Northwest Territories News
Court rejects Gwich’in Tribal Council’s regulator challenge
An NWT Supreme Court judge denied the Gwich'in Tribal Council's request to overturn the renewal of a water licence for a soil treatment facility in Inuvik.
The post Court rejects Gwich’in Tribal Council’s regulator challenge first appeared on Cabin Radio.New rules will open up NWT meat processing – if people want to do it
The GNWT says new regulations will allow more small-scale meat processing. The main challenge could be finding people who are interested in doing that.
The post New rules will open up NWT meat processing – if people want to do it first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik plans barrier as ATVs ‘tear up’ Boot Lake Trail
The mayor of Inuvik says the town is winning its battle against illegal ATV use but now needs to protect a popular trail.
The post Inuvik plans barrier as ATVs ‘tear up’ Boot Lake Trail first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK Salvation Army receives donation from Food Banks Canada
Yellowknife's Salvation Army says it has received a donation of "much-needed food" thanks to a partnership between Purolator and Food Banks Canada.
The post YK Salvation Army receives donation from Food Banks Canada first appeared on Cabin Radio.Kele Antoine wins second term as Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ chief
Kele Antoine was narrowly re-elected as Chief of the Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation. Results shared online gave him a nine-vote margin over Mavis Cli-Michaud.
The post Kele Antoine wins second term as Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: The great Yellowknife scuzzy water debate
The city insists it's fine. Residents say it tastes like swamp. So we carried out a blind taste test of Yellowknife's tap water. Watch the results.
The post Watch: The great Yellowknife scuzzy water debate first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT RCMP charge reservist, 60, with luring child
NWT RCMP said they had charged a 60-year-old Canadian Armed Forces reservist, a member of 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, with luring a child.
The post NWT RCMP charge reservist, 60, with luring child first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvialuk Elder Rose Kirby’s memoir to be published
A book telling the story of Inuvialuk Elder Rose Kirby's early life will be published this summer and distributed for free to Inuvialuit households.
The post Inuvialuk Elder Rose Kirby’s memoir to be published first appeared on Cabin Radio.Shed fire turns into wildfire outside Yellowknife
The City of Yellowknife said firefighters had acted quickly to extinguish a fire in a generator shed outside the city that became a small wildfire overnight.
The post Shed fire turns into wildfire outside Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Call us if your water’s still awful, City of Yellowknife says
The City of Yellowknife insisted there was no ongoing issue with its water supply, even as many residents maintained their water still tasted bad on Thursday.
The post Call us if your water’s still awful, City of Yellowknife says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Northwestel says phone issues have been resolved
Northwestel says problems making phone calls across the Northwest Territories have now been resolved.
The post Northwestel says phone issues have been resolved first appeared on Cabin Radio.Life ‘changed forever’ in impaired driving case where woman lost leg
"This is one of those cases that judges warn others about." An NWT judge sentenced an Aklavik woman for an incident that caused another woman to lose a foot.
The post Life ‘changed forever’ in impaired driving case where woman lost leg first appeared on Cabin Radio.Łútsël K’é Co-op gets dog food delivery to beat cyber attack
When a cyber attack on a parent company hit the Łútsël K'é Co-op's ability to order dog food, the general manager turned to a Yellowknife veterinarian for help.
The post Łútsël K’é Co-op gets dog food delivery to beat cyber attack first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet the 2023 Order of the NWT inductees
Learn more about the achievements of this year's Order of the NWT inductees: Helen Balanoff, Richard Hardy and Mary Teya.
The post Meet the 2023 Order of the NWT inductees first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘It’s not all glitter, glamour and feathers. There are so many stories’
A mentor to many performers, Yellowknife's Stella Gams was recently honoured by the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. This is what the art form means to her.
The post ‘It’s not all glitter, glamour and feathers. There are so many stories’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Norman Wells ‘anticipates a lot of use’ for new gathering space
The Town of Norman Wells is planning to build a new gathering space on the remediated site of an old oil pumpjack close to the town centre.
The post Norman Wells ‘anticipates a lot of use’ for new gathering space first appeared on Cabin Radio.Thirty environmental projects receive NWT funding
The GNWT says 30 environmental monitoring and research projects are receiving a collective $2.24 million from a cumulative impact monitoring program this year.
The post Thirty environmental projects receive NWT funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.City says ‘terrible’ Yellowknife water issue should be fixed
Many residents in at least two Yellowknife neighbourhoods reported water that tasted "terrible" on Wednesday evening. The city said there was no safety concern.
The post City says ‘terrible’ Yellowknife water issue should be fixed first appeared on Cabin Radio.Giant Mine boat launch to temporarily close
Yellowknife's Giant Mine boat launch will be temporarily closed on Thursday morning as the GNWT works to fix a depression at the bottom of the lake.
The post Giant Mine boat launch to temporarily close first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police arrest ‘drug-impaired driver’ speeding in YK school zone
A motorist suspected of being drug-impaired was arrested after officers "observed a vehicle speed through two school zones in downtown Yellowknife," RCMP said.
The post Police arrest ‘drug-impaired driver’ speeding in YK school zone first appeared on Cabin Radio.