Northwest Territories News
GNWT accepting proposals for NWT Arts Council grants
People and groups planning arts projects and events in the Northwest Territories are being encouraged to apply for NWT Arts Council grants.
The post GNWT accepting proposals for NWT Arts Council grants first appeared on Cabin Radio.Bargaining breaks down again, City of Yellowknife says
The City of Yellowknife says a fresh attempt to reach a deal with municipal workers' unions broke down early on Monday evening.
The post Bargaining breaks down again, City of Yellowknife says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two dogs killed, third dog sought after Inuvik vehicle strike
Two dogs were killed and efforts are under way to find a third, potentially injured dog after an incident involving a vehicle in Inuvik early on Monday morning.
The post Two dogs killed, third dog sought after Inuvik vehicle strike first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mystery Yukon object shot down over air travel threat, officials say
Objects fired upon over Yukon and Lake Huron were downed in part over the threat they posed to air travel, officials said. (They denied aliens are involved.)
The post Mystery Yukon object shot down over air travel threat, officials say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Councillors meet online as industrial action continues
Yellowknife's city council held virtual meetings on Monday as a labour dispute with unions representing municipal workers continues.
The post Councillors meet online as industrial action continues first appeared on Cabin Radio.City blames hot ashes for flaming garbage load
Discarded hot ashes are the suspected cause of a fire that ignited garbage in a truck bound for Yellowknife's dump earlier this month, City Hall says.
The post City blames hot ashes for flaming garbage load first appeared on Cabin Radio.Det’on Cho to acquire Yellowknife’s Kavanaugh waste firm
The economic development wing of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation is acquiring Yellowknife waste management firm Kavanaugh.
The post Det’on Cho to acquire Yellowknife’s Kavanaugh waste firm first appeared on Cabin Radio.Are northerners in for a cloudier future?
Will the North get cloudier? "That's the million-dollar question," researchers say. The answer has important consequences. Here's why it's hard to work out.
The post Are northerners in for a cloudier future? first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT should look to Nunavut’s 3,000-unit housing plan, says Cleveland
Kam Lake MLA Caitlin Cleveland believes the NWT can learn from Nunavut's ambitious, recently announced strategy of building 3,000 housing units by 2030.
The post NWT should look to Nunavut’s 3,000-unit housing plan, says Cleveland first appeared on Cabin Radio.Edjericon calls for collaboration with Dene Nation on housing
Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Richard Edjericon says the NWT government should change the way it works on housing with Indigenous governments.
The post Edjericon calls for collaboration with Dene Nation on housing first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: One-foot high kick at Traditional Games
Students from schools across the NWT gathered in Yellowknife for Traditional Games Championships. See some of them attempt the one-foot high kick.
The post In pictures: One-foot high kick at Traditional Games first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife’s African market
The Black Advocacy Coalition in Yellowknife hosted an African market as part of its Black History Month slate of activities. Take a look inside.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s African market first appeared on Cabin Radio.Apply to a new NWT journalism training program
A new Northwest Territories journalism training program is inviting its first class of trainees to apply by March 3.
The post Apply to a new NWT journalism training program first appeared on Cabin Radio.Norad jets shoot down ‘small, cylindrical object’ over Yukon
Canada says fighter aircraft shot down what defence minister Anita Anand called a "small, cylindrical object" 40,000 feet above central Yukon.
The post Norad jets shoot down ‘small, cylindrical object’ over Yukon first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Multiple small fires’ started in Fort Smith rec centre
Fort Smith and Fort Simpson are asking for parents to keep an eye on their children after recent vandalism and unruly behaviour at community rec centres.
The post ‘Multiple small fires’ started in Fort Smith rec centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canadian North crew reports ‘lights in sky’ over Yellowknife
"We're looking at two lights dancing around." A Canadian North flight in late January saw unidentified lights over Yellowknife. (Did someone say spy balloon?)
The post Canadian North crew reports ‘lights in sky’ over Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Valpy, Wawzonek among first to state they’ll run in 2023 NWT election
Former newspaper publisher Bruce Valpy and incumbent finance minister Caroline Wawzonek each say they'll run for office in this fall's territorial election.
The post Valpy, Wawzonek among first to state they’ll run in 2023 NWT election first appeared on Cabin Radio.City says union requests would mean 4.79% property tax hike
The City of Yellowknife said the latest reported union proposal would cost an extra $1.65 million per year, equating that to a 4.79% property tax increase.
The post City says union requests would mean 4.79% property tax hike first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River RCMP charge man with sexual offences including child luring
A man in Hay River faces charges related to sexual offences and child exploitation after a years-long investigation, RCMP say.
The post Hay River RCMP charge man with sexual offences including child luring first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s gymnastics club to close after picketing plan
Yellowknife's gymnastics club – in an awkward position, with a gym of its own attached to a municipal building – will close on Saturday over a picket threat.
The post Yellowknife’s gymnastics club to close after picketing plan first appeared on Cabin Radio.