Northwest Territories News
How the GNWT’s workforce is changing in nine charts: 2024 edition
The NWT government costs $200 million more in pay and benefits than it did five years ago. Its workforce grew by 22% in that time. Here's how things changed.
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A group of Yellowknife women armed with ukuleles has transformed a John Lennon Christmas classic into a call for urgent action to save NWT healthcare.
The post Women with ukuleles turn Lennon classic into healthcare appeal first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT seeks childcare operator to take on spare modular building
The NWT government is trying to find someone in the childcare business who'll take a modular building off its hands and use it to open up more spaces.
The post GNWT seeks childcare operator to take on spare modular building first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fuel payment for Délı̨nę beneficiaries in Norman Wells
The Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government says it is offering payments to help Délı̨nę beneficiaries in Norman Wells who recently faced high home heating fuel costs.
The post Fuel payment for Délı̨nę beneficiaries in Norman Wells first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Amnesty group to write letters for Wet’suwet’en
Yellowknifers supporting Amnesty's Write for Rights campaign plan to focus on the Wet'suwet'en Nation and Coastal Gaslink pipeline among other causes this year.
The post Yellowknife Amnesty group to write letters for Wet’suwet’en first appeared on Cabin Radio.Listen: A summer with the NWT’s only snakes
Last year, wildfires burned the habitat of the NWT's only known snakes. This summer, we followed a researcher trying to figure out how the snakes are coping.
The post Listen: A summer with the NWT’s only snakes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Your kid is never too young to learn the dangers of becoming an MLA
The NWT legislature is accepting applications for Youth Parliament 2025, in which children are subjected to a taste of life as a territorial politician.
The post Your kid is never too young to learn the dangers of becoming an MLA first appeared on Cabin Radio.Land claims in NWT’s barrenlands reach ratification stage
Land claim agreements for the Athabasca Denesųłiné and Ghotelnene K’odtįneh Dene, covering areas in the far east of the NWT, are headed to ratification votes.
The post Land claims in NWT’s barrenlands reach ratification stage first appeared on Cabin Radio.Snowking carving contest is going medieval for 2025
Snowkings' Winter Festival said the 2025 edition of its snow carving event will focus on "medieval lore." A record 10 teams from across the globe have entered.
The post Snowking carving contest is going medieval for 2025 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canada Post says it has taken new proposals to union
Canada Post said it had presented a postal workers' union with new proposals featuring "movement on key issues" in a bid to end a weeks-long nationwide strike.
The post Canada Post says it has taken new proposals to union first appeared on Cabin Radio.Explore Sundog Trading Post’s new tapas experience
Yellowknife's Sundog Trading Post introduced an evening tapas menu, promising sophisticated and creative dining. Chef Calvin Rossouw told us more.
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Natalie Melnyk's Fort Smith salon will close for a time so she can "reset and come back better." Another stylist said more people should consider the industry.
The post Owner of Fort Smith’s only full-time salon plots a new future first appeared on Cabin Radio.Unusual Arctic sightings of seabird that ‘shouldn’t be there’
Multiple Arctic communities have reported odd sightings of short-tailed shearwaters. Experts say the birds are in the wrong hemisphere for this time of year.
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After a raven caught bird flu, the NWT's health authority explained what to do if you ever think you've been exposed. Human infection is rare but can happen.
The post So you think you’ve got bird flu – a guide first appeared on Cabin Radio.Scouts’ Christmas trees on the way after slight delay
The annual Yellowknife Scouts' Christmas tree sale is expected to begin a little late after a days-long delay at a shipping yard on the other side of Canada.
The post Scouts’ Christmas trees on the way after slight delay first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s ‘best, albeit only’ street photographer launches show
Do his images show Yellowknife in "new and unexpected ways," are they "so banal it becomes riveting," or is it both? Bob Wilson is launching a new exhibition.
The post Yellowknife’s ‘best, albeit only’ street photographer launches show first appeared on Cabin Radio.Unions hold Yellowknife rally as postal strike enters third week
Workers at a Yellowknife rally expressed frustration and said the outlook for pre-Christmas delivery is bleak as a postal strike entered its third week.
The post Unions hold Yellowknife rally as postal strike enters third week first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks 2025 early bird and VIP ticket sales begin
Folk on the Rocks, Yellowknife's major summer music festival, said it had begun selling early bird and VIP tickets for its 2025 edition.
The post Folk on the Rocks 2025 early bird and VIP ticket sales begin first appeared on Cabin Radio.How a GNWT funding policy change might affect residents’ water bills
Some NWT communities fear upcoming changes to a territorial funding policy could leave many residents paying much, much more for water.
The post How a GNWT funding policy change might affect residents’ water bills first appeared on Cabin Radio.St Joe’s renames gymnasium for the late Eugène Roach
A Yellowknife school renamed its gymnasium in honour of a former teacher, Eugène Roach, who passed away at the age of 45 in 2022.
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