Northwest Territories News
Fort Smith says the time is right for a wildfire thank-you
The apparent lack of a Fort Smith wildfire appreciation event or welcome-home gathering irked some residents and councillors. It sounds like that'll now change.
The post Fort Smith says the time is right for a wildfire thank-you first appeared on Cabin Radio.Election period begins as 19th Assembly is dissolved
The NWT is officially in election mode. Four weeks and one day from now, the territory will elect 19 MLAs to guide it through to 2027. Here's how things work.
The post Election period begins as 19th Assembly is dissolved first appeared on Cabin Radio.Target date for YK’s wellness and recovery centre creeps backward
The NWT government's planned opening date for a new Yellowknife wellness and recovery centre has shifted back to at least 2026.
The post Target date for YK’s wellness and recovery centre creeps backward first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River health workers vote for second time to strike
Unionized Hay River healthcare workers have again endorsed strike action, union officials said. The health authority's collective agreement expired in 2021.
The post Hay River health workers vote for second time to strike first appeared on Cabin Radio.Troubled Vital Metals appoints new managing director
The owner of the NWT's Nechalacho rare earths mine, which has endured a rollercoaster year of changing staff and priorities, appointed a new boss.
The post Troubled Vital Metals appoints new managing director first appeared on Cabin Radio.Driver arrested after vehicle rolls over near YK golf course
Police in Yellowknife said they had arrested a driver who fled after a vehicle rolled over on the outskirts of the city on Sunday afternoon.
The post Driver arrested after vehicle rolls over near YK golf course first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police treating downtown Yellowknife death as homicide
RCMP in Yellowknife say the death of a man found seriously injured at a home on the city's 47 Street is "being investigated as a homicide."
The post Police treating downtown Yellowknife death as homicide first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two men missing on Great Slave Lake
Two men are missing after they did not return from a boating trip on Great Slave Lake on Thursday evening. A search operation will continue on Saturday.
The post Two men missing on Great Slave Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.Old Stanton renamed łıwegǫ̀atì Building as reopening is delayed
Out with Legacy Stanton, in with łıwegǫ̀atì Building. Yellowknife's former hospital was renamed ahead of its reopening, which was pushed back to 2024.
The post Old Stanton renamed łıwegǫ̀atì Building as reopening is delayed first appeared on Cabin Radio.Attempted murder charge laid after Fort Smith police raids
Fort Smith RCMP charged a 19-year-old with attempted murder after investigating how two men came to be seriously injured but unable to explain their wounds.
The post Attempted murder charge laid after Fort Smith police raids first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two men charged in Fort Smith over handgun, drugs
Police in Fort Smith say two men – one from Ontario, one from Alberta – face charges after allegedly being found with a loaded handgun, oxycontin and cocaine.
The post Two men charged in Fort Smith over handgun, drugs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Feds announce $24M for Yellowknife wellness and recovery centre
Yellowknife's proposed new wellness and recovery centre will go ahead with the help of $24 million from the federal government.
The post Feds announce $24M for Yellowknife wellness and recovery centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Another warning issued over ‘toxic mixture’ in Hay River drugs
In its latest warning over drug contamination in Hay River, the GNWT said carfentanil and benzodiazepines are being found together – a potentially lethal mix.
The post Another warning issued over ‘toxic mixture’ in Hay River drugs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Shane Thompson announces he’ll seek a third term in Nahendeh
After occupying a central role responding to the NWT's summer wildfire crisis, Shane Thompson said he will seek four more years as Nahendeh's MLA.
The post Shane Thompson announces he’ll seek a third term in Nahendeh first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stacie Arden Smith says she’ll run in Great Slave
Saying Yellowknife "hasn’t had a strong advocate" in the legislature, city councillor Stacie Arden Smith said she'll run for MLA in the Great Slave district.
The post Stacie Arden Smith says she’ll run in Great Slave first appeared on Cabin Radio.What can we learn from YK’s evacuation about helping vulnerable people?
Some day, there'll be another evacuation of Yellowknife. When that happens, how could vulnerable people be better helped?
The post What can we learn from YK’s evacuation about helping vulnerable people? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dene Nation calls for public inquiry into NWT wildfire season
The Dene Nation called for an independent inquiry into the NWT's 2023 wildfire response. Multiple reviews are also in the works.
The post Dene Nation calls for public inquiry into NWT wildfire season first appeared on Cabin Radio.Deal moves NWT toward more privately funded conservation
Indigenous, federal and NWT leaders agreed a framework that appears set to attract huge sums in federal and private conservation funding to the territory.
The post Deal moves NWT toward more privately funded conservation first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Not goodbye,’ but Fishy People will take a break
Fishy People won't reopen in its current Yellowknife location, citing building trouble. The café will "take a break and regroup" after this Saturday.
The post ‘Not goodbye,’ but Fishy People will take a break first appeared on Cabin Radio.Trudeau announces $20.8M for 50-unit Yellowknife housing complex
The Prime Minister used a Yellowknife trip to announce a new downtown affordable housing complex that will occupy lots the city has struggled to fill for years.
The post Trudeau announces $20.8M for 50-unit Yellowknife housing complex first appeared on Cabin Radio.