Northwest Territories News
Nokleby ‘improperly returned’ to Yellowknife mid-evacuation
Katrina Nokleby should be fined and reprimanded for returning to Yellowknife in the middle of its weeks-long evacuation, the NWT's integrity commissioner said.
The post Nokleby ‘improperly returned’ to Yellowknife mid-evacuation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jean Marie River acclaims new chief
Melanie Norwegian Menacho has been acclaimed as the new chief of Jean Marie River's Tthets’éhk’edélî First Nation.
The post Jean Marie River acclaims new chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT says it has signed $750K deal with Canada Council for the Arts
The GNWT will appoint a full-time arts advisor and roll out new programming after receiving $750,000 over three years from the Canada Council for the Arts.
The post GNWT says it has signed $750K deal with Canada Council for the Arts first appeared on Cabin Radio.Netflix show holding auditions for Inuit actors in YK, Inuvik
A TV show to be filmed in Iqaluit next year is holding auditions for Inuit performers in Yellowknife and Inuvik this week. Here's how to attend.
The post Netflix show holding auditions for Inuit actors in YK, Inuvik first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP seize suspected fentanyl in Hay River
RCMP say officers seized 65 grams of suspected fentanyl at a Hay River home following multiple reported overdoses. Charges against two people are pending.
The post RCMP seize suspected fentanyl in Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Where does the NWT’s federal housing money go?
The federal government keeps signing cheques worth tens of millions of dollars for northern housing. What does the Northwest Territories actually buy with that?
The post Where does the NWT’s federal housing money go? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik wind project heads to court over claim huge sums are owed
Some of the firms who worked on the road to Inuvik's new wind turbine are heading to NWT Supreme Court, alleging they are owed millions.
The post Inuvik wind project heads to court over claim huge sums are owed first appeared on Cabin Radio.Health services mostly normal after evacuations, authorities say
Health authorities say most services have returned to normal in Yellowknife, Hay River and Fort Smith after weeks-long evacuations.
The post Health services mostly normal after evacuations, authorities say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Applications open for latest round of on-the-land funding
An NWT funding program that issued more than $1 million in on-the-land grants last year has opened its 2024 application window.
The post Applications open for latest round of on-the-land funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Łútsël K’é signs recreation deal with Mount Royal University
A Calgary university will send students to set up recreation programs in Łútsël K'é under the terms of a new five-year agreement.
The post Łútsël K’é signs recreation deal with Mount Royal University first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yukon’s population overtakes NWT in latest figures
For the first time in more than a century, the Yukon's population now outstrips that of the Northwest Territories – by an estimated three people.
The post Yukon’s population overtakes NWT in latest figures first appeared on Cabin Radio.Q&A: How small sensors transformed NWT air quality monitoring
New, small sensors filled big gaps in air quality monitoring through one of the NWT's smokiest summers. There's now a trove of data – and lessons to learn.
The post Q&A: How small sensors transformed NWT air quality monitoring first appeared on Cabin Radio.Matthew Spence says he’ll run in Yellowknife Centre
Former journalist turned federal manager Matthew Spence says he's joining the list of people hoping to become the next MLA for Yellowknife Centre.
The post Matthew Spence says he’ll run in Yellowknife Centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.From fevers to fruit chews, NWT 811 nurses say they can help
Learn more about the problems and questions you can pitch to nurses by calling the NWT's 811 helpline, and the response you can expect.
The post From fevers to fruit chews, NWT 811 nurses say they can help first appeared on Cabin Radio.Passes now available for Yellowknife’s annual film festival
Passes are on sale for 2023's Yellowknife International Film Festival, which blends local and world cinema at the city's Capitol Theatre each November.
The post Passes now available for Yellowknife’s annual film festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police ask for help to find Fort Smith woman missing from YK
Police are asking the public for help finding a 38-year-old from Fort Smith who was reportedly last seen in Yellowknife several days ago.
The post Police ask for help to find Fort Smith woman missing from YK first appeared on Cabin Radio.Quilters rush to comfort northerners who lost their homes
"I want to do it for everybody." People across Canada are sending quilts to give northerners whose homes burned in wildfires a token of comfort.
The post Quilters rush to comfort northerners who lost their homes first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Survivors stand together at Ndılǫ ceremony
In Ndılǫ, residential school survivors – some of them moved to tears – rose to form a circle in a powerful recognition of their shared history and trauma.
The post In pictures: Survivors stand together at Ndılǫ ceremony first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We don’t forget those we love. We want Frank to be found.’
No matter how many months pass, friends and family of missing Frank Gruben – "beautiful, inside and out" – say their determination to find him is undimmed.
The post ‘We don’t forget those we love. We want Frank to be found.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife author honours mother’s legacy in new book
My Mother's Legacy, by Bonita Nowell, celebrates the life of Angie Mercredi-Crerar, a Métis Elder and residential school survivor from the NWT.
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