The North

On August 12, 2023, Fort Smith was told to evacuate because of oncoming wildfires. Everyone fled to Hay River – only for Hay River to be evacuated the following day. A weeks-long odyssey followed, wit...

12 Aug 202419min

Marie Wilson, a Yellowknife resident and former CBC North broadcaster and director, was the lone non-Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation commissioner. Now, she has published a book about her central ...

21 Jun 202428min

This episode is just for Yellowknife coffee freaks. Barren Ground Coffee is taking over Birchwood. What does that mean? Need to catch up? Read our coverage of the sale. Then join Ollie as he questions...

15 Jun 202417min

Northern communities just dropped off the communications map. A wildfire took out cell, internet and landline – unless you had Starlink. The outage has lasted almost 24 hours and it's still going. Ch...

12 Mai 202418min

Amos Scott's new job is helping to run the Caribou Guardians Coalition, which coordinates different Indigenous Guardians programs that all have the same job: help the herd. He spoke with us about what...

28 Apr 202417min

Northern wildfires are changing so much that even their burn areas don't do what they used to do. Previously, if an area burned, we figured that was good for a couple of decades' protection. That ain'...

26 Apr 202424min

What if there was a podcast that played new northern music and interviewed the artists? We're gonna do that podcast. Consider this the pilot episode. Thoughts? Let us know. On the show: 1:39 Brenden M...

18 Apr 202450min

We only just finished agreeing that the NWT's era of big mines is over – and suddenly someone disagrees. Lithium company Li-FT (pronounced "lift") believes it can open a mine east of Yellowknife that,...

16 Apr 202417min