Northwest Territories News
Administrator to oversee Tsiigehtchic charter-to-hamlet transition
The GNWT has told Tsiigehtchic the charter community should be managed by an external administrator as it transitions into a hamlet.
The post Administrator to oversee Tsiigehtchic charter-to-hamlet transition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Brain Tumour Walk returns to Yellowknife
Yellowknife's eighth annual Brain Tumour Walk will take place at Somba K'e Civic Plaza on Saturday at noon
The post Brain Tumour Walk returns to Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Leduc hotel to be new home of Larga Edmonton
Larga Edmonton, which offers accommodation for northerners on medical travel, is moving from central Edmonton to a bigger building in Leduc.
The post Leduc hotel to be new home of Larga Edmonton first appeared on Cabin Radio.Power corporation builds new home for inconvenient osprey
An osprey in Łútsël K'é is the proud owner of a new home after the power corporation decided its nest on a power pole posed a safety risk.
The post Power corporation builds new home for inconvenient osprey first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two candidates for chief in Deninu Kųę́ election
Incumbent Louis Balsillie will face Gordon Beaulieu for the position of Chief of the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation in an election later this month.
The post Two candidates for chief in Deninu Kųę́ election first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknives Dene lawyer becomes Ontario judge
Catherine Rhinelander, a member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, has been appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.
The post Yellowknives Dene lawyer becomes Ontario judge first appeared on Cabin Radio.No more street parking in Yellowknife Airport vicinity
There'll be no more paid street parking around Yellowknife Airport from July 15 onward, the territorial government said.
The post No more street parking in Yellowknife Airport vicinity first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police charge woman with murder of man in Fort Providence
RCMP say a 28-year-old woman has now been charged with murder over the death of a man in Fort Providence.
The post Police charge woman with murder of man in Fort Providence first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Losing a generation,’ Gwich’in Tribal Council races to reopen wellness camp
Work continues to refit a Gwich'in Tribal Council wellness camp. For Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik, that camp's success is crucial to broader Gwich'in well-being.
The post ‘Losing a generation,’ Gwich’in Tribal Council races to reopen wellness camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Grants offer cash to help train northern veterinary staff
The NWT is stretched for veterinary staff, but a grant launched last year is helping northerners get the right training. Applications for year two just opened.
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An airfield camera captured wildfire crews at work in Sambaa K'e on Tuesday. Here's an update on that fire plus others near Fort Smith and Fort Liard.
The post Latest Sambaa K’e controlled burn going to plan, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknifers launch children’s book decades in the making
Friends who drew up a children's book on a Yellowknife Boston Pizza napkin 20 years ago have finally seen their idea come to life.
The post Yellowknifers launch children’s book decades in the making first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jean Marie River chief steps down after non-confidence vote
Tthets'éhk'edélî First Nation Chief Nolene Hardisty has stepped down at the request of the Nation's council in Jean Marie River.
The post Jean Marie River chief steps down after non-confidence vote first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK RCMP respond to mental distress call for second time this week
Yellowknife RCMP say they "successfully resolved" a situation when someone was in a mental health crisis on Sunday.
The post YK RCMP respond to mental distress call for second time this week first appeared on Cabin Radio.Women taken into custody after Fort Providence man’s death
Two women have been taken into police custody after the death of a man in Fort Providence.
The post Women taken into custody after Fort Providence man’s death first appeared on Cabin Radio.Justice non-profit says it wasn’t paid by GNWT for six years
The John Howard Society says it kept running a program in the NWT despite the territorial government skipping six years of agreed payments.
The post Justice non-profit says it wasn’t paid by GNWT for six years first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife looks at increasing some water and sewer rates
A new report recommends increasing the water and sewer rates paid by some, but not all, Yellowknife residents. Here's the detail.
The post Yellowknife looks at increasing some water and sewer rates first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT counselling wait times ‘dropped 79% in two years’
A new approach to some types of counselling sharply reduced wait times in the NWT, the Mental Health Commission of Canada said.
The post NWT counselling wait times ‘dropped 79% in two years’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.9-1-1 manager accused of deceiving city files dismissal grievance
The former manager of the NWT's 9-1-1 system, facing fraud-related charges, is filing a grievance against his dismissal from the GNWT.
The post 9-1-1 manager accused of deceiving city files dismissal grievance first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canadian North to collaborate on pilot training for Inuit students
Canadian North announced a plan to train more Inuit as pilots in partnership with a Manitoba Christian college.
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