Northwest Territories News
As driver shortage persists, Yellowknife schools make bus changes
Entering a new academic year, Yellowknife has eight bus drivers for 13 routes. Schools are responding with driver incentives – and by changing who gets to ride.
The post As driver shortage persists, Yellowknife schools make bus changes first appeared on Cabin Radio.People between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ ordered to evacuate
An emergency phone alert says anyone on Highway 3 between kilometres 276 and 290 should immediately evacuate.
The post People between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ ordered to evacuate first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River RCMP ask for help finding missing woman
Hay River RCMP are asking for help locating 23-year-old Haily Egotak, who has been reported missing.
The post Hay River RCMP ask for help finding missing woman first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT wraps up NAIG 2023 with badminton silver
Andrew Kay-Grenier and Detonaze Paulette are the pride of Fort Smith after winning badminton silver at the North American Indigenous Games.
The post NWT wraps up NAIG 2023 with badminton silver first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire warning for people living between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀
People with cabins or homes between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ should "be on alert and ready to leave on short notice" over a nearby wildfire, the GNWT said.
The post Wildfire warning for people living between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Court upholds admissibility of statements by Levi Cayen
A judge ruled against a man convicted of manslaughter who argued his treatment by police meant his statements to officers should be thrown out.
The post Court upholds admissibility of statements by Levi Cayen first appeared on Cabin Radio.Senate committee asks why residential school records yet to be turned over
A new Senate committee report examines the progress – or lack of it – toward gathering residential school records from governments and churches.
The post Senate committee asks why residential school records yet to be turned over first appeared on Cabin Radio.New dates set for NWT Association of Communities AGM
The NWT Association of Communities has set new dates for its annual general meeting as it makes a third attempt to host the event in Hay River.
The post New dates set for NWT Association of Communities AGM first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT strikes gold in NAIG relay while eight-year-old reaches swim final
The NWT's track team won the 4x400m relay, the territory's first gold medal at the 2023 North American Indigenous Games.
The post NWT strikes gold in NAIG relay while eight-year-old reaches swim final first appeared on Cabin Radio.Adrian Halushka, 48, remembered for his big heart
"He had a beautiful spirit." Adrian Halushka, who passed away on Wednesday, is remembered for his love of the outdoors and his family.
The post Adrian Halushka, 48, remembered for his big heart first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP arrest 15-year-old in connection with Behchokǫ̀ homicide
RCMP investigating a homicide in Behchokǫ̀ said they arrested a 15-year-old male in relation to the case on Thursday afternoon.
The post RCMP arrest 15-year-old in connection with Behchokǫ̀ homicide first appeared on Cabin Radio.Our best Folk on the Rocks photos, 2023 edition
It's here: the Cabin Radio 2023 Folk on the Rocks image gallery. See yourself or your friends anywhere here?
The post Our best Folk on the Rocks photos, 2023 edition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River RCMP use naloxone in another suspected overdose
Hay River RCMP say they administered naloxone to a woman showing signs of an overdose, the second such incident in the past 30 days.
The post Hay River RCMP use naloxone in another suspected overdose first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arctic research conference coming north for the first time
One of the biggest Arctic research gatherings is heading to the North for the first time. ArcticNet will be held in Iqaluit in December.
The post Arctic research conference coming north for the first time first appeared on Cabin Radio.Chief denies suggestion KFN hasn’t applied for disaster funding
KFN leaders objected to a report stating they had yet to seek wildfire recovery funding, while expressing broader concern about how disasters are reported.
The post Chief denies suggestion KFN hasn’t applied for disaster funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Team NT adds six more track and pool medals at NAIG
Team NT picked up two medals at the pool and four more at the track on day three at NAIG. Here's the latest with three days to go.
The post Team NT adds six more track and pool medals at NAIG first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT planning region-wide fire ban as resources dwindle, letter suggests
The GNWT will turn most of the South Slave into a "closed district," creating a vast fire ban in a last-ditch bid to avoid more wildfires, a letter suggests.
The post NWT planning region-wide fire ban as resources dwindle, letter suggests first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife opens up facilities in emergency clean-air measure
Beset by wildfire smoke, the City of Yellowknife on Wednesday pulled the emergency lever by opening up its fieldhouse track and playground for free.
The post Yellowknife opens up facilities in emergency clean-air measure first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP say Behchokǫ̀ death is now a homicide investigation
Police in Behchokǫ̀ say the suspicious death reported in the community on Tuesday is now being investigated as a homicide.
The post RCMP say Behchokǫ̀ death is now a homicide investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.YWCA NWT exceeds fundraising goal to furnish new housing complex
The YWCA NWT has exceeded its goal of raising $250,000 to fund the purchase of furniture, supplies, and other essential items at a new 21-unit housing facility currently under construction in Yellowknife.
The post YWCA NWT exceeds fundraising goal to furnish new housing complex first appeared on Cabin Radio.