Northwest Territories News
New scholarship offered for early learning and childcare grads
The Gahcho Kué mine says it will donate $24,000 annually to support graduates from Aurora College’s part-time distance early learning and childcare program.
The post New scholarship offered for early learning and childcare grads first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife condo corps appeal nearby 70-unit development
A 70-unit housing development in Yellowknife's Niven Lake should not be built without a new traffic study, some residents argue. It's heading to a hearing.
The post Yellowknife condo corps appeal nearby 70-unit development first appeared on Cabin Radio.Still waiting on your passport? Here’s what you need to know
New passport clinics may come to isolated parts of the NWT to help ease a nationwide backlog that is straining the system after travel restrictions were lifted.
The post Still waiting on your passport? Here’s what you need to know first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT holds free fishing course in bid to boost industry
With a new fish plant on the way, the GNWT is holding a two-week commercial fishing course to attract more people into the industry. It's free to attend.
The post GNWT holds free fishing course in bid to boost industry first appeared on Cabin Radio.Frank Channel incident ‘successfully resolved,’ RCMP say
RCMP say an incident that led police to temporarily urge people away from a bridge outside Behchokǫ̀ has now been "successfully resolved."
The post Frank Channel incident ‘successfully resolved,’ RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.De Beers fined $350,000 over diesel spill at Snap Lake
De Beers must pay $350,000 after being prosecuted over a diesel spill at its now-defunct Snap Lake diamond mine in December 2017.
The post De Beers fined $350,000 over diesel spill at Snap Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT releases third mental health subscription box
The NWT government is releasing the third of five free packages of youth mental health and wellness resources.
The post GNWT releases third mental health subscription box first appeared on Cabin Radio.In full: What Pope Francis told Indigenous peoples on Monday
Read the text of the speech Pope Francis delivered to Indigenous attendees and a worldwide audience from a gathering in Maskwacis, Alberta on Monday.
The post In full: What Pope Francis told Indigenous peoples on Monday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Pope Francis delivers apology in Canada for residential schools
The Pope made a long-awaited apology on Canadian soil to Indigenous peoples at the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School outside Edmonton.
The post Pope Francis delivers apology in Canada for residential schools first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police investigating shooting of two Hay River dogs
RCMP in Hay River confirmed they have opened an investigation after at least two dogs were shot with rubber bullets in recent days.
The post Police investigating shooting of two Hay River dogs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Pine Point could be worth $5.6B over 12 years, new estimate states
A company working to restart zinc and lead mining at Pine Point, abandoned since the 1980s, issued a fresh assessment of the proposed mine's potential value.
The post Pine Point could be worth $5.6B over 12 years, new estimate states first appeared on Cabin Radio.How much do people earn in different NWT communities?
New census data sets out the difference in annual income between the NWT's various communities. Explore the figures and see how income is changing over time.
The post How much do people earn in different NWT communities? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Second dog reported shot in Hay River as first begins recovery
Hay River's animal shelter says a second dog with an apparent bullet wound is in its care. The first dog, taken to Yellowknife for surgery, is recovering.
The post Second dog reported shot in Hay River as first begins recovery first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: Meet the Yellowknives Dene Drummers at Folk on the Rocks
Meet some of the people and songs behind the Yellowknives Dene Drummers' annual performances at Folk on the Rocks.
The post Watch: Meet the Yellowknives Dene Drummers at Folk on the Rocks first appeared on Cabin Radio.How price increases are affecting a Yellowknife bakery
As Yellowknife records its highest year-on-year price increases in three decades, a bakery and market garden explained how its costs are going up.
The post How price increases are affecting a Yellowknife bakery first appeared on Cabin Radio.July heatwave produced some of Beaufort Delta’s warmest days
A heatwave in the first half of July gave Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk their fourth-hottest temperatures ever recorded, Environment Canada says.
The post July heatwave produced some of Beaufort Delta’s warmest days first appeared on Cabin Radio.2023 Arctic Winter Games searches for cultural performers
The NWT is looking for cultural delegates to take part in the Wood Buffalo Arctic Winter Games early next year.
The post 2023 Arctic Winter Games searches for cultural performers first appeared on Cabin Radio.Independent Alberta tailings monitoring data available soon
An Indigenous-led non-profit is establishing its own monitoring of oil sands tailings' impact on waterways that reach up the Athabasca River and into the NWT.
The post Independent Alberta tailings monitoring data available soon first appeared on Cabin Radio.Carcass numbers grow in Wood Buffalo bison anthrax outbreak
Parks Canada says 47 bison carcasses have so far been counted as an outbreak of anthrax continues inside Wood Buffalo National Park.
The post Carcass numbers grow in Wood Buffalo bison anthrax outbreak first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nahanni Butte begins using ‘earth-friendly’ dust suppressant
Nahanni Butte is abandoning traditional dust suppressants to try a product billed as environmentally friendlier that blends sugars and starches.
The post Nahanni Butte begins using ‘earth-friendly’ dust suppressant first appeared on Cabin Radio.