At 10am, applications opened. At 10:06am, theirs was complete. At 10:07am, they were told their application was refused as all 27,000 places were full. We examine the federal immigration process that drove a Yellowknife couple to tears this week.

As the NWT's teachers get training in how to code, we hear from one of the people leading that training - and provide some tips on how to keep up if you're a parent who needs some hints.

Industry minister Wally Schumann explains how he believes a big GNWT presence at a Vancouver mining conference can make a difference - and reviews this week's Taltson announcement and its ramifications - while a Yellowknife principal advocates for her school's name to be changed.

We examine the future of the Taltson hydro expansion after a federal minister suggests Ottawa is committed to helping the NWT complete its potentially transformative project, plus Queer City Cinema's Gary Varro joins Ollie in studio.

We talk to the NWT's health minister about the territory's augmented-reality cannabis education campaign and meet the artist behind it, plus the latest from Yellowknife City Hall - including trouble at the library.

After acrimonious posts on Facebook, what's happening to the union bargaining team in Hay River? Plus Carmen Braden explains why she's helping to organize a fundraiser for the NWT's music teachers.

Ollie speaks to the Great Slave Snowmobile Association about the dangers of a hoax call which sparked a major search and rescue, plus there's a fat bike race coming up in Yellowknife this weekend.

The NWT's privacy commissioner has the latest on an investigation into how medical records ended up at Fort Simpson's dump, and students from Chief Sunrise Education Centre – on the Kátł’odeeche First Nation – create projects to melt your heart, helping their community.

Yellowknife artist Terry Pamplin discusses the way chemotherapy is informing his work, as he undergoes a second series of treatments for cancer.

Cabin Radio's Lunchtime News returns for 2019 with a profile of new Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan, plus why three communities are aiming for a "united front" over the NWT's new university. And if you're worried about your property assessment in Yellowknife, listen to this.