Northwest Territories News
Advocates say Yellowknife’s shelter system is in crisis
Shelter operators in Yellowknife say they don't have enough room for the growing number of people who need help. One MLA worries the system is nearing collapse.
The post Advocates say Yellowknife’s shelter system is in crisis first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet the candidates aspiring to become Yellowknife’s therapy dogs
Yellowknife dogs and their owners lined up this week to try to become therapy dogs. Meet some of the contenders and watch Cabin Radio dog Penny take the test.
The post Meet the candidates aspiring to become Yellowknife’s therapy dogs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: Yellowknife’s new pigeons (and their friend, the cat)
You don't see many pigeons in the NWT. Patrice Lapointe now has eight of them, and they're in Yellowknife for a purpose: to help his dog. We went to meet them.
The post Watch: Yellowknife’s new pigeons (and their friend, the cat) first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT launching new highway conditions map
The NWT is getting a new highway conditions map with cameras and more detail. The old one was a key online destination during the 2023 wildfires.
The post NWT launching new highway conditions map first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith jail and some midwifery funding reinstated in budget
The GNWT reinstated spending worth $13 million in its proposed budget, finding cash to keep Fort Smith's men's jail open and reverse some midwifery cuts.
The post Fort Smith jail and some midwifery funding reinstated in budget first appeared on Cabin Radio.NDP effort to reform Nutrition North program fails
A federal New Democratic motion that pushed for reforms to the Nutrition North program failed to pass in the House of Commons.
The post NDP effort to reform Nutrition North program fails first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT wildfire risk to increase this summer, forecast suggests
Federal officials offering the latest pan-Canadian wildfire forecast said the NWT should expect increased risk in June and July after a quieter start than 2023.
The post NWT wildfire risk to increase this summer, forecast suggests first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mail resumes in Colville Lake after weeks-long delay
Colville Lake residents say they had not received mail for almost a month until parcels started arriving again on Tuesday afternoon.
The post Mail resumes in Colville Lake after weeks-long delay first appeared on Cabin Radio.Removal of sunken Yellowknife vessel to begin ‘as soon as possible’
The Canadian Coast Guard is working to remove a vessel that sank last month from Great Slave Lake near Yellowknife's Giant Mine dock.
The post Removal of sunken Yellowknife vessel to begin ‘as soon as possible’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s Barren Ground Coffee buys Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀
Two Yellowknife coffee companies will merge, preserving a downtown coffee shop that was otherwise set to permanently close this month.
The post Yellowknife’s Barren Ground Coffee buys Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Can the NWT police its way out of the drug crisis?
Many MLAs approve of millions in new spending to increase policing during the NWT drug crisis, but not everyone thinks that's an adequate response.
The post Can the NWT police its way out of the drug crisis? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Teen organizing Fort Smith’s first Frank Gruben Pride Festival
Ryker Lonehardt is organizing a free Fort Smith festival this weekend to maintain awareness of missing Frank Gruben and "have something good" for the community.
The post Teen organizing Fort Smith’s first Frank Gruben Pride Festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Five TikTokers to follow for National Indigenous History Month
Add Indigenous voices to your TikTok during National Indigenous History Month. Check out NWT TikTok star Taalrumiq's list and discover new people to follow.
The post Five TikTokers to follow for National Indigenous History Month first appeared on Cabin Radio.CanNor commits $619K to Colomac Gold solar project
Ottawa will help fund a solar farm at a mine project north of Yellowknife – a collaboration between the Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation and an exploration firm.
The post CanNor commits $619K to Colomac Gold solar project first appeared on Cabin Radio.UNW members protest proposed job cuts outside NWT legislature
Members of the Union of Northern Workers rallied outside the territorial legislature, demanding that public-sector jobs be protected in the 2024-25 budget.
The post UNW members protest proposed job cuts outside NWT legislature first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik’s swimming pool closes, again, over ‘foundation concern’
The Town of Inuvik has once again shuttered its swimming pool indefinitely, this time describing a "significant concern with the pool foundation."
The post Inuvik’s swimming pool closes, again, over ‘foundation concern’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Indigenous businesses plan to take ownership of Northwestel
In a seismic move for northern telecoms, an Indigenous-led consortium said it plans to buy dominant phone and web provider Northwestel from Bell for $1 billion.
The post Indigenous businesses plan to take ownership of Northwestel first appeared on Cabin Radio.Taste of Palestine dinner and auction raises $11K for Gaza families
"People really got into it." A Yellowknife event raised thousands for Gaza families, to the point where people even took off jewellery to auction on the night.
The post Taste of Palestine dinner and auction raises $11K for Gaza families first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘One death, we learn to deal with it. Multiple deaths was so hard.’
Drugs are killing people in NWT communities and dealers are terrifying residents. We spent time in Fort McPherson to hear from people about what's happening.
The post ‘One death, we learn to deal with it. Multiple deaths was so hard.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.The extraordinary scale of the NWT’s shift from hydro to diesel
Yes, you read that right. NWT diesel use is ballooning as hydro dries up. In the short term, unusual factors are at work. In the long term, is this a crisis?
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