Northwest Territories News
RCMP arrest suspect after Fort Good Hope stabbing
Police in Fort Good Hope say a 27-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing on Friday last week.
The post RCMP arrest suspect after Fort Good Hope stabbing first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT’s federal debt cap increased by 72% to $3.1 billion
Ottawa increased the NWT government's federally imposed borrowing limit from $1.8 billion to $3.1 billion, granting the territory much-needed breathing room.
The post GNWT’s federal debt cap increased by 72% to $3.1 billion first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT politicians, mining execs head to Toronto’s PDAC
The Northwest Territories is heading to one of Canada's largest mining conventions with two messages of stability at the heart of its bid for investment.
The post NWT politicians, mining execs head to Toronto’s PDAC first appeared on Cabin Radio.What the NWT can learn from Lytton about climate resilience
The rebuild director of Lytton First Nation spoke to NWT community leaders about what the territory can learn from the BC village's wildfire recovery.
The post What the NWT can learn from Lytton about climate resilience first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLA pushes for Inuvik’s airport to add security screening
Most northern flights involve no security screening. An Inuvik MLA wants the town's airport to add screening so airlines can connect to southern locations.
The post MLA pushes for Inuvik’s airport to add security screening first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK church builds on planter boxes with free gardening advice
Fresh from handing out more than 100 planter boxes to residents in 2024, a Yellowknife church is back this year with free online gardening lessons.
The post YK church builds on planter boxes with free gardening advice first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife students assemble to cap off Indigenous Languages Month
At this Yellowknife school, ways to support Indigenous Languages Month – which just ended – ranged from Dene word bingo to the chance to win a dog-mushing trip.
The post Yellowknife students assemble to cap off Indigenous Languages Month first appeared on Cabin Radio.Listen: Pat Kane and Amber Bracken on identity in photography
Can top photographers ever just switch off? Here's how Amber Bracken and Yellowknife's Pat Kane – veterans of the likes of National Geographic – approach that.
The post Listen: Pat Kane and Amber Bracken on identity in photography first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: Check out the Snowking XXX Snowcastle with us
Cabin Radio's Jasmine Nasogaluak explored the all-new Snowcastle – and met a brand new king – as 2025's Snowkings' Winter Festival opened its doors.
The post Watch: Check out the Snowking XXX Snowcastle with us first appeared on Cabin Radio.Health authority issues statement over Stanton ‘incident’
The NWT's health authority took the unusual step of issuing a statement detailing an incident involving a person "in a hostile state" at Yellowknife's hospital.
The post Health authority issues statement over Stanton ‘incident’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife looks to scrap Aurora College Tin Can Hill deal
City Hall plans to abandon a deal that reserved parts of Tin Can Hill for a new college campus. For fans of the hill's green space, that may be bittersweet.
The post City of Yellowknife looks to scrap Aurora College Tin Can Hill deal first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We’ll have knights and wizards teaching kids to fight snowmen’
Snowkings' Winter Festival turns 30 on Saturday when the Snowcastle opens its doors at noon on Yellowknife Bay. Here's what to expect in the four weeks ahead.
The post ‘We’ll have knights and wizards teaching kids to fight snowmen’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Flogg and Schlepp bring puppet mayhem to Snowcastle
Two scheming puppets, a bingo hall and some questionable life choices are set to bring laughs to Snowkings' Winter Festival on its opening weekend.
The post Flogg and Schlepp bring puppet mayhem to Snowcastle first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT given $1.9M by Ottawa toward smoking cessation
The federal government is investing $1.9 million to help the NWT move people away from smoking by building treatment into routine care.
The post NWT given $1.9M by Ottawa toward smoking cessation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife and Inuvik to have defence support hub status, MLA says
Yellowknife and Inuvik will be among new military "northern operational support hubs" according to a public discussion among NWT MLAs on Friday.
The post Yellowknife and Inuvik to have defence support hub status, MLA says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Maca scales back some changes to NWT community funding
The NWT government appeared to dial back some shifts it had been planning to the way communities receive funding from the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs.
The post Maca scales back some changes to NWT community funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police provide more detail about Thursday’s Tsiigehtchic ‘threat’
RCMP provided more information about the incident that led to a community lockdown being declared for a short period in Tsiigehtchic on Thursday afternoon.
The post Police provide more detail about Thursday’s Tsiigehtchic ‘threat’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs endorse call for federal aid to Norman Wells
Ten regular MLAs backed a call to ask Ottawa for humanitarian aid to ease Norman Wells' cost of living. Cabinet, which abstained, has 120 days to respond.
The post MLAs endorse call for federal aid to Norman Wells first appeared on Cabin Radio.A major mine owner asked the GNWT for change. What happened next?
Burgundy, the owner of the Ekati diamond mine, sent the NWT's premier a letter in September demanding more government support. Did anything end up changing?
The post A major mine owner asked the GNWT for change. What happened next? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River’s initial power rate after franchise switch is decided
A regulator has decided how much Hay River residents will pay for their power in the immediate aftermath of March 1's franchise switch.
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