Northwest Territories News
NWT premier to meet Conservative leader by video
NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane will use a half-hour meeting with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to discuss wildfires and infrastructure.
The post NWT premier to meet Conservative leader by video first appeared on Cabin Radio.Planters removed from street outside Yellowknife’s post office
Planters that acted as public seating outside a Yellowknife post office were removed, a decision freighted with meaning for the city's vulnerable population.
The post Planters removed from street outside Yellowknife’s post office first appeared on Cabin Radio.Enterprise to welcome home about a dozen residents on Friday
Enterprise, the hamlet worst-hit by the NWT's wildfires, is ready to allow residents to return if their homes are safe. In practice, that's very few people.
The post Enterprise to welcome home about a dozen residents on Friday first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Tourism encourages restaurants to apply for $10K grants
The body representing NWT tourism interests urged restaurants hit by the summer's wildfires and evacuations to apply for a nationally offered $10,000 grant.
The post NWT Tourism encourages restaurants to apply for $10K grants first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fibre line damage hits South Slave telecoms, again
Internet and phone services were either slow or unavailable in some South Slave communities for part of Thursday after a fibre line was damaged.
The post Fibre line damage hits South Slave telecoms, again first appeared on Cabin Radio.Prosecution service not pursuing charges over NWT in-custody death
More than two years after a woman died in RCMP custody in Tuktoyaktuk, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said the evidence did not support any charges.
The post Prosecution service not pursuing charges over NWT in-custody death first appeared on Cabin Radio.Teen charged with assaulting officer in fight after Old Spice theft
A 17-year-old in Yellowknife was charged with robbery, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer, police said, after attempting to steal cologne from a store.
The post Teen charged with assaulting officer in fight after Old Spice theft first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River health authority, union in rare ‘unlawful strike’ argument
Hay River's health authority and a union are in a dispute that one expert says is without precedent after a strike was declared while the town was evacuated.
The post Hay River health authority, union in rare ‘unlawful strike’ argument first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT wildfire emissions broke records. There’s still room for hope.
Wildfires released more carbon this year than the NWT's people would over centuries. You could be forgiven for losing hope. These people say you shouldn't.
The post NWT wildfire emissions broke records. There’s still room for hope. first appeared on Cabin Radio.What you need to know about November’s NWT election
When is the NWT's election? What are the different ways to vote? How do we get a new premier and cabinet after polling day? Here are some answers.
The post What you need to know about November’s NWT election first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife to host ‘welcome home’ show on Saturday
Yellowknife's Somba K'e Park will host a special welcome-home event on Saturday, the city said, while also launching a weekend-long shop-local campaign.
The post Yellowknife to host ‘welcome home’ show on Saturday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknifers gather to support queer and trans youth
Dozens of people attended a Yellowknife support event for queer and trans youth on a day when heated rallies and counter-protests emerged elsewhere in Canada.
The post Yellowknifers gather to support queer and trans youth first appeared on Cabin Radio.Weevil and other insect sightings close some Stanton beds
Two rooms at Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital have been closed while staff investigate reports of insects in the building.
The post Weevil and other insect sightings close some Stanton beds first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT will again top up seniors’ home heating subsidy
The NWT bumped up the home heating subsidy it pays to seniors for a second winter running, saying the sum had to increase because of the rising cost of living.
The post NWT will again top up seniors’ home heating subsidy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Another night, another fireworks complaint in tinder-dry NWT
To try to stop more wildfires, fireworks are a crime in much of the NWT. RCMP are investigating reports of fireworks in Hay River, days after evacuees returned.
The post Another night, another fireworks complaint in tinder-dry NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.From space, a new system will help Canadians fight wildfires
A new system, WildFireSat, is designed to help people battling wildfires make decisions. In the NWT, which uses satellites more than most, it could be key.
The post From space, a new system will help Canadians fight wildfires first appeared on Cabin Radio.CN assessing damage to rail line in wildfire-hit South Slave
CN is assessing wildfire damage to its rail line between Alberta and the NWT, a key transportation link for the delivery of fuel to the North.
The post CN assessing damage to rail line in wildfire-hit South Slave first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT legislature’s new MMIWG monument to be unveiled
A monument to murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls will be formally revealed at the NWT legislature on the morning of October 4.
The post NWT legislature’s new MMIWG monument to be unveiled first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ingraham Trail crash injures three, one seriously
One person was reported to have suffered "potentially life-altering injuries" after a car left the Ingraham Trail north of Yellowknife.
The post Ingraham Trail crash injures three, one seriously first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson RCMP investigate video that appears to show assault
RCMP said they were investigating after a video posted online appeared to show an assault involving minors in Fort Simpson.
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