Northbeat

Everyone loves the Yellowknife Book Cellar! Today they are celebrating 40 years in business, a true champion of promoting Northern authors. Come down between 3-6 to join in!

2 wildfires burning out of control near Yellowknife | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

This beautiful photo of a Northern sunset was taken by Karen Tingmiak at 3 AM overlooking the Mackenzie River near Fort Good Hope, NWT. Thanks for sharing, Karen! We're happy to share this with our viewers on tonight's show.

@TheresaLalonde @juanita_cbc Thanks for watching, Theresa!! Hoping you're having a great summer!

Don’t worry @CBCradiogeorge, I will never ever mispronounce “pint” again. Thanks to my show director. My apologies!

Watch Northbeat tonight to catch John Kidder's full interview with host Juanita Taylor. He's in Yellowknife for a couple of reasons, including to fullfill his sister's wishes: that some of her ashes be spread into Frame Lake, where she #MargotKidder once swam as a little girl.

Drumming and dance to kick off the Festival on Franklin!

And fleshing a moose hide! At the #FestivalonFranklin in Yellowknife

Yoga is happening at the Festival on Franklin! Come on over if you’re in #Yellowknife! You can also catch our coverage on tonight’s show.

Vendors are getting set up and the crowd is starting to gather for the 4th Festival on Franklin in downtown Yellowknife! Things start going at 5 pm.

Show is on its regular time at 6 pm. From now until the next NHL playoffs.

Are you at tonight's game? @CBCNorthbeat is looking for northerners who are travelling to attend today's game. Slide into our DM's and let us know your story! #WeTheNorth #RaptorsNation

6pm show! Top stories: @hilarybirdcbc more evacuees from Northern Alberta heading to the NT, @NickMurray91 NU's youth say they aren't getting the mental health support they need & @MikeRudyk transforming a huge cedar log into a dugout canoe. PC: Lavenia Voisey/Whale Cove, NU

Dr. Donna Mae Kimmaliardjuk @DKimmaliardjuk joins host Juanita Taylor on the show tonight to talk about the determination it took her in becoming the first Inuk heart surgeon. The show starts at 5 pm MST as the Sharks take on the Blues at 6.

Great honour, @issaluk

Inuk rapper FXCKMR tackles Nunavut suicide crisis through music | CBC Radio cbc.ca/radio/q/wednes…

Tonight: Some Igloolik Inuit say skin grafts were taken without their consent in the 60s & 70s, Norman Wells' former mayor responds to allegations of mismanaging town money. Show is on at 6 pm MST. And the ice is breaking up in Fort Simpson, NT! Photo credit: Chantel Cazon.

Skin graft experiments performed on Inuit in the 1970s without their consent, several say | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

YKDFN drummers open the 4th annual Urban Hide Tanning Camp in #Yellowknife

Dene Nahjo’s 4th annual Urban Hide Tanning Camp opens today in #Yellowknife. Here’s founding members @mlala_ms and @taniarose5 working on a moose hide. Watch Northbeat tonight to find out more! Show is on its regular time at 6pm MST.