Northwest Territories News
Drop in NWT vaccination rates ‘is putting people at risk’
The NWT's health minister said lower rates of vaccination against measles, flu and other diseases are leaving Elders and children vulnerable.
The post Drop in NWT vaccination rates ‘is putting people at risk’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Youth get their hands dirty learning to fish and trap
A hands-on land-based skills program in Yellowknife taught community members about ice fishing, trapping and skinning. Take a look.
The post In pictures: Youth get their hands dirty learning to fish and trap first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘No new sources’ to replenish Arctic Energy Alliance funds
An arm's-length NWT agency that promotes renewables and energy efficiency was hit by a federal funding lapse. Ministers say the GNWT has no spare cash to help.
The post ‘No new sources’ to replenish Arctic Energy Alliance funds first appeared on Cabin Radio.New program gives free wood stoves to Dehcho residents
A new program will deliver free high-efficiency wood stoves across the Dehcho. It's also designed to help people clean and maintain stoves and chimneys.
The post New program gives free wood stoves to Dehcho residents first appeared on Cabin Radio.In the NWT, who received a King Charles III Coronation Medal?
Dozens of northerners have received a medal that rewards people who make a "significant contribution" to their part of Canada. Here's an NWT recipient list.
The post In the NWT, who received a King Charles III Coronation Medal? first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s francophone superintendent plans to step back
Yvonne Careen, superintendent of the NWT’s Commission scolaire francophone, said she will step down from the role at the end of the year.
The post NWT’s francophone superintendent plans to step back first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s chief electoral officer to be reappointed
MLAs agreed to reappoint Stephen Dunbar as the NWT's chief electoral officer for four more years. He ran the territory's wildfire-delayed 2023 election.
The post NWT’s chief electoral officer to be reappointed first appeared on Cabin Radio.In a divisive world, an Arctic operation highlights collaboration
Even as US-Canada relations reached a new low, a joint military training operation in the Canadian Arctic sought to reinforce cooperation on defence.
The post In a divisive world, an Arctic operation highlights collaboration first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT confirms initial steps in response to US tariffs
"It might be a difficult few years." The NWT's premier said some pain may lie ahead as he confirmed US tariff countermeasures, including one aimed at Starlink.
The post NWT confirms initial steps in response to US tariffs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Resolution RCMP seek witnesses after apparent arson, gunfire
Fort Resolution RCMP are investigating an apparent arson during which shots were also reportedly fired. The local MLA and First Nation have expressed concern.
The post Fort Resolution RCMP seek witnesses after apparent arson, gunfire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Trudeau tells Trump tariffs are ‘very dumb thing to do’
Justin Trudeau said Canada "will not back down" as a trade war with the US began. In a televised address, he assailed Donald Trump's "very dumb" tariffs.
The post Trudeau tells Trump tariffs are ‘very dumb thing to do’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River cuts ribbon on new power deal, hoping to save up to 20%
The Town of Hay River said it hoped residents would save up to a fifth on their power bills as the municipality began a 15-year franchise agreement with NTPC.
The post Hay River cuts ribbon on new power deal, hoping to save up to 20% first appeared on Cabin Radio.Food Banks Canada to visit Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk this week
Representatives from a national charity are visiting two Beaufort Delta communities to examine the potential for establishing food banks in the region.
The post Food Banks Canada to visit Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk this week first appeared on Cabin Radio.Beading is a family affair for Lucyann Menicoche
"My mom draws the most beautiful flowers." Lucyann Menicoche, a full-time beading artist, collaborates with her family to bring her art to life.
The post Beading is a family affair for Lucyann Menicoche first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife trades centre upgrading equipment, building, programs
The Kimberlite Career and Technical Centre, which gets Yellowknife students ready for careers in the trades, is embarking on what it calls an overdue "glow up."
The post Yellowknife trades centre upgrading equipment, building, programs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nahanni Butte project sharing in $50M announced at PDAC
A sliver of a $50-million cash injection for Canadian mining announced on Monday will go toward guardian training associated with the Prairie Creek project.
The post Nahanni Butte project sharing in $50M announced at PDAC first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘You have to come out and see it,’ say YK’s winter mountain bikers
"This is a fun time of year. We get that fast and flowy stuff." Cabin Radio spent some time on Tin Can Hill with Yellowknife's mountain bike club.
The post ‘You have to come out and see it,’ say YK’s winter mountain bikers first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘I expect more of you,’ speaker says of NWT MLAs
Speaker of the House Shane Thompson on Monday urged the territory's politicians to do better as he addressed a recent complaint from one MLA about another.
The post ‘I expect more of you,’ speaker says of NWT MLAs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man accused of pointing handgun at Yellowknife hospital guard
Police said a 25-year-old faces charges after a Saturday incident in which a handgun was reportedly pointed at a Stanton Territorial Hospital security officer.
The post Man accused of pointing handgun at Yellowknife hospital guard first appeared on Cabin Radio.City has ‘no plan’ to develop Tin Can Hill in near future
City staff said there's no plan to build on Tin Can Hill after documents issued in the course of ending a deal with Aurora College called it "developable land."
The post City has ‘no plan’ to develop Tin Can Hill in near future first appeared on Cabin Radio.