Northwest Territories News
City of Yellowknife, NWT SPCA working to retrieve pets left behind
Did you have to leave behind a pet when fleeing Yellowknife? The city and NWT SPCA are working to check on animals and reunite them with families.
The post City of Yellowknife, NWT SPCA working to retrieve pets left behind first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: These people are building Yellowknife’s wildfire defences
Want to see how Yellowknife's fire breaks, sprinkler systems and water cannon lines are looking, and meet the people doing the work? Take a look.
The post Watch: These people are building Yellowknife’s wildfire defences first appeared on Cabin Radio.No return date in sight for Yellowknife and South Slave schools
Education councils in Yellowknife and the South Slave say they cannot predict a school start date given this month's wildfire evacuations.
The post No return date in sight for Yellowknife and South Slave schools first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Wednesday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees
Live updates from our "newsroom" (spread across half the country) as the NWT's wildfire crisis continues and evacuees await news from home.
The post As it happened: Wednesday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Stressed to the seams,’ Łútsël K’é Co-op worries about food supply chain
"Everybody kind-of ran on the store." Getting food into Łútsël K'é is a costly struggle with supply hub Yellowknife under an evacuation order.
The post ‘Stressed to the seams,’ Łútsël K’é Co-op worries about food supply chain first appeared on Cabin Radio.NDP, Greens call for federal funding for NWT evacuees
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the Green Party of Canada are urging Ottawa to provide financial assistance to NWT residents who fled wildfires.
The post NDP, Greens call for federal funding for NWT evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT promises financial aid for evacuees who organized own escape
The NWT's finance minister says more financial supports are coming for evacuees who organized their own travel, accommodation or both.
The post NWT promises financial aid for evacuees who organized own escape first appeared on Cabin Radio.2023 Dehcho Assembly cancelled due to wildfires
The 30th Dehcho Annual Assembly has been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfire crisis in the NWT.
The post 2023 Dehcho Assembly cancelled due to wildfires first appeared on Cabin Radio.Praise for people helping during NWT evacuations
Many people have stepped up as the NWT faces a wildfire crisis. Here's a collection of words of praise from NWT residents.
The post Praise for people helping during NWT evacuations first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Tuesday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees
Live: Tuesday's text updates as communities braced for wildfires to flare up and evacuees came to terms with new lives in new places.
The post As it happened: Tuesday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.How will the NWT’s fires – and its evacuations – come to an end?
When do we get to go home? "When it's safe." But what counts as safe to the NWT's fire crews, and how do we get the fires to that point? We asked.
The post How will the NWT’s fires – and its evacuations – come to an end? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lois Lane’s daughter rescues Yellowknife pets in vodka-assisted flight
As if you're not already going to click on this headline, this article also involves snakes on a plane.
The post Lois Lane’s daughter rescues Yellowknife pets in vodka-assisted flight first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT evacuees in shooting lockdown at West Edmonton Mall, 3 people hurt
Multiple evacuees from wildfires in the NWT found themselves locked down at the massive West Edmonton Mall amid reports of gunfire.
The post NWT evacuees in shooting lockdown at West Edmonton Mall, 3 people hurt first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Monday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees
As it happened: Monday's text updates as communities braced for wildfires to flare up and evacuees came to terms with new lives in new places.
The post As it happened: Monday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s happening to SFA during the NWT’s evacuations
Worried about your student financial assistance? We asked the territorial government what students need to know – and do – if they are evacuees.
The post What’s happening to SFA during the NWT’s evacuations first appeared on Cabin Radio.Home Base Yellowknife evacuates to tiny Zama City, Alberta
A Yellowknife-based organization that supports unhoused youth evacuated to an oil and gas work camp in Alberta. Life there is "opening our eyes," staff said.
The post Home Base Yellowknife evacuates to tiny Zama City, Alberta first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs to discuss delaying election, wildfire costs
NWT MLAs are set to meet next week to discuss delaying the upcoming territorial election and authorizing emergency spending.
The post MLAs to discuss delaying election, wildfire costs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Online learning ‘not being pursued,’ GNWT says after premier’s remarks
Online learning "is not being pursued," the NWT government said after Premier Caroline Cochrane hinted at e-learning as a way to start the school year.
The post Online learning ‘not being pursued,’ GNWT says after premier’s remarks first appeared on Cabin Radio.One rainbow over evacuated Yellowknife inspires a whole lot of hope
A rainbow appeared over Yellowknife. Virtually everyone left in the city took it as a sign from the gods – and sent us a photo.
The post One rainbow over evacuated Yellowknife inspires a whole lot of hope first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: How people are protecting NWT communities
From fire breaks to sprinklers – military personnel, volunteers and essential workers showed us their efforts to protect homes and communities from wildfires.
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