Gwich'in groups try to get through their latest conflict, a...

Cabin Radio reporter Cody Punter wants to hear from you as he finishes a year-long project following the NWT's court system. Outgoing Yellowknife mayor Ben Hendriksen is also on the pod to discuss why he withdrew from next month's election and what kind of leader the city needs next. In The North Tonight, our 15-minute newscast: an NDP MP presses the Liberal government over funding for res...

A new fund might offer some hope for affordable housing in the NWT, plus why the territory is moving to permanent DST. In our 15-minute newscast, The North Tonight: KFN's chief resigns, a school lockdown in Behchokǫ̀, a $100K lotto winner somewhere in the NWT and an alpaca farm makes its return in Fort Smith.

Meet Yellowknife's answer to Iron Man plus our Ottawa reporter breaks down a busy return to Parliament through an NWT lens. Includes The North Tonight, our NWT and world news roundup, for September 22, 2026. Today: RCMP have a wish list for the GNWT, Inuvik holds a public meeting on safety, the GNWT and City of Yellowknife say no to the Canada Winter Games, and the Bank of Canada's governo...