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Location:
Ottawa, Ontario
Posted:
July 7, 2026
Salary: $70,000–$80,000
Description
Cabin Radio is hiring an Ottawa correspondent to help northerners understand what’s happening across national politics in all its forms. Cabin Radio is the NWT’s leading independent newsroom, producing high-quality daily digital and broadcast journalism for the 45,000 residents of the territory’s 34 communities. Based in Ottawa as a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, the successful candidate will be expected to power Cabin Radio’s written and broadcast coverage of Parliament, national Indigenous governments and national news through a Northwest Territories lens.
At a time of political polarization, news bans on social media and widespread disinformation, we need northerners to connect with national politics – especially as Ottawa turns its focus to the North on issues like Arctic sovereignty, the conservation economy and major projects, and as questions are raised about the country’s commitment to addressing the impacts and causes of climate change.
Huge decisions are being made that impact all residents, communities and Indigenous peoples of the North. The successful candidate will be exclusively focused on ensuring their voices are heard and their questions put on a daily basis to those in positions of power. This is a permanent role, funded for 2026–2029 by the Metcalf Foundation and reporting to Cabin Radio’s editor and assistant editor in Yellowknife.
While Ottawa-based, the successful candidate will make occasional trips to Yellowknife for training and development. There is a travel budget associated with the role.
Qualifications
This is a role that suits an experienced political reporter with existing Ottawa connections who is motivated by a desire to produce journalism that sets them apart from their colleagues on Parliament Hill. We don’t want the same story everyone else is filing – we want journalism that connects the North to national developments, makes sense of national politics for northerners, and delivers exclusives that help us understand the link between Ottawa and the Arctic.
This role also suits an experienced northern reporter prepared to relocate to Ottawa and rapidly develop the connections they’ll need to match their extensive knowledge of the NWT, northern politics and northern communities. Applications are welcome from candidates with broadcast backgrounds, candidates with written journalism backgrounds and those with specialist skills in digital media. The role will adapt to the candidate that fills it, meaning you should make clear in your application where your strengths lie – and how you will use those strengths to engage northerners in your work.
Key Skills
Political literacy – A wide-ranging knowledge of federal and national Indigenous politics is vital, as is experience unpacking national issues for audiences who weren’t paying attention until now. We will expect the successful candidate to know how to navigate the House of Commons, the Senate, ITK and the AFN, or be able to demonstrate how they will rapidly develop that knowledge.
Northern literacy – The successful candidate must also be able to identify issues at a national level that have consequences in the Northwest Territories and Canada’s broader North, and be able to pursue meaningful answers that help northerners understand what’s happening. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrably elevate the profile of northern issues in the national political discourse through their reporting and the questions they ask.
To do that, they’ll first need to understand how the Northwest Territories works, how territorial politics here is different from anything in the south, what it really means to live in small NWT communities, and what our audience cares about.
Communication and collaboration – As the successful candidate, your reporting will be central to Cabin Radio’s coverage of national news. That means the ability to clearly and proactively communicate from your bureau, thousands of kilometres from the newsroom, will be vital. You’ll be expected to…
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