Northwest Territories News
Wind shift set to help defend Yellowknife against fire
A wildfire west of Yellowknife came closer on Saturday but the threat to the city didn't change, NWT Fire said, and shifting winds should now hold it at bay.
The post Wind shift set to help defend Yellowknife against fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Highway 3 reopens after warning of ‘imminent’ incoming fire
Highway 3 has reopened west of Yellowknife after an earlier warning that fire ZF015 was expected to reach the road "imminently."
The post Highway 3 reopens after warning of ‘imminent’ incoming fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife starts on sprinklers, fire breaks as funding is unlocked
Yellowknife residents will see work begin this weekend to install sprinklers and build fire breaks on the west side of the city.
The post Yellowknife starts on sprinklers, fire breaks as funding is unlocked first appeared on Cabin Radio.Google and Apple aren’t sure if the highway’s open, either
Google Maps and Apple Maps stopped giving some travellers driving directions to Yellowknife, in apparent confusion over whether Highway 3 is open.
The post Google and Apple aren’t sure if the highway’s open, either first appeared on Cabin Radio.Robert Hawkins announces he’ll run again this fall
"We're going in the wrong direction," Robert Hawkins declared as the three-time MLA made public his campaign for a return to the legislature this fall.
The post Robert Hawkins announces he’ll run again this fall first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife woman solo cycles across nine African countries
Josée Clermont says she is “encouraging people to follow their dreams” after solo cycling for seven months across nine African countries.
The post Yellowknife woman solo cycles across nine African countries first appeared on Cabin Radio.Boundary Creek moves to wildfire evacuation order
Home and cabin owners in and around Boundary Creek, on Highway 3 west of Yellowknife, are now being told to leave the area because of a nearby wildfire.
The post Boundary Creek moves to wildfire evacuation order first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘As rumours continue,’ NWT Fire says Yellowknife isn’t threatened
At last light on Friday, the GNWT said fire ZF015 had grown significantly but Yellowknife is not threatened and winds from Sunday onward look more favourable.
The post ‘As rumours continue,’ NWT Fire says Yellowknife isn’t threatened first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith men charged with igniting fireworks during fire ban
Two Fort Smith men were charged after allegedly igniting fireworks during a region-wide fire ban. The ban has now been extended until at least August 11.
The post Fort Smith men charged with igniting fireworks during fire ban first appeared on Cabin Radio.Don’t bring anything gun-like to a liquor store, police suggest
A man who brought his pellet gun to a Yellowknife liquor store ended up on the wrong end of a "high-risk arrest" when a resident called the police.
The post Don’t bring anything gun-like to a liquor store, police suggest first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man stabbed at Yellowknife’s Sandstone Apartments
A 38-year-old man needed emergency surgery after being stabbed by a woman "known to the victim" at a Yellowknife apartment complex, police say.
The post Man stabbed at Yellowknife’s Sandstone Apartments first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man arrested over ‘suspicious death’ of 17-year-old in Behchokǫ̀
RCMP in Behchokǫ̀ say a 17-year-old has passed away after being found with serious injuries early on Friday. A man has been arrested.
The post Man arrested over ‘suspicious death’ of 17-year-old in Behchokǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s happening at the 2023 Old Town Ramble and Ride
The Old Town Ramble and Ride returns to Yellowknife this holiday weekend. Get a sense of the events and a link to the full schedule here.
The post What’s happening at the 2023 Old Town Ramble and Ride first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith’s 2023 Dark Sky Festival is cancelled
Organizers of the Dark Sky Festival have cancelled the 2023 edition because of the presence of nearby wildfires.
The post Fort Smith’s 2023 Dark Sky Festival is cancelled first appeared on Cabin Radio.Prosecutors finish review of investigation into NWT in-custody death
Nearly two years after a woman died in RCMP custody in Tuktoyaktuk, prosecutors have finished reviewing an investigation into her death.
The post Prosecutors finish review of investigation into NWT in-custody death first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge underlines ‘heartbreaking’ toll of drunk driving in sentencing motorist
In sentencing the driver in a fatal car crash near Behchokǫ̀ in 2021, an NWT Supreme Court judge stressed the "tragic consequences" of impaired driving.
The post Judge underlines ‘heartbreaking’ toll of drunk driving in sentencing motorist first appeared on Cabin Radio.Evacuation alert for Boundary Creek with fire expected to move east
Residents in the Boundary Creek area of Highway 3 were placed on evacuation alert late on Thursday over "potential wildfire progression to the east."
The post Evacuation alert for Boundary Creek with fire expected to move east first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Huge shortage’ of NWT fire crews as more Tulita cabins threatened
An NWT minister described a "huge shortage of firefighters throughout the territory" as Tulita residents raced to protect cabins from a nearby wildfire.
The post ‘Huge shortage’ of NWT fire crews as more Tulita cabins threatened first appeared on Cabin Radio.How Canada is working to bridge the homelessness data gap
A research institute is working to improve data collection on homelessness across Canada. They shared their findings at a forum in Yellowknife.
The post How Canada is working to bridge the homelessness data gap first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire evacuation centre to close on Friday
The evacuation centre in Yellowknife's multiplex supporting Behchokǫ̀ residents displaced by wildfire will close on Friday at 5pm.
The post Wildfire evacuation centre to close on Friday first appeared on Cabin Radio.