Northwest Territories News
Vehicle fire at Yellowknife’s sand pits
Smoke from a burning vehicle at Yellowknife's sand pits could be seen to the west of the city on Thursday.
The post Vehicle fire at Yellowknife’s sand pits first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dispute erupts between Łútsël K’é and GNWT over raid of culture camp
The Łútsël K'é Dene First Nation says wildlife officers carried out an "aggressive and disrespectful" raid of a cultural camp. The GNWT defended the search.
The post Dispute erupts between Łútsël K’é and GNWT over raid of culture camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two arrested over Fort Simpson cocaine seizure, RCMP say
Police in Fort Simpson say charges are pending against two people after cocaine was seized during a vehicle stop at the village's ferry crossing.
The post Two arrested over Fort Simpson cocaine seizure, RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.April Martel declared narrow victor in KFN chief by-election
April Martel will remain Chief of the Kátł’odeeche First Nation. She won a by-election by four votes following a dispute over the First Nation's election rules.
The post April Martel declared narrow victor in KFN chief by-election first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT won’t take holiday for Queen, but some First Nations will
The Tłı̨chǫ and Yellowknives Dene said they will observe a holiday for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, even as the Northwest Territories declined to do so.
The post NWT won’t take holiday for Queen, but some First Nations will first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ekati hires company to build underwater diamond crawler
Underwater crawlers, a technology once thought wildly expensive, are becoming a reality at the NWT's Ekati mine. The first one is due to arrive late next year.
The post Ekati hires company to build underwater diamond crawler first appeared on Cabin Radio.Angus Cockney explores storytelling through tales of the 12 moons
Inuvialuit artist Angus Cockney comes to Yellowknife this month, interpreting Inuit stories of the year's 12 moons in a project that celebrates storytelling.
The post Angus Cockney explores storytelling through tales of the 12 moons first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT decides not to declare holiday for Queen’s funeral
The Northwest Territories will not declare a holiday for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on September 19, in line with several southern provinces.
The post NWT decides not to declare holiday for Queen’s funeral first appeared on Cabin Radio.A power outage (or six) fried your appliance. Who pays up?
You know the answer before reading the article, but we checked on NWT residents' behalf: when outages kill your electrical equipment, can you be compensated?
The post A power outage (or six) fried your appliance. Who pays up? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River to update river monitoring equipment
Old river monitoring equipment, which took a pounding in the spring's floods, is being replaced by the Town of Hay River over the next month.
The post Hay River to update river monitoring equipment first appeared on Cabin Radio.After four months, service returns to Paradise Valley
Residents and businesses south of Hay River spent months without phone or internet service, needing to drive even to get a cell signal. That's now changing.
The post After four months, service returns to Paradise Valley first appeared on Cabin Radio.Regulator deems Mount Gaudet project ‘withdrawn’ after delays
Plans for a road north of Wrigley have stalled for so long that the regulator is effectively closing the file. The Pehdzeh Ki First Nation has several concerns.
The post Regulator deems Mount Gaudet project ‘withdrawn’ after delays first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife punk rock musician to host EP release party
"When you play punk rock, you don’t get a lot of mainstream attention." But now Brenden MacIntosh has an NWT award to his name and a release party coming up.
The post Yellowknife punk rock musician to host EP release party first appeared on Cabin Radio.Broken transformer caused Yellowknife power chaos, NTPC says
"We must do better," the NWT Power Corporation's president said, as staff provided an update on the cause of six separate weekend outages in Yellowknife.
The post Broken transformer caused Yellowknife power chaos, NTPC says first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT rolls out first changes to help firms find more workers
The NWT adjusted one of its immigration streams in an opening attempt to ease a staffing crisis affecting sectors across the territory.
The post NWT rolls out first changes to help firms find more workers first appeared on Cabin Radio.We asked nurses to take us inside the NWT’s healthcare crisis
Nurses across the NWT say staffing levels in the healthcare system are now dangerously low. How does it feel to watch crises unfold from within that system?
The post We asked nurses to take us inside the NWT’s healthcare crisis first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘No room for bells and whistles’ in Yellowknife’s 2023 budget
City of Yellowknife staff said next year's budget will be "tight and frugal" in an attempt to avoid exacerbating what might already be another big tax increase.
The post ‘No room for bells and whistles’ in Yellowknife’s 2023 budget first appeared on Cabin Radio.Documentary following Tanya Tagaq premieres in Toronto
Tanya Tagaq turned down every offer to star in a documentary – until this one. Ever Deadly just had its world premiere. Watch the trailer here.
The post Documentary following Tanya Tagaq premieres in Toronto first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Explore Yellowknife’s new visitor centre
Yellowknife’s new visitor centre opened in the city's Centre Square Mall on Monday. Take a look inside the facility.
The post In pictures: Explore Yellowknife’s new visitor centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Free parking on Yellowknife’s Franklin Avenue on Tuesday
Parking along Yellowknife's Franklin Avenue will be free on Tuesday as a new form of lottery draw is promoted in the city.
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