Brent Butt is heading to Yellowknife. He's in conversation with Cabin Radio's Emily Blake. Plus a musical that gives a Pride and Prejudice side character a new, queer life is making its Canadian debut in the city – the writers flew from New York City to join us.

Also in this episode: Hockey Helps the Homeless plans a February NHL alumni game in Yellowknife, and Emily Smejkal argues now is the time to re-evaluate geothermal energy in the North.

In tonight's newscast: Two RCMP officers in Yellowknife face charges over the March 2025 death of a 56-year-old, Lawrence Blackduck, while in police custody.

Also tonight: The Union of Northern Workers faces a lawsuit brought by former members of its executive, Yellowknife's two mayoral candidates discuss their federal affiliations, and the writers of a musical about a Pride and Prejudice side character arrive in the NWT for their show's Canadian debut.

In tonight's newscast: the IRC sets up a vote later this month on whether chair Erwin Elias should be removed from office following an investigation into unspecified allegations.

Also tonight: the GNWT releases new cell phone guidelines, Inuvik's mayor hopes to move on from a summer of bear problems, Canada's cultural sector waits on a promised $600-million federal funding bump, and a former NWT prosecutor launches a novel about a northern homicide.