Northwest Territories News
NWT’s 2023 fire season predicted to be ‘extreme,’ authorities say
Hot, dry conditions are expected to create “extreme” wildfire conditions in parts of the NWT this spring and summer. Here's the initial 2023 wildfire forecast.
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Edmonton police are trying to trace three people wanted in connection with alleged NWT cocaine trafficking. "High-end" guns and more than $200,000 were seized.
The post Edmonton police search for three people in NWT cocaine investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.WSCC contest won by video in which worker quits over zombies
A WSCC youth video contest was won by an entry in which an under-qualified worker refuses to help rid a residential area of zombies.
The post WSCC contest won by video in which worker quits over zombies first appeared on Cabin Radio.Burger Week 2023 raised $11K for NWT SPCA. Here are the winners!
Yellowknife Burger Week has smashed its fundraising record, giving almost $11,000 to the NWT SPCA this year. Here's the list of winners from the prize draw!
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The only alpaca known to have been born in the NWT is fighting to become the face of a new beer, while raising money for Veterinarians Without Borders.
The post Boris the NWT alpaca attempts to become Guelph beer mascot first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s NorthWords literary festival releases 2023 lineup
The NWT's NorthWords Writers Festival has released its author lineup for 2023, with events in Yellowknife and Fort Smith between May 31 and June 4.
The post NWT’s NorthWords literary festival releases 2023 lineup first appeared on Cabin Radio.Big Bird lands in Yellowknife on migration north for the summer
Your eyes did not deceive you. Yellowknifers who said they had spotted Big Bird in the city this week weren't wrong – and we scored an interview.
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The Town of Fort Smith is set to appoint Jim Hood as its interim senior administrator while it searches for someone to hire permanently.
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The NWT town of Hay River reached 31C on Wednesday, its hottest temperature ever this early in May. Virtually the entire United States was colder.
The post Hay River, hotter than Texas, posts incredible 31C in early May first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canadian North to hold farewell for last gravel-friendly 737
Canadian North will retire its last Boeing 737-200, a specially modified jet capable of landing on gravel airstrips, following a final flight on Saturday.
The post Canadian North to hold farewell for last gravel-friendly 737 first appeared on Cabin Radio.In the NWT, power crews train to rescue the next colleague – or bear
Power line technicians in Yellowknife spent Wednesday rehearsing a power pole rescue – a situation that, in the NWT, occasionally extends beyond humans.
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The Town of Hay River says there's no further risk of any flooding this breakup season after both of the river's channels spat out most of their remaining ice.
The post Hay River sounds all-clear for flooding in 2023 first appeared on Cabin Radio.What it takes to win the Northwest Territories spelling bee
"I was very nervous on stage but I mean, I just won a MacBook for spelling 'bayou.'" Come with us to the first NWT Spelling Bee finals in Fort Simpson.
The post What it takes to win the Northwest Territories spelling bee first appeared on Cabin Radio.MTS base rates increase by around 6% for 2023 but fuel surcharge drops
NWT barge base rates are up by a little under six percent for most cargo this summer, but a fuel surcharge introduced last year has dropped.
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The NWT government will hold a meeting next week to give Yellowknife residents an update on a wellness and recovery centre planned for 51 Street.
The post GNWT to provide update on new Yellowknife recovery centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.As temperatures surge, NWT warned over wildfire danger
Extraordinarily hot weather is diverting the attention of NWT authorities from possible floods to the prospect of wildfires – or both.
The post As temperatures surge, NWT warned over wildfire danger first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT economy grew by 1.5% in 2022, initial estimate suggests
The NWT economy grew by 1.5 percent in 2022, initial Statistics Canada figures suggest, with construction increases offsetting a drop in diamond mining output.
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The NWT's infrastructure minister will attend a US Embassy-hosted meeting this week that's expected to partly focus on a road between the territory and Nunavut.
The post US Embassy to host meeting on NWT-Nunavut highway first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife to explore changes that would allow temporary work camps
Rob Warburton led a call at city council for temporary work camps to be allowed in Yellowknife, saying "immediate options" are needed for hundreds of workers.
The post Yellowknife to explore changes that would allow temporary work camps first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hospital smoking area shut down by Environmental Health
A designated smoking area just outside Yellowknife's hospital has been shut down by the NWT's chief environmental health officer because it is illegal.
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