Northwest Territories News
NWT designers featured at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
Work by NWT designers wowed attendees at the fourth edition of Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week.
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The Dehcho Annual Assembly is again being postponed, this time due to "unforeseen circumstances."
The post Dehcho Annual Assembly postponed day before planned start first appeared on Cabin Radio.Program supporting startups accepting applications
AccelerateIP is offering startups education, mentorship, skills development and financial support focused on intellectual property.
The post Program supporting startups accepting applications first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wolf ‘believed to have killed dog’ outside Yellowknife, GNWT says
A wolf is "believed to have mauled and killed a domestic dog" near Yellowknife in the past day, the NWT government said.
The post Wolf ‘believed to have killed dog’ outside Yellowknife, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Pickup truck driver has minor injuries after bison collision
RCMP say a driver escaped with minor injuries after their pickup truck collided with a bison on Highway 3 on Saturday evening.
The post Pickup truck driver has minor injuries after bison collision first appeared on Cabin Radio.Town of Inuvik cancels Christmas parade
The Town of Inuvik won't hold a Christmas parade this year, saying the municipality has too few staff and resources to make one happen.
The post Town of Inuvik cancels Christmas parade first appeared on Cabin Radio.Brush fire temporarily closes Yellowknife dump
Yellowknife's solid waste facility was temporarily closed to the public on Friday. The city said firefighters were responding to a dump brush fire.
The post Brush fire temporarily closes Yellowknife dump first appeared on Cabin Radio.Boreal’s Yellowknife-grown cannabis now for sale in the NWT
Been hoping for some Gas Banana? Today's your day. Cannabis grown and packaged by a Yellowknife company is now for sale in the city for the first time.
The post Boreal’s Yellowknife-grown cannabis now for sale in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.WB praised for quick action in Yellowknife vehicle fire
WB Water Services staff helped avert a larger fire by using their own extinguisher to tackle a Yellowknife vehicle fire as it began on Friday, the city said.
The post WB praised for quick action in Yellowknife vehicle fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith RCMP appeal for help finding 23-year-old man
RCMP in Fort Smith asked the public for help locating a 23-year-old man reportedly not in contact with his family since Monday.
The post Fort Smith RCMP appeal for help finding 23-year-old man first appeared on Cabin Radio.Explore Cabin Radio’s open house on Saturday, December 9
Sign our giant Christmas card, record an on-air greeting, or just eat our snacks and enjoy live music. We can't wait to see you at the Cabin Radio open house.
The post Explore Cabin Radio’s open house on Saturday, December 9 first appeared on Cabin Radio.It’s December, and Fort Simpson’s ice crossing is nowhere in sight
In many years, Fort Simpson's ice crossing would be open by now. Instead, there's open water. "We're in a bad spot and can't do much about it," said the mayor.
The post It’s December, and Fort Simpson’s ice crossing is nowhere in sight first appeared on Cabin Radio.Robotics, art, dogs and dorms to benefit from Field Law’s fund
Yellowknife high school robotics, communal art and dog welfare are among winning projects receiving cash from Field Law's community fund this year.
The post Robotics, art, dogs and dorms to benefit from Field Law’s fund first appeared on Cabin Radio.KFN mock treatment day will explain recovery centres
A session at Kátł'odeeche First Nation on Friday will answer residents' questions about seeking addictions treatment, paths to recovery, and harm reduction.
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The Union of Northern Workers says Gayla Thunstrom has been acclaimed to a new three-year term as its president.
The post Gayla Thunstrom acclaimed to second term as UNW leader at convention first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP arrest Toronto 17-year-old with $9,000 at Inuvik airport
RCMP said a teenager from Toronto was detained at Inuvik's airport with around $9,000 during a drug trafficking investigation.
The post RCMP arrest Toronto 17-year-old with $9,000 at Inuvik airport first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fire marshal investigating fire at Yellowknife’s Crestview Manor
The City of Yellowknife says firefighters were able to prevent a fire in a first-floor suite at Crestview Manor from spreading to other units.
The post Fire marshal investigating fire at Yellowknife’s Crestview Manor first appeared on Cabin Radio.Setting up a daycare in a small NWT community? ‘It’s brutal.’
Governments want more childcare spaces in NWT communities, but residents trying to actually do that work say the money available is nowhere near enough.
The post Setting up a daycare in a small NWT community? ‘It’s brutal.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.How the four candidates for NWT premier say they’ll do the job
RJ Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek are the four contenders for NWT premier. Here's what they said.
The post How the four candidates for NWT premier say they’ll do the job first appeared on Cabin Radio.How can the NWT get a better government off the ground?
People who've seen a bunch of NWT governments say tweaks at the start could give us clearer priorities, more vision – and fewer grumpy, betrayed MLAs.
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