Northwest Territories News
What’s the latest on South Slave evacuee flights home?
When do flights depart for South Slave evacuees heading home from Alberta? What do I do if I registered but don't get a call? Here's the latest.
The post What’s the latest on South Slave evacuee flights home? first appeared on Cabin Radio.What healthcare is available for returning Fort Smith evacuees?
What health services will and won't be available in Fort Smith when residents return? The territory's health authority issued a list.
The post What healthcare is available for returning Fort Smith evacuees? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River and KFN evacuees begin the long journey home
Thousands of evacuees from Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation are beginning journeys home after a month-long evacuation.
The post Hay River and KFN evacuees begin the long journey home first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT creators are finalists in 2023 Pow Wow Pitch
Cole Clark, founder of Behchokǫ̀-based STLN LNDS, and Qiviut Inc's Tanis Simpson reached the 2023 final of a national contest for Indigenous entrepreneurs.
The post NWT creators are finalists in 2023 Pow Wow Pitch first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ivan Russell wins national award for NWT emergency management
A former NWT emergency management leader received a national award for his work, and – now retired – reflected on the territory's current summer of disasters.
The post Ivan Russell wins national award for NWT emergency management first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River residents can come home on Saturday, KFN on Sunday
Residents of Hay River can come home from 9am on Saturday, while the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve reopens from 9am on Sunday.
The post Hay River residents can come home on Saturday, KFN on Sunday first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT government acknowledges denial-of-service attack
The NWT government formally attributed a website outage earlier this week to "what appears to be a distributed denial of service incident."
The post NWT government acknowledges denial-of-service attack first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson ferry already facing possible weight restrictions
Fort Simpson's ferry may introduce weight restrictions on vehicles this weekend – a move happening early in a season marked by unusually low water levels.
The post Fort Simpson ferry already facing possible weight restrictions first appeared on Cabin Radio.Integrity commissioner dismisses Thompson complaint about Nokleby
A complaint filed by NWT minister Shane Thompson about MLA Katrina Nokleby was dismissed by the integrity commissioner, though not without criticism of Nokleby.
The post Integrity commissioner dismisses Thompson complaint about Nokleby first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tugboat stranded near Fort Providence is freed
The MV Vic Ingraham tugboat has been freed after spending days stranded by low water on the Mackenzie River outside Fort Providence.
The post Tugboat stranded near Fort Providence is freed first appeared on Cabin Radio.Five youths arrested over thefts in Fort Simpson
Fort Simpson police arrested five youths after "a string of break-and-enters and thefts." Four will head into a diversion program. The fifth faces charges.
The post Five youths arrested over thefts in Fort Simpson first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Hay River and KFN provide finalized return dates
Updates from Friday as Hay River residents were told they can come home on Saturday, with Kátł’odeeche First Nation residents told Sunday.
The post As it happened: Hay River and KFN provide finalized return dates first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Frustrated beyond belief,’ pregnant evacuees face unique challenges
NWT residents who were pregnant when the evacuation order came described challenges in the following weeks that ranged from the frustrating to the horrifying.
The post ‘Frustrated beyond belief,’ pregnant evacuees face unique challenges first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s projected surplus expected to ‘significantly drop’
For the second year in a row, a $100-million-plus surplus the NWT planned to spend on infrastructure and debt has been all but wiped out by natural disasters.
The post NWT’s projected surplus expected to ‘significantly drop’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s farmers’ market will run for extra week
Yellowknife's farmers' market will come back for one more week, on September 19, to partly make up for its enforced absence during the city's evacuation.
The post Yellowknife’s farmers’ market will run for extra week first appeared on Cabin Radio.Suspected cyberattack hits NWT among other governments
A window for NWT evacuees to book flights home from Alberta was extended by a day, at least partly in response to a suspected cyberattack.
The post Suspected cyberattack hits NWT among other governments first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mines have now contributed more than $500K to NWT fire relief
A charity associated with De Beers says it was giving $200,000 to NWT wildfire relief, the latest in a series of donations from the territory's mining giants.
The post Mines have now contributed more than $500K to NWT fire relief first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River was a chance to help, at last, for an Alberta fire station
Volunteer fire crews from Alberta's Brazeau County came to help Hay River, a meaningful deployment for a small community that just survived its own evacuation.
The post Hay River was a chance to help, at last, for an Alberta fire station first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT finalizes health benefits policy that caused controversy
The NWT government says it has finalized a new approach to health benefits for some people. The policy was criticized when it first emerged as a draft proposal.
The post GNWT finalizes health benefits policy that caused controversy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: Yellowknife ‘grandma of rock’ stuns Hungarian TV show
From the stage at Yellowknife's Gold Range to a reality TV show in Hungary, Karen Novak is dazzling a whole new nation with her vocals and energy. Take a look.
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