Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife’s Canada Day parade starts Friday at 11am with new route
Organizers expect around 50 floats to join Yellowknife's 2022 Canada Day parade along a revamped route from 11am on Friday.
The post Yellowknife’s Canada Day parade starts Friday at 11am with new route first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wrigley leaders begin precautionary evacuation planning
Chief Lloyd Moses of the Pehdzeh Ki First Nation says he's preparing an evacuation plan for Wrigley in case a wildfire south of the community becomes a threat.
The post Wrigley leaders begin precautionary evacuation planning first appeared on Cabin Radio.Levi Cayen given 11 years for role in killing of Alexander Norwegian
A judge sentenced Levi Cayen to 11 years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Alexander Norwegian. He is the last of four cousins to be prosecuted in the case.
The post Levi Cayen given 11 years for role in killing of Alexander Norwegian first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fire bans lifted in Yellowknife and its parks
A Yellowknife-wide fire ban in place since June 9 has been lifted effective immediately, the municipality announced on Thursday.
The post Fire bans lifted in Yellowknife and its parks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wrigley traffic to be escorted through wildfire-hit highway
Highway 1 between Fort Simpson and Wrigley will reopen for an eight-hour period on Thursday and traffic will be escorted through a wildfire-affected section of the road.
The post Wrigley traffic to be escorted through wildfire-hit highway first appeared on Cabin Radio.Five charged over attack on man who tried to help assault victim
A Bruno's employee who tried to stop an attack on another person was "swarmed and assaulted," police said. Five people face charges, a number that could grow.
The post Five charged over attack on man who tried to help assault victim first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Nelson geothermal project enters testing phase
Fort Nelson's Tu Deh-Kah power plant will be BC's first geothermal electricity facility once completed. The latest testing phase is about to start.
The post Fort Nelson geothermal project enters testing phase first appeared on Cabin Radio.Does your dog deserve to be in a kids’ book? Yes. Of course it does.
How special is your northern special? There's space for one more dog in Yellowknife author Lana de Bastiani's next book, and the contest starts now.
The post Does your dog deserve to be in a kids’ book? Yes. Of course it does. first appeared on Cabin Radio.$2.3M from Ottawa will help Gwich’in Wellness Camp reopen
"We're just trying to create a healthier community." New funding will help a Gwich'in healing and cultural centre reopen, possibly as soon as next spring.
The post $2.3M from Ottawa will help Gwich’in Wellness Camp reopen first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River apartment complex, set back by flooding, to open next year
A new apartment complex being built in downtown Hay River is now expected to open in 2023, with a waitlist growing for the 44 units available.
The post Hay River apartment complex, set back by flooding, to open next year first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jail for woman who broke house arrest within days of sentence
A woman will spend a week in an NWT jail after ignoring house arrest, a sentence she had received just days earlier, to visit her boyfriend in Edmonton.
The post Jail for woman who broke house arrest within days of sentence first appeared on Cabin Radio.Levi Cayen deserves time served in death of Alex Norwegian, says lawyer
After more than four years in custody pre-trial, Levi Cayen should be sentenced to time served for the manslaughter of Alexander Norwegian, his lawyer says.
The post Levi Cayen deserves time served in death of Alex Norwegian, says lawyer first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT diagnostic imaging may be delayed in July
NWT residents may face "slight delays" receiving diagnostic imaging results in July, the territory's health authority says.
The post NWT diagnostic imaging may be delayed in July first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP ask for help to find missing Hay River woman
Hay River RCMP asked for help finding Kallaya Dow, who police said was last seen leaving the town's health centre at around 11:30pm on Tuesday.
The post RCMP ask for help to find missing Hay River woman first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire that closed highway not threatening Wrigley, says GNWT
A wildfire along Highway 1 southeast of Wrigley has grown to 3,000 hectares in size but isn't threatening the community, the NWT government says.
The post Wildfire that closed highway not threatening Wrigley, says GNWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik’s welcome centre, open for a matter of days, is broken into
The Inuvik Welcome Centre, which only opened 10 days ago, has faced an onslaught of vandalism culminating in the building being burgled late on Tuesday.
The post Inuvik’s welcome centre, open for a matter of days, is broken into first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ethel Blondin-Andrew becomes Officer of the Order of Canada
Tulita's Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Canada's first Indigenous female MP, has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon.
The post Ethel Blondin-Andrew becomes Officer of the Order of Canada first appeared on Cabin Radio.How will Herb Norwegian approach a new term as Dehcho Grand Chief?
Herb Norwegian is starting a fifth term as Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations. What will that look like? Here's how he answered that question this week.
The post How will Herb Norwegian approach a new term as Dehcho Grand Chief? first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘He was so much more than his choices,’ say Alex Norwegian’s family
Family of a man killed in 2017 say his drug dealing doesn't begin to reflect who he was. The last of four cousins prosecuted over the death awaits sentencing.
The post ‘He was so much more than his choices,’ say Alex Norwegian’s family first appeared on Cabin Radio.Memorial fund established for late Yellowknife teen Milo Martin
A fund that helps Yellowknife youth has been created in memory of Milo Martin, a teenager who passed away suddenly earlier this year.
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