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The North

The North

Written by: Cabin Radio
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 Conversations about Canada's Northwest Territories from Cabin Radio. Meet the people at the heart of everything that's important about the North and the Arctic.Cabin Radio Politics & Government
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  • The NWT's ultra-young Scotties team

    The NWT's ultra-young Scotties team
    Jan 23 2026

    Sydney Galusha and Brynn Chorostkowski are 16. Ella Skauge is 17. They are three fifths of the NWT's Team Kaufman at Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's curling national championship that starts on Friday. Meet the team here.
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    14 mins
  • Ambassadors in YK | Dene Assembly | IRC chair

    Ambassadors in YK | Dene Assembly | IRC chair
    Jan 22 2026

    What can Yellowknife and the NWT learn from the Nordic countries about defence and emergencies? Ambassadors from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland were in the territorial capital this week.

    Plus AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse condemns Trump over Greenland as she opens the Dene National Assembly in Fort Good Hope, and we'll hear some of Prime Minister Mark Carney's World Economic Forum speech that resonated worldwide on the same day.

    And the new chair of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will be Erwin Elias. Hear a little of his pitch to voters this week.
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    20 mins
  • Rebecca Alty's priorities | YK's coffee festival

    Rebecca Alty's priorities | YK's coffee festival
    Jan 20 2026

    The NWT's MP joins Ollie to preview 2026, walk us through her priorities and discuss how Canada should be responding to US threats toward Greenland.

    Plus Janet Dean explains why her Territorial Agri-food Association has decided Yellowknife needs a new coffee festival. And if you hadn't previously heard of civet coffee... well, you might be surprised.
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    26 mins
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