Northwest Territories News
Can you help Old Airport Road look new again?
The City of Yellowknife wants artists to submit designs for new banners to be strung along one of the city's busiest streets.
The post Can you help Old Airport Road look new again? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Darlene Sibbeston announces plan to run in Nahendeh this fall
Former Fort Simpson mayor and Métis Council president Darlene Sibbeston says she will run in the Nahendeh district in this fall’s territorial election.
The post Darlene Sibbeston announces plan to run in Nahendeh this fall first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘No danger’ over smoke plumes near YK, Tsiigehtchic, Tulita, Fort Smith
Yellowknife, Tsiigehtchic, Tulita, Fort Smith, Nahanni Butte – all are being vexed by nearby smoke plumes. The wildfires responsible are said to be no threat.
The post ‘No danger’ over smoke plumes near YK, Tsiigehtchic, Tulita, Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fifteen bison carcasses found in suspected anthrax outbreak
Fifteen dead bison have been found between Fort Smith and Fort Resolution in what the NWT government suspects is an anthrax outbreak.
The post Fifteen bison carcasses found in suspected anthrax outbreak first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rangers begin two weeks of training on Great Slave Lake
Canadian Rangers are training on Great Slave Lake, near Fort Resolution, for the next two weeks. Expect boats and a mock search and rescue exercise.
The post Rangers begin two weeks of training on Great Slave Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.Scammers ‘take more than $30,000’ from Yellowknife woman
A Yellowknife resident in her seventies said she was conned into giving more than $30,000 to scammers. Here's her warning to you.
The post Scammers ‘take more than $30,000’ from Yellowknife woman first appeared on Cabin Radio.In full: NWT RCMP commander’s first media briefing
"A lot of our tools have been taken away." In a Q&A, the NWT's top police officer touched on subjects ranging from drugs to legislation. Read the transcript.
The post In full: NWT RCMP commander’s first media briefing first appeared on Cabin Radio.Can AI be a tool for Indigenous language revitalization?
Educational tools that would take Indigenous language-speakers months or years to build are being created far faster by new technology. Here's what's happening.
The post Can AI be a tool for Indigenous language revitalization? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Louis Balsillie re-elected Chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation
Louis Balsillie will serve another term as Chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation after defeating challenger Gordon Beaulieu in an election late last month.
The post Louis Balsillie re-elected Chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wekweètì wildfire is under control, GNWT says
The NWT's wildfire agency says a fire that triggered an evacuation of Wekweètì last week is now under control.
The post Wekweètì wildfire is under control, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.The YKDFN member helping to steer a huge Canadian rail project
Fiona Blondin, a member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, has joined the board of a major project to transform passenger rail in Quebec and Ontario.
The post The YKDFN member helping to steer a huge Canadian rail project first appeared on Cabin Radio.Large herbivores slow climate impacts on tundra, study says
Animals like caribou and muskox are helping to slow the loss of northern tundra diversity in the face of climate shifts, a new study suggests.
The post Large herbivores slow climate impacts on tundra, study says first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT counts two-dozen new wildfires in a week as storms roll through
The past week was a busy one for new NWT wildfires. Here's the weekend update on fires outside Wekweètì, Tulita, Sambaa K'e and Fort Smith.
The post NWT counts two-dozen new wildfires in a week as storms roll through first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nogha Enterprises, NTPC fined over worker deaths
The NWT Power Corporation and Nogha Enterprises were each fined over separate incidents in which workers passed away on their watch.
The post Nogha Enterprises, NTPC fined over worker deaths first appeared on Cabin Radio.The group keeping hand games youthful in Fort Liard
Young Fort Liard residents are bringing back hand games to the community, thrilling Elders and setting their sights on tournament success.
The post The group keeping hand games youthful in Fort Liard first appeared on Cabin Radio.Scotty Creek Research Station to resume operations in August
A unique research opportunity – the chance to see how a well-studied area recovers from wildfire – has helped the Dehcho's Scotty Creek rise from the ashes.
The post Scotty Creek Research Station to resume operations in August first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2023 Canada Day parade
Goats and boats, dogs and dancers, flags and fiddles – admire Yellowknife's Canada Day parade in our gallery.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2023 Canada Day parade first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Somewhere out there is a DC-3 looking to be found’
Jeremy MacDonald's latest diving quest involves an aircraft reported to have sunk through the ice of Great Slave Lake more than 70 years ago.
The post ‘Somewhere out there is a DC-3 looking to be found’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Bronwyn Watters, NWT equal pay commissioner, passes away
Bronwyn Watters, who served as the NWT's equal pay commissioner following a career as a territorial public servant, has passed away at the age of 78.
The post Bronwyn Watters, NWT equal pay commissioner, passes away first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire closes highway between NWT and BC
The highway connecting the Dehcho to British Columbia has closed because of a growing wildfire on the BC side of the border.
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