Northwest Territories News
Boil-water advisory lifted for Délı̨nę
The Northwest Territories' chief environmental officer lifted a boil-water advisory for Délı̨nę that began in late October.
The post Boil-water advisory lifted for Délı̨nę first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge dismisses murder charge against Behchokǫ̀ youth
A judge acquitted a 17-year-old of murdering Dien Erasmus in 2023. The Crown said it could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the youth was responsible.
The post Judge dismisses murder charge against Behchokǫ̀ youth first appeared on Cabin Radio.Someone broke into Yellowknife scouts’ building – for hot dogs
Propane tanks were stolen, then someone broke in but took only hot dogs. A string of incidents has left Yellowknife's scouts feeling like "a soft target."
The post Someone broke into Yellowknife scouts’ building – for hot dogs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife to develop council leave policy before 2026 election
Yellowknife council has no leave policy, as became clear when Ryan Fequet asked for four months off. The city plans to change that before its next election.
The post Yellowknife to develop council leave policy before 2026 election first appeared on Cabin Radio.Acho Dene Koe First Nation looks to lift alcohol restrictions
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation is exploring whether to seek the end of Fort Liard's liquor restrictions then open a liquor store to fund addictions services.
The post Acho Dene Koe First Nation looks to lift alcohol restrictions first appeared on Cabin Radio.Business association worried about NWT power rates, YK taxes
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business added its voice to the chorus bemoaning potential power rate and tax hikes in the NWT.
The post Business association worried about NWT power rates, YK taxes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Reborn Hay River club to host its first swim meet in years
More than 50 young athletes are expected to participate in a swim meet planned by the Hay River Swim Club this weekend – its first for years.
The post Reborn Hay River club to host its first swim meet in years first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK public health services reduced due to low staffing
The NWT Health and Social Services Authority says that Yellowknife Public Health Services will be on reduced services until at least January 6, 2025.
The post YK public health services reduced due to low staffing first appeared on Cabin Radio.Brad Mapes’ AWP sells Enterprise rail terminal
An Enterprise rail terminal that has become an increasingly large part of the NWT's freight distribution network was sold to a bigger terminal operator, Cando.
The post Brad Mapes’ AWP sells Enterprise rail terminal first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘The problem lies with the traffic, not the daycare’
The rejection of a bid to open a new Yellowknife daycare for reasons related to traffic has split opinion. Is the proposed location wrong or is the city wrong?
The post ‘The problem lies with the traffic, not the daycare’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch the Challenge Cup live on cabinradio.ca from 1pm Wednesday
Two of YK's biggest hockey games are live on cabinradio.ca from 1pm. Watch the Challenge Cup here, brought to you by Canadian Tire and the Yellowknife Co-op.
The post Watch the Challenge Cup live on cabinradio.ca from 1pm Wednesday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet NWT-ICS, operator of the GNWT’s new on-the-land camp
NWT-ICS, a new name on the scene, is the NGO chosen by the GNWT to operate a new on-the-land camp outside Yellowknife. This is how NWT-ICS says it prepared.
The post Meet NWT-ICS, operator of the GNWT’s new on-the-land camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Good Hope man pleads guilty to manslaughter
Floyd Kakfwi, 53, pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of Harley Pierrot, who was fatally stabbed in Fort Good Hope in June.
The post Fort Good Hope man pleads guilty to manslaughter first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Challenge Cup stages first alumni tournament
Hockey players from their teens to their 50s lined up in high school jerseys on Tuesday as Yellowknife's Challenge Cup welcomed back alumni for the first time.
The post In pictures: Challenge Cup stages first alumni tournament first appeared on Cabin Radio.Study looking at impact of NWT wildfires on sport
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto has partnered with Sport North to study the impact of the NWT's 2023 wildfires on physical activity.
The post Study looking at impact of NWT wildfires on sport first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę, NWT and Canada initial draft final agreement
Negotiators initialed a draft final self-government agreement that acts as a key step in the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę journey toward self-government in Norman Wells.
The post Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę, NWT and Canada initial draft final agreement first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Providence importing water as Mackenzie is too low
Fort Providence, parked next to one of North America's biggest rivers, is trucking in water because river levels are too low for its own water plant to cope.
The post Fort Providence importing water as Mackenzie is too low first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canada Post strike: Union says there’s ‘movement’ for rural workers
The union representing 55,000 striking Canada Post staff said there had been "movement" in negotiations as a federally appointed mediator began work.
The post Canada Post strike: Union says there’s ‘movement’ for rural workers first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Potent, unregulated’ drug turns up in NWT as pink liquid
A drug known as liquid bromazolam has turned up in the Northwest Territories in the form of a pink liquid, the territory's chief public health officer said.
The post ‘Potent, unregulated’ drug turns up in NWT as pink liquid first appeared on Cabin Radio.Youth murder trial over death of Dien Erasmus begins in Behchokǫ̀
The trial of a 17-year-old charged with murdering 28-year-old Dien Erasmus in Behchokǫ̀ last year began in the community on Monday.
The post Youth murder trial over death of Dien Erasmus begins in Behchokǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.