Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife trades centre upgrading equipment, building, programs
The Kimberlite Career and Technical Centre, which gets Yellowknife students ready for careers in the trades, is embarking on what it calls an overdue "glow up."
The post Yellowknife trades centre upgrading equipment, building, programs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nahanni Butte project sharing in $50M announced at PDAC
A sliver of a $50-million cash injection for Canadian mining announced on Monday will go toward guardian training associated with the Prairie Creek project.
The post Nahanni Butte project sharing in $50M announced at PDAC first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘You have to come out and see it,’ say YK’s winter mountain bikers
"This is a fun time of year. We get that fast and flowy stuff." Cabin Radio spent some time on Tin Can Hill with Yellowknife's mountain bike club.
The post ‘You have to come out and see it,’ say YK’s winter mountain bikers first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘I expect more of you,’ speaker says of NWT MLAs
Speaker of the House Shane Thompson on Monday urged the territory's politicians to do better as he addressed a recent complaint from one MLA about another.
The post ‘I expect more of you,’ speaker says of NWT MLAs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man accused of pointing handgun at Yellowknife hospital guard
Police said a 25-year-old faces charges after a Saturday incident in which a handgun was reportedly pointed at a Stanton Territorial Hospital security officer.
The post Man accused of pointing handgun at Yellowknife hospital guard first appeared on Cabin Radio.City has ‘no plan’ to develop Tin Can Hill in near future
City staff said there's no plan to build on Tin Can Hill after documents issued in the course of ending a deal with Aurora College called it "developable land."
The post City has ‘no plan’ to develop Tin Can Hill in near future first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP arrest suspect after Fort Good Hope stabbing
Police in Fort Good Hope say a 27-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing on Friday last week.
The post RCMP arrest suspect after Fort Good Hope stabbing first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT’s federal debt cap increased by 72% to $3.1 billion
Ottawa increased the NWT government's federally imposed borrowing limit from $1.8 billion to $3.1 billion, granting the territory much-needed breathing room.
The post GNWT’s federal debt cap increased by 72% to $3.1 billion first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT politicians, mining execs head to Toronto’s PDAC
The Northwest Territories is heading to one of Canada's largest mining conventions with two messages of stability at the heart of its bid for investment.
The post NWT politicians, mining execs head to Toronto’s PDAC first appeared on Cabin Radio.What the NWT can learn from Lytton about climate resilience
The rebuild director of Lytton First Nation spoke to NWT community leaders about what the territory can learn from the BC village's wildfire recovery.
The post What the NWT can learn from Lytton about climate resilience first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLA pushes for Inuvik’s airport to add security screening
Most northern flights involve no security screening. An Inuvik MLA wants the town's airport to add screening so airlines can connect to southern locations.
The post MLA pushes for Inuvik’s airport to add security screening first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK church builds on planter boxes with free gardening advice
Fresh from handing out more than 100 planter boxes to residents in 2024, a Yellowknife church is back this year with free online gardening lessons.
The post YK church builds on planter boxes with free gardening advice first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife students assemble to cap off Indigenous Languages Month
At this Yellowknife school, ways to support Indigenous Languages Month – which just ended – ranged from Dene word bingo to the chance to win a dog-mushing trip.
The post Yellowknife students assemble to cap off Indigenous Languages Month first appeared on Cabin Radio.Listen: Pat Kane and Amber Bracken on identity in photography
Can top photographers ever just switch off? Here's how Amber Bracken and Yellowknife's Pat Kane – veterans of the likes of National Geographic – approach that.
The post Listen: Pat Kane and Amber Bracken on identity in photography first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: Check out the Snowking XXX Snowcastle with us
Cabin Radio's Jasmine Nasogaluak explored the all-new Snowcastle – and met a brand new king – as 2025's Snowkings' Winter Festival opened its doors.
The post Watch: Check out the Snowking XXX Snowcastle with us first appeared on Cabin Radio.Health authority issues statement over Stanton ‘incident’
The NWT's health authority took the unusual step of issuing a statement detailing an incident involving a person "in a hostile state" at Yellowknife's hospital.
The post Health authority issues statement over Stanton ‘incident’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife looks to scrap Aurora College Tin Can Hill deal
City Hall plans to abandon a deal that reserved parts of Tin Can Hill for a new college campus. For fans of the hill's green space, that may be bittersweet.
The post City of Yellowknife looks to scrap Aurora College Tin Can Hill deal first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We’ll have knights and wizards teaching kids to fight snowmen’
Snowkings' Winter Festival turns 30 on Saturday when the Snowcastle opens its doors at noon on Yellowknife Bay. Here's what to expect in the four weeks ahead.
The post ‘We’ll have knights and wizards teaching kids to fight snowmen’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Flogg and Schlepp bring puppet mayhem to Snowcastle
Two scheming puppets, a bingo hall and some questionable life choices are set to bring laughs to Snowkings' Winter Festival on its opening weekend.
The post Flogg and Schlepp bring puppet mayhem to Snowcastle first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT given $1.9M by Ottawa toward smoking cessation
The federal government is investing $1.9 million to help the NWT move people away from smoking by building treatment into routine care.
The post NWT given $1.9M by Ottawa toward smoking cessation first appeared on Cabin Radio.