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Try our new podcast: Cabin Talks
Cabin Talks collects our most interesting and important interviews in one place. Check out Cabin Radio's new podcast by listening to these three episodes.
The post Try our new podcast: Cabin Talks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s Stephen Richardson wins Teacher of the Year at Junos
Stephen Richardson, of Yellowknife’s École St Joseph School, was named Canada's MusiCounts Teacher of the Year at the Juno Awards.
The post Yellowknife’s Stephen Richardson wins Teacher of the Year at Junos first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife sports centre attracts major sponsor deal
Major renovations are complete at a new Yellowknife facility being established by three of the territory's sports organizations, and a new sponsor is on board.
The post Yellowknife sports centre attracts major sponsor deal first appeared on Cabin Radio.Enterprise’s community garden is miraculously intact
Not much survived the wildfire that struck Enterprise head-on, but the community garden pulled through – and the fresh vegetables ahead are a success story.
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Canada's telecoms regulator announced a new Indigenous relations team and a consultation on "how to support Indigenous broadcasters and content creators."
The post Launching new team, CRTC promises better Indigenous support first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tłı̨chǫ cannot intervene in regulatory jurisdiction court case
The Tłı̨chǫ Government cannot intervene in a court case over the decisions an NWT environmental regulator is allowed to make, a judge ruled.
The post Tłı̨chǫ cannot intervene in regulatory jurisdiction court case first appeared on Cabin Radio.Why NorthSideBaby is a big deal in northern Canada
An Indigenous rap artist from northern Alberta is amassing tens of thousands of fans through songs that have real meaning in Canada's smallest communities.
The post Why NorthSideBaby is a big deal in northern Canada first appeared on Cabin Radio.After eight grads last year, Gamètì preps to celebrate six more
For years, there was no grad ceremony in Gamètì. Now, it's becoming an annual event – and one graduate is adapting to life at a southern university.
The post After eight grads last year, Gamètì preps to celebrate six more first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife breaks out of cold snap for Polar Plunge
This weekend's Polar Plunge for Special Olympics NWT is the first held by the group in Yellowknife for five years. The temperature should warm up just in time.
The post Yellowknife breaks out of cold snap for Polar Plunge first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tim Hortons seeks stories for new commercials
If, for whatever reason, one of your favourite anecdotes involves a Tim Hortons (in a good way), a casting company working for Tims wants to hear from you.
The post Tim Hortons seeks stories for new commercials first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife RCMP ask NWT, Alberta to help find wanted man
Yellowknife RCMP are searching for a 34-year-old man in connection with a reported assault. He could be headed to Alberta. A suspect truck has been identified.
The post Yellowknife RCMP ask NWT, Alberta to help find wanted man first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wekweètì winter road opens to certain vehicles
The winter road to Wekweètì is now open for people with high-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles under 10,000 kg. It's likely to close again in mid-April.
The post Wekweètì winter road opens to certain vehicles first appeared on Cabin Radio.Air quality warning issued for Fort Smith
In a grim callback to the summer of 2023, an air quality advisory was issued for Fort Smith on Friday. It's understood to be related to controlled burns.
The post Air quality warning issued for Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks confirms first acts for 2024 festival
Organizers of Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks music festival have released an initial list of performers confirmed for the 2024 edition. Take a look.
The post Folk on the Rocks confirms first acts for 2024 festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Enterprise hangs in limbo as it tries to heal on multiple fronts
Enterprise is hurting: most of the hamlet burned last summer and residents are divided. Recovery from those wounds is on hold because of a political dilemma.
The post Enterprise hangs in limbo as it tries to heal on multiple fronts first appeared on Cabin Radio.The GNWT invited people to talk about the fires. Here’s what you said.
GNWT public meetings have begun in communities worst-hit by 2023's fires. We spoke with people who went to tell their stories – and some who chose not to.
The post The GNWT invited people to talk about the fires. Here’s what you said. first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Like two worlds colliding,’ a book of treaties and time
A new book, We Are a River, uses images from Treaty 11 anniversary events to explore how the treaty's oral version and written equivalent are understood.
The post ‘Like two worlds colliding,’ a book of treaties and time first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife airport security right now? It’s ‘a gong show.’
Passengers say Yellowknife Airport's security line is becoming increasingly chaotic and major airlines say their flights are being affected.
The post Yellowknife airport security right now? It’s ‘a gong show.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP find ‘large quantity of suspected fentanyl’ in Hay River
Police say they have charged four people after finding fentanyl and crack cocaine during a search of a Hay River home.
The post RCMP find ‘large quantity of suspected fentanyl’ in Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man charged after firing gun at KFN house party, police say
A man who fired a gun at a house party on the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve faces a range of charges, RCMP say.
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