Northwest Territories News
Another warning issued over ‘toxic mixture’ in Hay River drugs
In its latest warning over drug contamination in Hay River, the GNWT said carfentanil and benzodiazepines are being found together – a potentially lethal mix.
The post Another warning issued over ‘toxic mixture’ in Hay River drugs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Shane Thompson announces he’ll seek a third term in Nahendeh
After occupying a central role responding to the NWT's summer wildfire crisis, Shane Thompson said he will seek four more years as Nahendeh's MLA.
The post Shane Thompson announces he’ll seek a third term in Nahendeh first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stacie Arden Smith says she’ll run in Great Slave
Saying Yellowknife "hasn’t had a strong advocate" in the legislature, city councillor Stacie Arden Smith said she'll run for MLA in the Great Slave district.
The post Stacie Arden Smith says she’ll run in Great Slave first appeared on Cabin Radio.What can we learn from YK’s evacuation about helping vulnerable people?
Some day, there'll be another evacuation of Yellowknife. When that happens, how could vulnerable people be better helped?
The post What can we learn from YK’s evacuation about helping vulnerable people? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dene Nation calls for public inquiry into NWT wildfire season
The Dene Nation called for an independent inquiry into the NWT's 2023 wildfire response. Multiple reviews are also in the works.
The post Dene Nation calls for public inquiry into NWT wildfire season first appeared on Cabin Radio.Deal moves NWT toward more privately funded conservation
Indigenous, federal and NWT leaders agreed a framework that appears set to attract huge sums in federal and private conservation funding to the territory.
The post Deal moves NWT toward more privately funded conservation first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Not goodbye,’ but Fishy People will take a break
Fishy People won't reopen in its current Yellowknife location, citing building trouble. The café will "take a break and regroup" after this Saturday.
The post ‘Not goodbye,’ but Fishy People will take a break first appeared on Cabin Radio.Trudeau announces $20.8M for 50-unit Yellowknife housing complex
The Prime Minister used a Yellowknife trip to announce a new downtown affordable housing complex that will occupy lots the city has struggled to fill for years.
The post Trudeau announces $20.8M for 50-unit Yellowknife housing complex first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to add ultra-fast EV chargers in six more places by fall 2024
The NWT government says it is spending $4 million to help open ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers in six more locations by the fall of 2024.
The post NWT to add ultra-fast EV chargers in six more places by fall 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK Adventist church partners to offer fund for evacuees
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's disaster assistance arm launched a fund to help Yellowknife-area residents in need of post-evacuation financial help.
The post YK Adventist church partners to offer fund for evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.United Way sets out more detail about how $1.8M was spent
United Way NWT, the hub for many donations to help the territory's evacuees, provided more information about how help worth $1.8 million was distributed.
The post United Way sets out more detail about how $1.8M was spent first appeared on Cabin Radio.In Fort Smith, a big volleyball tournament relieves post-evac stress
Evacuation fatigue be damned. Desperate not to lose their prized volleyball tournament for the third time in four years, Fort Smith organizers are pressing on.
The post In Fort Smith, a big volleyball tournament relieves post-evac stress first appeared on Cabin Radio.What does deleting 1,000 people do to the NWT’s federal funding?
Statistics Canada recently revised the NWT's population down by about 1,000 people. Does that mean federal funding goes down, too? Here's what happens.
The post What does deleting 1,000 people do to the NWT’s federal funding? first appeared on Cabin Radio.UNW to hold fresh Hay River health strike vote as mediation fails
Union negotiators representing Hay River health workers say they'll seek a fresh strike vote after mediation with the health authority failed.
The post UNW to hold fresh Hay River health strike vote as mediation fails first appeared on Cabin Radio.Denny Rodgers says he’ll run in Inuvik Boot Lake
Denny Rodgers says he will run in the Inuvik Boot Lake district in this fall's territorial election. Incumbent Diane Archie has said she'll seek re-election.
The post Denny Rodgers says he’ll run in Inuvik Boot Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT publishes fall 2023 flu and Covid-19 vaccine clinic dates
Here's where and when to get flu and Covid-19 vaccines in the Northwest Territories this fall, plus some information on the vaccines available.
The post GNWT publishes fall 2023 flu and Covid-19 vaccine clinic dates first appeared on Cabin Radio.Kelvin Redvers’ Cold Road to open Yellowknife film festival
Cold Road, a thriller from a Dene filmmaker about a woman pursued by a truck driver on a lonely highway, will open the Yellowknife International Film Festival.
The post Kelvin Redvers’ Cold Road to open Yellowknife film festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.How are your kids today: emerging, proficient or extending?
The NWT is adopting BC's school curriculum, which means using the province's way of grading students' results. For 100% or A+, read: "Extending."
The post How are your kids today: emerging, proficient or extending? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Paulie Chinna will defend Sahtu seat in November’s election
Housing minister Paulie Chinna says she will seek re-election in the Sahtu this fall, setting up a rematch with Danny McNeely, whom she defeated in 2019.
The post Paulie Chinna will defend Sahtu seat in November’s election first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT senator begins Sahtu trip as communities call for highway
NWT Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson is in the Sahtu this week at the invitation of residents demanding swift action to build an all-season highway.
The post NWT senator begins Sahtu trip as communities call for highway first appeared on Cabin Radio.