Northwest Territories News
‘We’ve been heard,’ says airline as Sahtu fuel plan reached
Imperial Oil says extra aviation fuel will be brought to the Sahtu by air, easing a crisis that had been building after a summer fuel shipment never made it.
The post ‘We’ve been heard,’ says airline as Sahtu fuel plan reached first appeared on Cabin Radio.Santa needs extra reindeer this year, GNWT reveals
Documentation published by the NWT government suggests Santa is using more reindeer in 2023 than in 2022, sparking rumours of a gift bonanza.
The post Santa needs extra reindeer this year, GNWT reveals first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River’s 10-year plan is ‘underfunded by $88 million’
"It's getting more desperate." Hay River says many upcoming projects, including disaster recovery and mitigation work, have nowhere near the cash they need.
The post Hay River’s 10-year plan is ‘underfunded by $88 million’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vietnamese Noodle House’s longtime owners bid farewell
Since 2005, Kim Luong and Hung Le have run Yellowknife's Vietnamese Noodle House. Now, they plan to retire and say new owners are on the way.
The post Vietnamese Noodle House’s longtime owners bid farewell first appeared on Cabin Radio.Power corp says low water levels could extend into third year
North Slave diesel usage was extraordinarily high this year because of low water levels' impact on hydro. NTPC doesn't see much sign of improvement in 2024.
The post Power corp says low water levels could extend into third year first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arson charge as human remains found after Fort McPherson fire
RCMP believe a person found deceased at the scene of a Fort McPherson fire is a 22-year-old woman reported missing last week. A 27-year-old is accused of arson.
The post Arson charge as human remains found after Fort McPherson fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfires top meteorologists’ list of 2023’s big weather events
Meteorologists called 2023 a "dress rehearsal for the future" as they summed up a year in Canada dominated by wildfires and smoke.
The post Wildfires top meteorologists’ list of 2023’s big weather events first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa sending $84M advance to help cover NWT disasters
The federal government is sending the NWT an "advance payment" of just over $84 million as disaster assistance funding to help recovery from 2023's wildfires.
The post Ottawa sending $84M advance to help cover NWT disasters first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge allows cash and drugs as evidence over charter rights objection
A judge said cash and drugs seized in Yellowknife in 2019 can be used as evidence, even though police violated a charter right. Toilet pixelation is involved.
The post Judge allows cash and drugs as evidence over charter rights objection first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT RCMP change their approach to naming people charged with crimes
When police send newsrooms reports about crime, should they always name the people charged? RCMP in the NWT explained why their approach recently changed twice.
The post NWT RCMP change their approach to naming people charged with crimes first appeared on Cabin Radio.It’s going to be a warm Christmas. Go count birds.
Last year: 1,841 ravens and a shrike. (No partridges, lack of pear trees noted.) How about this year? Here's how to join Yellowknife's Christmas bird count.
The post It’s going to be a warm Christmas. Go count birds. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wekweètì to get new $1.2M grocery store
Wekweètì's getting a new store with more space for bulk food orders, banking and mail services. The building will be driven up the winter road to its new home.
The post Wekweètì to get new $1.2M grocery store first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT celebrates inclusion on 2024 must-visit list
A US travel magazine selected the NWT as one of its must-see places in 2024. One reason: there's a solar maximum on the way. Here's what that means.
The post NWT celebrates inclusion on 2024 must-visit list first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson bison facility gets new federal funding
A bison processing facility in Fort Simpson is a step closer to becoming a reality. The federal government just gave the project $705,000 in new funding.
The post Fort Simpson bison facility gets new federal funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Northwestel hooks up Dettah’s new fibre line
Northwestel switched on the fibre line that now connects Dettah to Yellowknife and beyond, designed to offer download speeds 10 times faster than before.
The post Northwestel hooks up Dettah’s new fibre line first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT takes no position on China mine deal that some call a betrayal
The NWT government said it had no comment on the sale of rare earths from the Nechalacho mine to a Chinese company. Others are calling for urgent action.
The post GNWT takes no position on China mine deal that some call a betrayal first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge excludes inmate’s statements at NWT jail over drug balloons
An inmate is accused of arriving at Yellowknife's jail with drug balloons inside his body. But could what he said to corrections officers be used against him?
The post Judge excludes inmate’s statements at NWT jail over drug balloons first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River library removes seating over loitering concerns
"It was getting past the point where the library could cope." To combat loitering, staff at Hay River's library tried something new: removing all the seats.
The post Hay River library removes seating over loitering concerns first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man charged following Délı̨nę child luring investigation
Police said they had charged a 19-year-old in Délı̨nę with child luring, extortion and making sexually explicit material available to a child.
The post Man charged following Délı̨nę child luring investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Devon Larabie’s sentencing set for May 2024
A sentencing hearing for Devon Larabie, convicted of killing 22-year-old Breanna Menacho in May 2020, is set to take place in May 2024.
The post Devon Larabie’s sentencing set for May 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.