Northwest Territories News
Power corporation applies for 25% increase in rates across NWT
The NWT Power Corporation sought regulatory approval to increase customers' rates by 25 percent, saying it needs the cash to cover "substantial" cost increases.
The post Power corporation applies for 25% increase in rates across NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: YK’s Gnarwhal tries to process 2023 in ‘fever dream’ video
Rock-metal band Gnarwhal released a music video exploring 2023's wildfires in a visual "assault on the senses." It also features some kind of horror narwhal.
The post Watch: YK’s Gnarwhal tries to process 2023 in ‘fever dream’ video first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: NWTers celebrate Halloween 2024
Are you in the NWT with a great Halloween costume, decorations or a jack-o-lantern you're dying to share? Send us your photos here.
The post In pictures: NWTers celebrate Halloween 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police investigating downtown Yellowknife stabbing
RCMP in Yellowknife say they are investigating a reported stabbing in the city's downtown several days ago. So far, no arrest has been made.
The post Police investigating downtown Yellowknife stabbing first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Facing $50,000 for one heating season is terrifying’
We asked Norman Wells residents about life in the town during this fall's fuel cost crisis. They painted a bleak picture of a community "on pins and needles."
The post ‘Facing $50,000 for one heating season is terrifying’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Body-worn RCMP cameras ‘rolling out this month’ in NWT
Body-worn cameras for police officers are being introduced to the Northwest Territories this month, the NWT's premier said, starting with Yellowknife.
The post Body-worn RCMP cameras ‘rolling out this month’ in NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Where did that 9-1-1 fee increase come from?
You might have just had a text telling you the NWT's 9-1-1 fee is going up. Here's why the territory says it is changing the fee to $3 per month.
The post Where did that 9-1-1 fee increase come from? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Internet access, coming to a remote grader shed near you
If there's trouble on an isolated stretch of NWT highway, the question is less "who you gonna call?" and more: how? Parks Canada and the GNWT have one solution.
The post Internet access, coming to a remote grader shed near you first appeared on Cabin Radio.Three candidates for KFN chief as April Martel steps down
April Martel is stepping down as KFN chief after two terms. Eileen Auger, Robert Lafleur and Ken Norn are running to succeed her in December's election.
The post Three candidates for KFN chief as April Martel steps down first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT gives coroner ‘new tool’ to identify drug-related deaths
The GNWT says its coroners are the first in Canada to use – "as part of standard practice" – a tool that helps to rapidly identify toxic drug-related deaths.
The post NWT gives coroner ‘new tool’ to identify drug-related deaths first appeared on Cabin Radio.Red Cross, United Way stage ’emergency exercise’ in Yellowknife
After years of disasters, the Canadian Red Cross and United Way NWT ran an "emergency response scenario" with municipal and territorial staff in Yellowknife.
The post Red Cross, United Way stage ’emergency exercise’ in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Same person charged with impaired driving three times in two weeks
Fort Liard RCMP charged the same man with impaired driving three times in two weeks, including an incident where the man "struck a marked RCMP vehicle."
The post Same person charged with impaired driving three times in two weeks first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT procurement has improved since Stanton, minister says
Caroline Wawzonek said the GNWT has made "a lot of changes" to procurement since revamping Yellowknife’s hospital, a project the auditor general has criticized.
The post NWT procurement has improved since Stanton, minister says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aklavik opens emergency women’s shelter inside its wellness centre
Aklavik's wellness centre becomes an emergency women's shelter each weekend, an arrangement designed to keep programs running while offering a safe space.
The post Aklavik opens emergency women’s shelter inside its wellness centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Areas of Yellowknife to briefly lose power in coming days
Naka Power says planned outages will leave parts of Yellowknife without electricity for several hours in the days ahead. See if any outages will affect you.
The post Areas of Yellowknife to briefly lose power in coming days first appeared on Cabin Radio.Students run food pick-up on YK’s hottest Halloween street
Trick or Eat, which brings in items to help Yellowknifers access food, will hit Finlayson Drive – always a popular haunt – on Halloween this year.
The post Students run food pick-up on YK’s hottest Halloween street first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT says expansion to its school food program is coming
The NWT's school food program will soon receive a "significant and important boost" through federal funding, the territorial government said.
The post GNWT says expansion to its school food program is coming first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dechinta hosting on-the-land research and education panels
The NWT's Dechinta Centre is hosting panel discussions next week on the role of the land in post-secondary education and research.
The post Dechinta hosting on-the-land research and education panels first appeared on Cabin Radio.Construction to begin on downtown Yellowknife public housing
Housing NWT began the process of formally taking over three vacant downtown Yellowknife lots to build 50 units of affordable housing plus retail and office space.
The post Construction to begin on downtown Yellowknife public housing first appeared on Cabin Radio.Revamped Stanton costing ‘hundreds of millions more than planned’
Building a new Yellowknife hospital and refitting the old one is costing 62% more than planned, the auditor general found. The new price tag is over $1 billion.
The post Revamped Stanton costing ‘hundreds of millions more than planned’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.