Northwest Territories News
Mars rover specialist to star at 2023’s Dark Sky Festival
A Mars exploration expert will be a feature attraction at the 2023 Dark Sky Festival in Fort Smith and the Wood Buffalo National Park.
The post Mars rover specialist to star at 2023’s Dark Sky Festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK hosts science, tech, engineering, math and arts youth convention
A convention from May 11-14 aims to teach Yellowknife youth aged 14-25 about the likes of video games, Indigenous storytelling, music production and healthcare.
The post YK hosts science, tech, engineering, math and arts youth convention first appeared on Cabin Radio.Air quality warning in Fort Simpson, Fort Liard over wildfire smoke
Several Dehcho communities are under air quality advisories as smoke from Alberta wildfires drifts across the Northwest Territories.
The post Air quality warning in Fort Simpson, Fort Liard over wildfire smoke first appeared on Cabin Radio.Crews make ‘significant progress’ tackling wildfire outside Fort Smith
The NWT has doubled the number of crews tackling a wildfire west of Fort Smith and said on Saturday "significant progress" was being made.
The post Crews make ‘significant progress’ tackling wildfire outside Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson declares no further flood risk from 2023 breakup
The Village of Fort Simpson says 2023's breakup season poses no further flood risk to the community after Mackenzie River ice broke without incident.
The post Fort Simpson declares no further flood risk from 2023 breakup first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife singer returns home for classical music concert
A Yellowknife singer who recently graduated from the U of A's voice performance program is performing in the city this week. Catch a concert on Saturday night.
The post Yellowknife singer returns home for classical music concert first appeared on Cabin Radio.Pelicans, some caribou now assessed to be at greater risk in NWT
Pelicans and members of the Dolphin-Union caribou herd are now considered to be in heightened danger, the NWT Species at Risk Committee says.
The post Pelicans, some caribou now assessed to be at greater risk in NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hundreds of people walk to honour MMIWG2S+ in Yellowknife
More than 100 people took part in events across Yellowknife to honoured missing and murdered Indigenous people on Friday, a national awareness day.
The post Hundreds of people walk to honour MMIWG2S+ in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.First NWT wildfires of 2023 reported outside Fort Smith
The NWT's first two wildfires of 2023 are burning near Fort Smith. While smoke and fire are visible from the town, the GNWT said there was no immediate threat.
The post First NWT wildfires of 2023 reported outside Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT warns cabin owners of Peel and Arctic Red River flood risk
Cabins and camps along the Peel River and Arctic Red River could flood if conditions deteriorate. Meanwhile, breakup is beginning in Fort Simpson.
The post NWT warns cabin owners of Peel and Arctic Red River flood risk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cabin Radio submits new application for FM licence
Cabin Radio submitted a new application to operate a commercial FM radio station in Yellowknife, three months after a federal regulator's initial rejection.
The post Cabin Radio submits new application for FM licence first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT says Ottawa, Alberta commit to improvements over spills
The NWT's environment minister says he has "commitments" from his federal and Alberta counterparts over better communication after recent oil sands spills.
The post NWT says Ottawa, Alberta commit to improvements over spills first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT judge’s misconduct hearing is pushed back again
Proceedings against a Northwest Territories judge accused of misconduct are being further delayed to allow the judge's new legal team time to take on the case.
The post NWT judge’s misconduct hearing is pushed back again first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s 2023 fire season predicted to be ‘extreme,’ authorities say
Hot, dry conditions are expected to create “extreme” wildfire conditions in parts of the NWT this spring and summer. Here's the initial 2023 wildfire forecast.
The post NWT’s 2023 fire season predicted to be ‘extreme,’ authorities say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Edmonton police search for three people in NWT cocaine investigation
Edmonton police are trying to trace three people wanted in connection with alleged NWT cocaine trafficking. "High-end" guns and more than $200,000 were seized.
The post Edmonton police search for three people in NWT cocaine investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.WSCC contest won by video in which worker quits over zombies
A WSCC youth video contest was won by an entry in which an under-qualified worker refuses to help rid a residential area of zombies.
The post WSCC contest won by video in which worker quits over zombies first appeared on Cabin Radio.Burger Week 2023 raised $11K for NWT SPCA. Here are the winners!
Yellowknife Burger Week has smashed its fundraising record, giving almost $11,000 to the NWT SPCA this year. Here's the list of winners from the prize draw!
The post Burger Week 2023 raised $11K for NWT SPCA. Here are the winners! first appeared on Cabin Radio.Boris the NWT alpaca attempts to become Guelph beer mascot
The only alpaca known to have been born in the NWT is fighting to become the face of a new beer, while raising money for Veterinarians Without Borders.
The post Boris the NWT alpaca attempts to become Guelph beer mascot first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s NorthWords literary festival releases 2023 lineup
The NWT's NorthWords Writers Festival has released its author lineup for 2023, with events in Yellowknife and Fort Smith between May 31 and June 4.
The post NWT’s NorthWords literary festival releases 2023 lineup first appeared on Cabin Radio.Big Bird lands in Yellowknife on migration north for the summer
Your eyes did not deceive you. Yellowknifers who said they had spotted Big Bird in the city this week weren't wrong – and we scored an interview.
The post Big Bird lands in Yellowknife on migration north for the summer first appeared on Cabin Radio.