Northwest Territories News
How Yellowknife is celebrating Diwali this year
Diwali celebrations are under way worldwide. This year, Yellowknife's Diwali gala is coming up on November 19. Meet some of the organizers.
The post How Yellowknife is celebrating Diwali this year first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Election 2023: Read our Nahendeh interviews
Nahendeh residents have six candidates to choose from in the 2023 territorial election. Read our interviews.
The post NWT Election 2023: Read our Nahendeh interviews first appeared on Cabin Radio.New drug poisonings warning after two more suspected NWT overdoses
The NWT's chief public health officer issued a fresh warning about contamination after two suspected overdose deaths from drug poisonings in the same community.
The post New drug poisonings warning after two more suspected NWT overdoses first appeared on Cabin Radio.When will Yellowknife finally get a backup fibre line?
After an unexpectedly analog Friday, here's what we know about plans to build a backup fibre line for Yellowknife – and how low-Earth orbit tech is advancing.
The post When will Yellowknife finally get a backup fibre line? first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Remembrance and the armed forces in the NWT
As the Northwest Territories remembers the fallen, explore photos from Remembrance Days past and former military operations in the North.
The post In pictures: Remembrance and the armed forces in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Multiple NWT communities lose all internet access
Yellowknife and a range of other NWT communities have lost all internet access in an outage considered significant even by the territory's standards.
The post Multiple NWT communities lose all internet access first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: How the NWT’s 2023 wildfires spread, day by day
Newly published videos use satellite hotspot timelapses to show how the NWT's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season evolved, day by day.
The post Watch: How the NWT’s 2023 wildfires spread, day by day first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tourism award for lodge that ‘played key role’ helping community
Frontier Lodge was named NWT Tourism operator of the year, in part for the help it offered to nearby Łútsël K'é when Yellowknife was evacuated.
The post Tourism award for lodge that ‘played key role’ helping community first appeared on Cabin Radio.Kelvin Redvers’ Cold Road thrills and chills northern audiences
"My wife almost broke my hand, she was squeezing it so hard." NWT audiences have been previewing Kelvin Redvers' new thriller, and the feedback is helping.
The post Kelvin Redvers’ Cold Road thrills and chills northern audiences first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik RCMP in Lakeview Manor trafficking search
Inuvik police carried out a search at the town's Lakeview Manor apartment complex "as part of a drug trafficking investigation."
The post Inuvik RCMP in Lakeview Manor trafficking search first appeared on Cabin Radio.90 km/h gusts, -35 wind chill forecast for Ulukhaktok on Friday
Winds will pick up in Ulukhaktok on Thursday night and are likely to trigger blizzard conditions by late Friday, federal forecasters said.
The post 90 km/h gusts, -35 wind chill forecast for Ulukhaktok on Friday first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Election 2023: Read our Dehcho interviews
Dehcho residents can choose between Ron Bonnetrouge, Richard C Lafferty, Steven Vandell or Sheryl Yakeleya in the 2023 territorial election. Read interviews.
The post NWT Election 2023: Read our Dehcho interviews first appeared on Cabin Radio.Revised GDP estimates slightly improve NWT’s growth picture
Final 2022 GDP figures suggest the NWT had more of a middle-of-the-pack year, rather than being second-worst in Canada as May's initial estimates reported.
The post Revised GDP estimates slightly improve NWT’s growth picture first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sundog to host awareness event for woman detained in Mexico
A group of Yellowknifers will hold an event next week to publicize the case of a friend who they say has been wrongly accused of a kidnapping in Mexico.
The post Sundog to host awareness event for woman detained in Mexico first appeared on Cabin Radio.City begins search for workaholic to manage expectations of 20,000
As Yellowknife looks for a new city manager, the workload at City Hall is piling up. Do you cut services? Hike taxes? Use more AI? Solutions are up for debate.
The post City begins search for workaholic to manage expectations of 20,000 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rio Tinto appoints new Diavik chief operating officer
Matt Breen will be the Diavik diamond mine's new chief operating officer, Rio Tinto says. Angela Bigg is "taking a period of leave" after six years in charge.
The post Rio Tinto appoints new Diavik chief operating officer first appeared on Cabin Radio.Will your Yellowknife fairytales be naughty or nice?
A Yellowknife theatre company is set to perform two sets of fairytale-inspired shows: one for a younger, "nice" audience and the other... a little naughtier.
The post Will your Yellowknife fairytales be naughty or nice? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa backs down over allowance for northern staff who own a home
The Canadian government is restoring an allowance worth thousands of dollars a year paid to some northern federal workers who own their own home.
The post Ottawa backs down over allowance for northern staff who own a home first appeared on Cabin Radio.How a man managed to escape from Fort Smith’s jail
It's a classic trick: clothes under blankets to make it look like you're in bed, sleeping. But it wasn't the only factor in an escape from Fort Smith's jail.
The post How a man managed to escape from Fort Smith’s jail first appeared on Cabin Radio.Norman Wells fire crew ‘bust their butts’ to reach new training level
Norman Wells' volunteer firefighters teamed up with Inuvik colleagues to pass "rigorous and intensive" training that could help save lives and homes.
The post Norman Wells fire crew ‘bust their butts’ to reach new training level first appeared on Cabin Radio.