Northwest Territories News
Youth in custody after Inuvik school ‘social media threat’ lockdown
Inuvik's East Three schools are to reopen on Thursday afternoon after a lockdown on the opening morning of the academic year. One youth is in custody.
The post Youth in custody after Inuvik school ‘social media threat’ lockdown first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Thursday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis
Thursday updates as Yellowknife's re-entry plan was postponed and NWT evacuees faced increased financial pressures amid a continuing wildfire crisis.
The post As it happened: Thursday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis first appeared on Cabin Radio.Evacuations have some residents questioning their NWT future
It's a difficult topic to confront: what if some people decide enough is enough? We spoke with NWT residents who aren't sure they want to come back.
The post Evacuations have some residents questioning their NWT future first appeared on Cabin Radio.For some evacuees, a personal financial crisis unfolds
"My God, what do I do?" As wildfires strip the NWT government of tens of millions of dollars, some evacuees face a fast-approaching crisis of their own.
The post For some evacuees, a personal financial crisis unfolds first appeared on Cabin Radio.@yellowknifememes, an instant hit for many evacuees, is suspended
An Instagram account that achieved immediate success celebrating the absurdities of evacuee life – sometimes at the expense of public figures – was suspended.
The post @yellowknifememes, an instant hit for many evacuees, is suspended first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT abandons Fort Smith ‘two payment’ promise
The NWT government has walked back an earlier pledge that Fort Smith residents would receive two separate travel payments over their back-to-back evacuations.
The post GNWT abandons Fort Smith ‘two payment’ promise first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT ‘pauses’ Yellowknife re-entry over highway risk
The NWT government says it is placing the reopening of Yellowknife on hold because of wildfire risk along the territory's highways in the coming days.
The post GNWT ‘pauses’ Yellowknife re-entry over highway risk first appeared on Cabin Radio.The mystery of the GNWT’s evacuee travel fund ‘financial assistance’ checkbox
A checkbox on the GNWT's evacuee travel funding form confused some people trying to claim – an issue made worse when the box's wording completely changed.
The post The mystery of the GNWT’s evacuee travel fund ‘financial assistance’ checkbox first appeared on Cabin Radio.Booked a scheduled flight to evacuate? No supports coming, GNWT says
"We recognize there will be gaps." The GNWT said nobody who bought their own flight to evacuate Yellowknife will get compensation for that.
The post Booked a scheduled flight to evacuate? No supports coming, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP warn they’ll turn away ‘group of 50 vehicles’ planning NWT return
Police in the NWT say they will repel a group of "as many as 50 vehicles" said to be planning a return home en masse from Alberta to Yellowknife.
The post RCMP warn they’ll turn away ‘group of 50 vehicles’ planning NWT return first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fighting Fort Smith fire ‘like Groundhog Day,’ says fire chief
Fort Smith’s fire chief described the challenges posed by an out-of-control fire that isn't moving much – and set out what must happen before people can return.
The post Fighting Fort Smith fire ‘like Groundhog Day,’ says fire chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: NWT postpones Yellowknife’s reopening on Wednesday
Live updates continue as Yellowknife evacuees await more details about coming home, while crews in Hay River and Fort Smith battle nearby wildfires.
The post As it happened: NWT postpones Yellowknife’s reopening on Wednesday first appeared on Cabin Radio.How your NWT evacuation trip affects your taxes
You can claim your evacuation expenses as a northern resident deduction trip, with a few exceptions, says Yellowknife tax consultant Andy Wong. Here's a guide.
The post How your NWT evacuation trip affects your taxes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Return of health care staff to Yellowknife will be phased, CEO says
Staff with the NWT health and social services authority will be recalled in a phased approach as services are re-established in Yellowknife.
The post Return of health care staff to Yellowknife will be phased, CEO says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Non-essential GNWT staff asked to redeploy to support evacuees
NWT government employees in non-essential positions are being asked to consider temporarily switching jobs to support evacuees.
The post Non-essential GNWT staff asked to redeploy to support evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT evacuations leave some Indigenous people in ‘scary’ situations
Indigenous leaders are worried for people "falling through the cracks" in an evacuation that they say took place without their involvement.
The post NWT evacuations leave some Indigenous people in ‘scary’ situations first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLA wants Indigenous governments involved in emergency decisions
Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong wants to change territorial legislation so Indigenous governments must be consulted during emergencies.
The post MLA wants Indigenous governments involved in emergency decisions first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Tuesday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis
As it happened: Updates throughout Tuesday as the battle against the Hay River fire continued, while tens of thousands of evacuees remained displaced.
The post As it happened: Tuesday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis first appeared on Cabin Radio.Edmonton’s Pakistani community provides meals for evacuees
"The need is very big." Edmonton's Pakistani community is at the heart of a food drive providing hundreds of meals to NWT evacuees each day.
The post Edmonton’s Pakistani community provides meals for evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT investigating Yellowknife water bomber ‘incident’
The NWT's wildfire agency is investigating what it termed "an incident" involving a water bomber near Yellowknife on Monday.
The post NWT investigating Yellowknife water bomber ‘incident’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.