Northwest Territories News
Matthew Spence says he’ll run in Yellowknife Centre
Former journalist turned federal manager Matthew Spence says he's joining the list of people hoping to become the next MLA for Yellowknife Centre.
The post Matthew Spence says he’ll run in Yellowknife Centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.From fevers to fruit chews, NWT 811 nurses say they can help
Learn more about the problems and questions you can pitch to nurses by calling the NWT's 811 helpline, and the response you can expect.
The post From fevers to fruit chews, NWT 811 nurses say they can help first appeared on Cabin Radio.Passes now available for Yellowknife’s annual film festival
Passes are on sale for 2023's Yellowknife International Film Festival, which blends local and world cinema at the city's Capitol Theatre each November.
The post Passes now available for Yellowknife’s annual film festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police ask for help to find Fort Smith woman missing from YK
Police are asking the public for help finding a 38-year-old from Fort Smith who was reportedly last seen in Yellowknife several days ago.
The post Police ask for help to find Fort Smith woman missing from YK first appeared on Cabin Radio.Quilters rush to comfort northerners who lost their homes
"I want to do it for everybody." People across Canada are sending quilts to give northerners whose homes burned in wildfires a token of comfort.
The post Quilters rush to comfort northerners who lost their homes first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Survivors stand together at Ndılǫ ceremony
In Ndılǫ, residential school survivors – some of them moved to tears – rose to form a circle in a powerful recognition of their shared history and trauma.
The post In pictures: Survivors stand together at Ndılǫ ceremony first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We don’t forget those we love. We want Frank to be found.’
No matter how many months pass, friends and family of missing Frank Gruben – "beautiful, inside and out" – say their determination to find him is undimmed.
The post ‘We don’t forget those we love. We want Frank to be found.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife author honours mother’s legacy in new book
My Mother's Legacy, by Bonita Nowell, celebrates the life of Angie Mercredi-Crerar, a Métis Elder and residential school survivor from the NWT.
The post Yellowknife author honours mother’s legacy in new book first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT considers constructing new archives building
Worried about its compliance with laws that dictate how documents are preserved, the NWT government thinks a standalone archives building may be needed.
The post GNWT considers constructing new archives building first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife schools wear orange shirts for reconciliation
We spent time at Yellowknife schools as students spent their day honouring survivors ahead of Saturday's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife schools wear orange shirts for reconciliation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River drops municipal fire ban
The Town of Hay River joined Fort Smith and Yellowknife in ending a months-long municipal fire ban as the weather finally turned.
The post Hay River drops municipal fire ban first appeared on Cabin Radio.After a year, still no review of controversial camp search
A year after NWT wildlife officers controversially searched a First Nation's culture camp, a promised review of the incident has not begun.
The post After a year, still no review of controversial camp search first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT holds firm on no support for evacuees who bought flights
Arguments continue over whether evacuees who bought flights out of danger – or back home again – should be reimbursed. Right now, the GNWT says it's a hard no.
The post GNWT holds firm on no support for evacuees who bought flights first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vital Metals places Canadian subsidiary into bankruptcy
One of the companies leading the NWT's efforts to mine critical minerals sent a subsidiary into bankruptcy in what appeared to be a significant course change.
The post Vital Metals places Canadian subsidiary into bankruptcy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Territories, like most provinces, not pausing Meta advertising
The NWT government says it does not plan to follow Canada in suspending advertising with Meta, which has barred Canadians' access to news on its platforms.
The post Territories, like most provinces, not pausing Meta advertising first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge sides with town over destruction of Fort Smith building
Though the Town of Fort Smith began destroying a man's property weeks earlier than it should, a judge upheld an order that prevented him from interfering.
The post Judge sides with town over destruction of Fort Smith building first appeared on Cabin Radio.Collaboration needed to meet TRC’s call for records, NWT coroner says
The NWT's chief coroner says more collaboration is needed to ensure residential school records are released to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
The post Collaboration needed to meet TRC’s call for records, NWT coroner says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith downgrades fire ban and lifts evacuation alert
Residents in Fort Smith can once again have fires in approved fire pits, while evacuation alerts have now been lifted for Fort Smith and Yellowknife.
The post Fort Smith downgrades fire ban and lifts evacuation alert first appeared on Cabin Radio.National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events in the NWT
Find out how communities across the Northwest Territories and northern Alberta are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The post National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.After one term as premier, Caroline Cochrane won’t seek re-election
Describing a term spent handling "one crisis after another," Premier Caroline Cochrane said she will not seek re-election after four years leading the NWT.
The post After one term as premier, Caroline Cochrane won’t seek re-election first appeared on Cabin Radio.