The North

Smith's Landing First Nation is now Tthebatthıe Dënésułıné Nation. Chief Thaidene Paulette explains why the First Nation took that step and how the new name was chosen.

Ben Hendriksen is Yellowknife's mayor for 18 months after a process in which just five people could vote.

Listen to the Mornings at the Cabin team inspect his credentials, plus hear the speeches Hendriksen and his two rivals for the job gave to their fellow councillors, whose votes they needed.

NWT chief public health officer Dr Kami Kandola joins Ollie to discuss what you need to know about a confirmed measles case in Yellowknife.

Our reporter Claire McFarlane spent the past two weeks hearing from voters in Hay River, Inuvik, Norman Wells, Whatì and Fort Simpson about how they see this federal election and the NWT's candidates.

Here's Claire's debrief with Ollie. Based on what she heard, did we learn anything about which candidate might have the edge? How engaged are NWT voters?

Plus Jasmine Nasogaluak finds out what young Yellowknifers would do if they had the power to vote in this election.

Ollie hosts Cabin Radio's 2025 live election debate for candidates in the Northwest Territories. Here's the full show as broadcast from 8-9pm on April 10, 2025.

Listen to our full interviews with the NWT's candidates in the 2025 federal election: Rebecca Alty, Kimberly Fairman, Kelvin Kotchilea and Rainbow Eyes (Angela Davidson).

We'll have more next week, too, after our live election debate – which you can catch on Cabin Radio from 8pm MT on Thursday, April 10.

Fifteen minutes looking at Donald Trump's tariffs through the lens of Yellowknife's only bookstore. (And no, they don't carry any books on tariffs.)

Witnessing the death of two fellow firefighters in 2005 was the start of Seann May's long journey into post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment.

Now a deputy fire chief in Yellowknife, Sean joined Ollie to talk about what happened to him and the importance of giving first responders help to process the work they do.

Photographers Pat Kane and Amber Bracken are two of Canada's finest. Pat invited Amber to Yellowknife as part of the city's Far North Photo Festival, and the two joined Cabin Radio's Jesse Wheeler and Scott Letkeman to talk about how they see their identity as photographers – and what it takes to just switch off when your job is about framing the world around you.

Sarah Erasmus describes the motivations driving her into "the next chapter" – which means closing her Erasmus Apparel storefront in Yellowknife after nearly 15 years.