Northwest Territories News
Cancel your Friday plans, Yellowknife’s holding a disco skate
Yellowknife's open-air Frame Lake ice rinks open to the public on Friday. There'll be a "disco-themed skate night" on Friday evening to celebrate.
The post Cancel your Friday plans, Yellowknife’s holding a disco skate first appeared on Cabin Radio.Parts of the NWT are super dry and getting no snow. See the charts.
How low are the rivers and lakes? How much snow have we had? How does that compare to other years? These charts tell the NWT's drought story.
The post Parts of the NWT are super dry and getting no snow. See the charts. first appeared on Cabin Radio.NNSL owner Black Press moves closer to sale, pays cyber ransom
Black Press, the Canada-US news group that owns NNSL and entered creditor protection in January, is finalizing a sale. It also suffered a ransomware attack.
The post NNSL owner Black Press moves closer to sale, pays cyber ransom first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Plants have brightened the life I was headed into’
When Trent Stokes came home to Fort Smith seeking sobriety, a pea plant set him on a road to a better life. He describes how he grew with his garden.
The post ‘Plants have brightened the life I was headed into’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT plans to expand detox, withdrawal management
A chunk of new federal funding is being spent on better detox and withdrawal management programs for the NWT. Here's what we know so far.
The post NWT plans to expand detox, withdrawal management first appeared on Cabin Radio.Woman unfairly barred from Salt River chief election, judge rules
A federal court found the Salt River First Nation's band council was unreasonable in ruling a woman could not run for chief in 2022 because of an alleged debt.
The post Woman unfairly barred from Salt River chief election, judge rules first appeared on Cabin Radio.First Nation’s lawyers seek to avoid trial over Ron Barlas
Lawyers for Ron Barlas say the fraud case against him should go to a trial with witnesses. Łútsël K'é Dene First Nation lawyers say that's a delay tactic.
The post First Nation’s lawyers seek to avoid trial over Ron Barlas first appeared on Cabin Radio.In final flourish, Book Cellar – not in a cellar – changes name
Completing its move to new premises, Yellowknife's bookstore produced one last plot twist: a name change. The name Book Cellar is gone.
The post In final flourish, Book Cellar – not in a cellar – changes name first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa commits $854K to Inuvialuit burial sites project
Ottawa announced funding to help the IRC locate and memorialize burial sites of children missing from residential school. There's also money for a shelter.
The post Ottawa commits $854K to Inuvialuit burial sites project first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT declares ‘measles alert’ ahead of spring break
Measles could be brought into the Northwest Territories when people return from the upcoming spring break, the chief public health officer has warned.
The post NWT declares ‘measles alert’ ahead of spring break first appeared on Cabin Radio.Polar Pond Hockey donates to Fort Smith families
Organizers of Polar Pond Hockey say funds raised at this year's event will be given to families of the people involved in the Fort Smith January air crash.
The post Polar Pond Hockey donates to Fort Smith families first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s new ministers face community leaders’ annual ‘bear pit’
Police body cameras. Dental treatment. Wildfire preparedness. See the questions local leaders asked NWT ministers at a major meeting – and the answers.
The post NWT’s new ministers face community leaders’ annual ‘bear pit’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.First Nation sues Alberta Energy Regulator over Kearl
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says it is suing the Alberta Energy Regulator over months-long discharges from Imperial Oil's Kearl facility.
The post First Nation sues Alberta Energy Regulator over Kearl first appeared on Cabin Radio.What does Fort Simpson’s airport need for the next 20 years?
A public meeting in Fort Simpson next week will examine how the village's airport should evolve over the next two decades.
The post What does Fort Simpson’s airport need for the next 20 years? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Musicians to play ‘tiny tent concert’ for Godson
He has a rare cancer. They're fundraising in a rare venue. A Yellowknife wall tent is the backdrop for a concert this weekend to help Aaron "Godson" Hernandez.
The post Musicians to play ‘tiny tent concert’ for Godson first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inside the new-look Yellowknife Book Cellar
Yellowknife's bookstore is reborn. Staff hauled hundreds of boxes across the street, then set about reinventing the Book Cellar in a new location. Take a look.
The post Inside the new-look Yellowknife Book Cellar first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT ‘needs to do better’ when partners become violent
"How come Alberta did so much more for me?" A Yellowknife woman whose husband became a threat says her concerns weren't taken seriously in the NWT.
The post NWT ‘needs to do better’ when partners become violent first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lawyers to lay out full scale of alleged Ron Barlas fraud
Ron Barlas "engaged in almost every form of misconduct and betrayal of trust" as the boss of Łútsël K'é Dene First Nation's economic wing, lawyers will argue.
The post Lawyers to lay out full scale of alleged Ron Barlas fraud first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT grinds to halt in brief Facebook, Instagram outage
Facebook and Instagram briefly stopped working for people across the NWT and beyond on Tuesday morning. As of 9:40am, the apps appeared to be returning.
The post NWT grinds to halt in brief Facebook, Instagram outage first appeared on Cabin Radio.Special O NWT brings home medals and personal bests from Calgary
Speed skater Josh Boudreau won two gold medals and a bronze at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, while there were personal bests for NWT bowlers.
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