Northwest Territories News
Air quality warning issued for Fort Smith
In a grim callback to the summer of 2023, an air quality advisory was issued for Fort Smith on Friday. It's understood to be related to controlled burns.
The post Air quality warning issued for Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks confirms first acts for 2024 festival
Organizers of Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks music festival have released an initial list of performers confirmed for the 2024 edition. Take a look.
The post Folk on the Rocks confirms first acts for 2024 festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Enterprise hangs in limbo as it tries to heal on multiple fronts
Enterprise is hurting: most of the hamlet burned last summer and residents are divided. Recovery from those wounds is on hold because of a political dilemma.
The post Enterprise hangs in limbo as it tries to heal on multiple fronts first appeared on Cabin Radio.The GNWT invited people to talk about the fires. Here’s what you said.
GNWT public meetings have begun in communities worst-hit by 2023's fires. We spoke with people who went to tell their stories – and some who chose not to.
The post The GNWT invited people to talk about the fires. Here’s what you said. first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Like two worlds colliding,’ a book of treaties and time
A new book, We Are a River, uses images from Treaty 11 anniversary events to explore how the treaty's oral version and written equivalent are understood.
The post ‘Like two worlds colliding,’ a book of treaties and time first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife airport security right now? It’s ‘a gong show.’
Passengers say Yellowknife Airport's security line is becoming increasingly chaotic and major airlines say their flights are being affected.
The post Yellowknife airport security right now? It’s ‘a gong show.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP find ‘large quantity of suspected fentanyl’ in Hay River
Police say they have charged four people after finding fentanyl and crack cocaine during a search of a Hay River home.
The post RCMP find ‘large quantity of suspected fentanyl’ in Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man charged after firing gun at KFN house party, police say
A man who fired a gun at a house party on the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve faces a range of charges, RCMP say.
The post Man charged after firing gun at KFN house party, police say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife calls for public feedback on Street Outreach
The City of Yellowknife has hired consultants to evaluate the Street Outreach program and launched a survey for residents to provide their input.
The post Yellowknife calls for public feedback on Street Outreach first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘This was never supposed to be my last season’
After years on the national team, 20-year-old Yellowknife speed skater Wren Acorn retired from her sport. She said some parts of that life had become damaging.
The post ‘This was never supposed to be my last season’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘So many good things’ coming for two Tłı̨chǫ communities
"If we focus on the negative things we won't get ahead." Gamètì and Wekweètì are investing in projects like a basketball court, soccer field and culture centre.
The post ‘So many good things’ coming for two Tłı̨chǫ communities first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two people stabbed at Inuvik apartment building, RCMP say
A woman faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after two men were stabbed at an Inuvik apartment complex, police say.
The post Two people stabbed at Inuvik apartment building, RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: A jamboree and a drag race in Fort Simpson
Get a taste of the Beavertail Jamboree, rip up the Snye at a snowmobile drag race and sample a Dene love song from Angus Ekenale.
The post Watch: A jamboree and a drag race in Fort Simpson first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ulukhaktok continues work to slow shoreline erosion
Shoreline erosion is a long-term challenge for the coastal hamlet of Ulukhaktok, which has just extended an agreement aimed at trying to slow the damage.
The post Ulukhaktok continues work to slow shoreline erosion first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife hosting 90s skate night on Friday
Get on your dancing skates. The City of Yellowknife is hosting a 90s themed skate night at the Frame Lake rink on March 22.
The post Yellowknife hosting 90s skate night on Friday first appeared on Cabin Radio.International nurses told ‘leave the NWT then come back’
"Why would I come back?" The NWT's process for registering international nurses to work here is "complicated, frustrating and inconsistent," say those involved.
The post International nurses told ‘leave the NWT then come back’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.A day in the life of Yellowknife’s Street Outreach program
"They're good people, out there." We spent some time with the Yellowknife Street Outreach program as it drives the city helping people who need it.
The post A day in the life of Yellowknife’s Street Outreach program first appeared on Cabin Radio.Firefighter battling city over harassment compensation
A former Yellowknife firefighter and paramedic is asking the NWT Supreme Court to review a decision denying him compensation for harassment.
The post Firefighter battling city over harassment compensation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aurora College increasing some tuition fees by 40 percent
Aurora College fees are going up for the 2024-25 academic year, in some cases by as much as 40 percent. A term that cost $1,800 will probably now cost $2,520.
The post Aurora College increasing some tuition fees by 40 percent first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nobody hurt after head-on Highway 1 collision, RCMP say
Police say the occupants of two vehicles escaped without injury after a head-on collision along an isolated stretch of Highway 1 in the Dehcho.
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