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Polar Egg is coming back – but it never truly left your fridge

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:58

After almost a year's absence, you should see Polar Egg cartons back on NWT shelves soon. But the eggs themselves never really went away. Here's why.

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Unesco’s Wood Buffalo progress report may still be months away

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:50

A key UN report on efforts to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park's world heritage site status has no fixed publication date, four months after an inspection.

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GNWT launches review of 2022 flood response in Hay River

Mon, 01/09/2023 - 17:05

The NWT is reviewing flood preparedness and emergency response in Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve after 2022's catastrophic flooding.

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Northwestel confirms LEO replacement for failing satellite

Mon, 01/09/2023 - 13:00

Some NWT communities whose internet was about to be disrupted by a failing satellite are being moved to a low-Earth orbit replacement, Northwestel confirmed.

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Elder’s holiday housing crisis alarmed people who tried to help

Mon, 01/09/2023 - 08:03

On Boxing Day, an Elder's heating broke and carbon monoxide began to accumulate. Finding anywhere safe for her to go proved impossible. What can the NWT learn?

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Hay River urges rejection of ’11th-hour’ Northland franchise request

Mon, 01/09/2023 - 07:56

Publishing an arbitrator's ruling for the first time, Hay River urged a regulator to reject Northland Utilities' arguments regarding a power franchise transfer.

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Fort Smith midwifery program scaled back ‘due to staffing levels’

Sun, 01/08/2023 - 09:04

Fort Smith's midwifery program is being scaled back because the NWT's health authority says it can't find people to staff positions in the town.

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Arbitrator orders GNWT to keep offering Covid-19 leave

Sun, 01/08/2023 - 08:58

An arbitrator said the GNWT must reinstate Covid-19 leave, a special form of leave that doesn't count against employees' usual allowance.

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Dehcho River Journeys exhibit set to open in Fort Simpson

Sat, 01/07/2023 - 11:16

After three years of work, a pandemic and a flood, the Fort Simpson Historical Society is unveiling its first major exhibit: a celebration of Dene heritage.

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Emergency responders called to Dettah road ‘truck fire’

Sat, 01/07/2023 - 11:09

Emergency responders were called to the Yellowknife-Dettah ice road on Friday after a truck caught fire, witnesses said.

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Antonov brings Airbus helicopter to NWT for cold-weather test

Fri, 01/06/2023 - 16:58

One of the world's largest aircraft landed in Yellowknife, bringing a helicopter to the Northwest Territories for cold-weather testing.

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For years, some GNWT staff could access colleagues’ sensitive records

Fri, 01/06/2023 - 08:03

Incorrect settings allowed some GNWT employees years of access to private information about colleagues. Thousands of records were "accessed inappropriately."

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Should Fort Smith buy the world’s largest snowshoe?

Fri, 01/06/2023 - 07:59

A snowshoe that's more than 25 feet long could become Fort Smith's newest artistic showpiece – if the town decides to buy it from artist Michel Labine.

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NWT creating committee to help ‘strengthen charitable sector’

Fri, 01/06/2023 - 07:52

The NWT government invited applications to join a new committee tasked with helping to "strengthen the not-for-profit and charitable sector."

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Parks Canada searches for Nááts’įhch’oh superintendent

Fri, 01/06/2023 - 07:45

Want your day job to be running the Sahtu's Nááts'įhch'oh National Park Reserve? Parks Canada is looking for a new Tulita-based park superintendent.

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Poop and prints could offer fresh insights on polar bear health

Thu, 01/05/2023 - 08:02

"Bears are making decisions about their environment and we're just guessing." Scientists are turning to polar bear poop for insights we don't normally get.

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Here are Canada’s most remote communities. Do you agree?

Thu, 01/05/2023 - 07:59

Which are the most remote populated places in Canada? Statistics Canada just updated the list, giving more than 5,000 communities a remoteness value.

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Fort Smith’s arena set to reopen after staff work through holidays

Thu, 01/05/2023 - 07:51

Fort Smith's ice rink should reopen by the end of the week after a months-long battle to overcome equipment failures, helped by staff working over the holidays.

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Still no date for Dettah ice road after heavy snow and mild weather

Wed, 01/04/2023 - 11:46

A fresh assessment of Yellowknife Bay will take place on Thursday after work on the Dettah ice road was postponed over the holiday season for safety reasons.

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Cabin Radio’s guide to NWT arts events

Wed, 01/04/2023 - 08:31

Don't let anyone tell you January is the worst month in the NWT. (For a start, have you seen February?) Here's our NWT-wide guide to arts events this month.

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