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What to watch at the 2023 Yellowknife International Film Festival
Yellowknife's annual film festival, YKIFF, runs from October 28 to November 5. Here's a guide to what's playing at the 2023 edition.
The post What to watch at the 2023 Yellowknife International Film Festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stabbing reported outside Yellowknife’s downtown liquor store
A man required treatment from paramedics after an apparent stabbing outside Yellowknife's downtown liquor store on Saturday evening.
The post Stabbing reported outside Yellowknife’s downtown liquor store first appeared on Cabin Radio.Impaired driver hurts officer and security guard, police say
RCMP in Yellowknife say an impaired 20-year-old driver hit a police car at speed, injuring an officer, having earlier struck a security guard.
The post Impaired driver hurts officer and security guard, police say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tell us your evacuation experience in 100 words
Everyone has a different story from this summer's NWT wildfires and evacuations. Tell us about the moment or mental image you'll always remember.
The post Tell us your evacuation experience in 100 words first appeared on Cabin Radio.As finale, 19th Assembly fines Nokleby and passes capital budget
The 19th Assembly of the NWT legislature petered out on Friday by fining one of its own members, a final act that served as shorthand for the past four years.
The post As finale, 19th Assembly fines Nokleby and passes capital budget first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jackie Jacobson says he won’t seek re-election in Nunakput
Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson, who represented the NWT's northernmost communities for 12 years, says he won't seek re-election.
The post Jackie Jacobson says he won’t seek re-election in Nunakput first appeared on Cabin Radio.Some Yellowknifers still missing after evacuation, society says
Yellowknife's evacuation left vulnerable people at huge risk and some are still not accounted for, the city's women's society said in a damning account.
The post Some Yellowknifers still missing after evacuation, society says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two Gwich’in presidents removed on volatile final day of assembly
Two Gwich'in presidents were permanently removed and a delegation briefly walked out as the 2023 annual assembly concluded.
The post Two Gwich’in presidents removed on volatile final day of assembly first appeared on Cabin Radio.Temperatures set to rebound for NWT’s Thanksgiving weekend
There's rain and snow in the air – which, after the summer the NWT has had, is no bad thing, But temperatures should warm up again over Thanksgiving.
The post Temperatures set to rebound for NWT’s Thanksgiving weekend first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We don’t even know Tin Can Hill is going to be the location’
The GNWT appeared to cool just slightly on turning Yellowknife's Tin Can Hill into a polytechnic university site, acknowledging the location wasn't a certainty.
The post ‘We don’t even know Tin Can Hill is going to be the location’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wheels begin to turn on new NWT trauma healing lodge
Indigenous counselling group Dene Wellness Warriors' plans for an NWT trauma healing lodge are beginning to advance, despite a wildfire-related setback.
The post Wheels begin to turn on new NWT trauma healing lodge first appeared on Cabin Radio.Telling Our Story docuseries to ‘rectify history’
In their own words and languages, Indigenous peoples across Canada feature in a new four-part docuseries now streaming on CBC Gem.
The post Telling Our Story docuseries to ‘rectify history’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT passes bill to implement UN Declaration
The NWT followed Canada and BC in passing legislation to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Here's what will happen.
The post NWT passes bill to implement UN Declaration first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT announces increases to business supports, cash for food banks
We now have more detail on the extra financial support NWT businesses can expect after the summer's wildfires and evacuations.
The post NWT announces increases to business supports, cash for food banks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik RCMP seek 45-year-old over hospital break-in
Police in Inuvik say they need the public's help to find a 45-year-old man accused of breaking into and stealing from the town's hospital.
The post Inuvik RCMP seek 45-year-old over hospital break-in first appeared on Cabin Radio.More support coming for wildfire-hit NWT businesses, minister says
The NWT's finance minister says "enhancements and increases" are on the way for programs that help businesses affected by wildfires and evacuations.
The post More support coming for wildfire-hit NWT businesses, minister says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Just For Laughs to record northern comedians’ YK show
Northern comedians performing in Yellowknife on Thursday night will have their set recorded for a future Just For Laughs album.
The post Just For Laughs to record northern comedians’ YK show first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT publishes guide to improving its services for seniors
In 2020, regular MLA Julie Green called for a document to guide improvements to NWT seniors' services. Last week, health minister Julie Green published it.
The post NWT publishes guide to improving its services for seniors first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fund for political science students renamed to honour Haylee Carlson
In 2014, Haylee Carlson helped set up a fund for NWT students pursuing lives in politics. Three years after her passing, the fund will now be named for her.
The post Fund for political science students renamed to honour Haylee Carlson first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s first ultra-fast EV charger is open for business
An NWT power firm opened Yellowknife's first ultra-fast electric vehicle charger. A second one will be delayed because of damage during shipping.
The post Yellowknife’s first ultra-fast EV charger is open for business first appeared on Cabin Radio.