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CAJ shortlists Cabin Radio for daily excellence in news

Fri, 02/24/2023 - 11:49

Cabin Radio is a finalist for daily excellence in news at the Canadian Association of Journalists' national awards – the station's first CAJ nomination.

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Family Feud Canada seeks northern families for fifth season

Fri, 02/24/2023 - 09:51

Producers of Family Feud Canada's fifth season say they are looking for northern families to participate in the CBC game show.

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Firefighters appeal for Yellowknife to release full risk report

Fri, 02/24/2023 - 09:28

Yellowknife firefighters say City Hall is unreasonably holding back some contents of a document that assesses the risks facing the city's fire division.

The post Firefighters appeal for Yellowknife to release full risk report first appeared on Cabin Radio.

Where Fort Good Hope’s housing program plans to go next

Fri, 02/24/2023 - 07:56

The K'asho Got'ine Housing Society, recognized for its innovative approach in Fort Good Hope, set out goals that include social programs and trades training.

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Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival kicks off in Fort Simpson

Fri, 02/24/2023 - 07:52

This year's Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival has begun, placing Indigenous filmmakers from across the NWT and beyond in the limelight. Here's the schedule.

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Tłı̨chǫ region to receive $2.4M for new apprenticeship program

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 22:48

Ottawa and the Tłı̨chǫ Government say a new partnership will help Tłı̨chǫ businesses hire 30 first-year apprentices in red-seal trades.

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City of Yellowknife wants unions to agree to binding arbitration

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 14:41

The City of Yellowknife wants to enter binding arbitration with unions representing municipal staff to end the current strike and lockout.

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Diavik to spend $40M mining below A21 pit, extending life

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 11:00

Diavik diamond mine owner Rio Tinto will spend $40 million to begin mining below the A21 open pit, likely extending the NWT mine's life to at least early 2026.

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Arsenic not linked to diseases in Yellowknife area, study finds

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 07:53

We're five years into a long-term study associated with Giant Mine that monitors arsenic exposure among nearby residents. Here are the latest findings.

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Indigenous representation ‘really limited’ at Canada Games

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 07:52

"Don't give up just because you don't see Indigenous people." Indigenous Team NT athletes at the Canada Games hope their representation grows in future.

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Ignore CRA’s lowest return airfares, YK specialist says

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 07:52

Andy Wong, the oracle of NWT lowest return airfares, said the CRA's latest efforts to simplify the issue are praiseworthy – but can be ignored, for now.

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NWT joins program designed to make hiring refugees easier

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 07:05

The Northwest Territories is joining a federal program that allows refugees with skills to take jobs in the territory and work toward permanent residency.

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Unions reveal new 3.75%-a-year proposal for city staff

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 20:01

Unions representing City of Yellowknife workers have made public a proposal that modestly trims back the annual salary increases previously sought.

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Union’s own workers seek mediation over wages and inflation

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 16:43

Employees at the Union of Northern Workers have asked for a third party to intervene as they say the union is not offering high-enough annual wage increases.

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Osisko ‘signs $100M deal’ to launch Pine Point joint venture

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 12:20

Osisko Metals says it has signed a $100-million deal with an investment group to launch a joint venture that will prepare to reopen a mine at Pine Point.

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Hay River RCMP in new drug poisoning warning after lobby scare

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 11:36

Police in Hay River repeated a recent warning about tainted drugs after a man in the town detachment's lobby needed treatment with Naloxone.

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Cabin Radio is finalist for mental health reporting award

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 11:16

A Cabin Radio report on Tuktoyaktuk's House of Hope has been shortlisted for a national award recognizing reporting on the mental health of young people.

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Five charged after fentanyl, crack and gun found in Fort Simpson raid

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 10:26

RCMP say five people face charges after searches of two homes in Fort Simpson found suspected fentanyl and cocaine alongside a loaded handgun.

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An NWT court says the Salvation Army is his home. It isn’t that simple.

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 08:35

People released from NWT jails can end up with the Salvation Army as their court-ordered home address, an instruction that sometimes has complex consequences.

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It’s the lowest return airfare. Or is it? Either way, CRA says it’s progress

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 07:26

The CRA published its own list of lowest return airfares in a bid to simplify the Northern Residents Tax Deduction, though its figures differ from others' math.

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