Northwest Territories News
We did it for Tommy, say NWT hockey players after historic win
A team of seniors said they had become the first to win a hockey game for the NWT at the Canada 55+ Games, dedicating the feat to the late Tommy Williams.
The post We did it for Tommy, say NWT hockey players after historic win first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rain helps battle to contain wildfire south of Wrigley
Rain over the past day has helped fire crews working to contain a wildfire burning south of Wrigley, the NWT government says.
The post Rain helps battle to contain wildfire south of Wrigley first appeared on Cabin Radio.Imperial Oil finds source, but not cause of Mackenzie River leak
Imperial Oil identified the section of pipeline in Norman Wells from which 55,000 litres of treated water escaped into the Mackenzie River last month.
The post Imperial Oil finds source, but not cause of Mackenzie River leak first appeared on Cabin Radio.City asks what reconciliation should look like in Yellowknife
The City of Yellowknife will hold an evening discussion next week "to express what reconciliation looks like" in the territorial capital.
The post City asks what reconciliation should look like in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘It’s important that teachers learn all the critical pieces’
Yellowknife's YK1 school district brought together hundreds of staff for a training day dedicated to Indigenous languages and cultural education.
The post ‘It’s important that teachers learn all the critical pieces’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.To help a girl with leukaemia, Norman Wells turned to brisket
When a two-year-old girl was diagnosed with leukaemia, Norman Wells residents acquired 60 lb of brisket and cooked up a fundraiser.
The post To help a girl with leukaemia, Norman Wells turned to brisket first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith’s newest music festival prepares to make its debut
The Fireweed Festival, a miniature music festival with Fort Smith artists, vendors, games and a silent auction, takes place for the first time on Saturday.
The post Fort Smith’s newest music festival prepares to make its debut first appeared on Cabin Radio.Filling NWT vacancies is almost impossible. Now what?
Virtually every sector in the NWT can't find people to take vital jobs. As a lasting crisis looms, here are some solutions politicians and workers suggest.
The post Filling NWT vacancies is almost impossible. Now what? first appeared on Cabin Radio.More than half of NWT communities now under smoke advisories
Smoke advisories are now in place for 18 of the NWT's 33 communities. This is the NWT's busiest wildfire summer in recent years, though not comparable to 2014.
The post More than half of NWT communities now under smoke advisories first appeared on Cabin Radio.Diavik says reported 30,000-litre spill came from pipeline test
The Diavik diamond mine says a 30,000-litre spill reported at the mine last weekend was associated with a test and entirely contained within one of its pits.
The post Diavik says reported 30,000-litre spill came from pipeline test first appeared on Cabin Radio.Behchokǫ̀ to host housing meeting on August 29
Behchokǫ̀ is to host the latest in a series of housing and homelessness meetings being staged by a committee of MLAs.
The post Behchokǫ̀ to host housing meeting on August 29 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s community showcase to return on September 14
Yellowknife's community showcase, which connects residents with non-profit services and volunteering opportunities, returns next month.
The post Yellowknife’s community showcase to return on September 14 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Indigenous Supreme Court nominee ‘brings experience, understanding’
Michelle O’Bonsawin is on track to become Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court justice. Indigenous lawyers hope that'll create "significant" change.
The post Indigenous Supreme Court nominee ‘brings experience, understanding’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Difficult conditions’ persist in fight against fire south of Wrigley
Smoke is complicating the response to a wildfire outside Wrigley, where initial differences over an evacuation plan have now been resolved, leaders said.
The post ‘Difficult conditions’ persist in fight against fire south of Wrigley first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT judge got traffic stop rules wrong, court finds
An impaired driving case will head back to court, more than three years following the initial incident, after a judge was ruled to have misunderstood the law.
The post NWT judge got traffic stop rules wrong, court finds first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT widens net in search for agency nurses to fill gaps
The NWT government asked staffing agencies to submit proposals in an effort to expand the territory's ability to acquire agency nurses.
The post NWT widens net in search for agency nurses to fill gaps first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nominees announced for first NWT Music Awards
Music NWT announced the nominees for its first territorial music awards, to be given out at a ceremony next month.
The post Nominees announced for first NWT Music Awards first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks launches artist-in-residency program
Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks music festival is creating a residency program for a visiting artist to spend November in the city.
The post Folk on the Rocks launches artist-in-residency program first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gwich’in Tribal Council spends forgiven federal debt funding
Millions of dollars once tied up in land claim-related loan repayments can now be spent by the Gwich'in Tribal Council, which just decided how to proceed.
The post Gwich’in Tribal Council spends forgiven federal debt funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Look inside Yellowknife’s new École Įtłʼo ahead of opening day
Yellowknife's first new school in two decades opens on Monday. Leaders at the YK1 school district say the École Įtłʼo facility is "amazing."
The post Look inside Yellowknife’s new École Įtłʼo ahead of opening day first appeared on Cabin Radio.