Northwest Territories News
What does Ottawa say it’s doing to help the NWT face disasters?
After the NWT's horrible 2023, we asked the federal emergency preparedness minister what kinds of help are coming – and what can be done for Enterprise.
The post What does Ottawa say it’s doing to help the NWT face disasters? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: If you miss Yellowknife, take a Christmas drive with us
If you moved away and miss Yellowknife at Christmas, take a drive with us to see some of this year's holiday lights around the city.
The post Watch: If you miss Yellowknife, take a Christmas drive with us first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: It isn’t Christmas without ukuleles and carbon tax
Just when you thought Christmas might come and go without a ukulele homage to the energy future of the Northwest Territories, these five women show up.
The post Watch: It isn’t Christmas without ukuleles and carbon tax first appeared on Cabin Radio.Freezing rain warning for South Slave communities
Hay River, Enterprise, Fort Smith and Fort Resolution are told to watch for freezing rain on Friday afternoon, in addition to snowfall warnings elsewhere.
The post Freezing rain warning for South Slave communities first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s in your drugs? Inuvik RCMP will start publishing a list.
With fears of drug poisoning high, Inuvik RCMP will start publishing details of exactly what lab tests find in the drugs dealers bring to town.
The post What’s in your drugs? Inuvik RCMP will start publishing a list. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Truck catches fire at fuel facility outside Yellowknife Airport
Firefighters quickly contained a Friday morning truck fire on the grounds of a Shell fuel facility outside Yellowknife's airport.
The post Truck catches fire at fuel facility outside Yellowknife Airport first appeared on Cabin Radio.Woodland Wok & Grill reopens after Hay River’s evacuation
After months of evacuation and renovation, Hay River's Woodland Wok & Grill reopened. Its owners, who moved to the town from China, say Hay River is home now.
The post Woodland Wok & Grill reopens after Hay River’s evacuation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Snowfall warning grows to cover YK, Łútsël K’é, Dehcho, Behchokǫ̀
A snowfall warning issued early Friday has expanded to cover Yellowknife, Łútsël K'é, the Tłı̨chǫ region and most Dehcho communities.
The post Snowfall warning grows to cover YK, Łútsël K’é, Dehcho, Behchokǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith man pleads guilty to second-degree murder
A 19-year-old man from Fort Smith pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a 50-year-old man in March 2022.
The post Fort Smith man pleads guilty to second-degree murder first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We’ve been heard,’ says airline as Sahtu fuel plan reached
Imperial Oil says extra aviation fuel will be brought to the Sahtu by air, easing a crisis that had been building after a summer fuel shipment never made it.
The post ‘We’ve been heard,’ says airline as Sahtu fuel plan reached first appeared on Cabin Radio.Santa needs extra reindeer this year, GNWT reveals
Documentation published by the NWT government suggests Santa is using more reindeer in 2023 than in 2022, sparking rumours of a gift bonanza.
The post Santa needs extra reindeer this year, GNWT reveals first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River’s 10-year plan is ‘underfunded by $88 million’
"It's getting more desperate." Hay River says many upcoming projects, including disaster recovery and mitigation work, have nowhere near the cash they need.
The post Hay River’s 10-year plan is ‘underfunded by $88 million’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vietnamese Noodle House’s longtime owners bid farewell
Since 2005, Kim Luong and Hung Le have run Yellowknife's Vietnamese Noodle House. Now, they plan to retire and say new owners are on the way.
The post Vietnamese Noodle House’s longtime owners bid farewell first appeared on Cabin Radio.Power corp says low water levels could extend into third year
North Slave diesel usage was extraordinarily high this year because of low water levels' impact on hydro. NTPC doesn't see much sign of improvement in 2024.
The post Power corp says low water levels could extend into third year first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arson charge as human remains found after Fort McPherson fire
RCMP believe a person found deceased at the scene of a Fort McPherson fire is a 22-year-old woman reported missing last week. A 27-year-old is accused of arson.
The post Arson charge as human remains found after Fort McPherson fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfires top meteorologists’ list of 2023’s big weather events
Meteorologists called 2023 a "dress rehearsal for the future" as they summed up a year in Canada dominated by wildfires and smoke.
The post Wildfires top meteorologists’ list of 2023’s big weather events first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa sending $84M advance to help cover NWT disasters
The federal government is sending the NWT an "advance payment" of just over $84 million as disaster assistance funding to help recovery from 2023's wildfires.
The post Ottawa sending $84M advance to help cover NWT disasters first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge allows cash and drugs as evidence over charter rights objection
A judge said cash and drugs seized in Yellowknife in 2019 can be used as evidence, even though police violated a charter right. Toilet pixelation is involved.
The post Judge allows cash and drugs as evidence over charter rights objection first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT RCMP change their approach to naming people charged with crimes
When police send newsrooms reports about crime, should they always name the people charged? RCMP in the NWT explained why their approach recently changed twice.
The post NWT RCMP change their approach to naming people charged with crimes first appeared on Cabin Radio.It’s going to be a warm Christmas. Go count birds.
Last year: 1,841 ravens and a shrike. (No partridges, lack of pear trees noted.) How about this year? Here's how to join Yellowknife's Christmas bird count.
The post It’s going to be a warm Christmas. Go count birds. first appeared on Cabin Radio.