Northwest Territories News
Tłı̨chǫ region to receive $2.4M for new apprenticeship program
Ottawa and the Tłı̨chǫ Government say a new partnership will help Tłı̨chǫ businesses hire 30 first-year apprentices in red-seal trades.
The post Tłı̨chǫ region to receive $2.4M for new apprenticeship program first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife wants unions to agree to binding arbitration
The City of Yellowknife wants to enter binding arbitration with unions representing municipal staff to end the current strike and lockout.
The post City of Yellowknife wants unions to agree to binding arbitration first appeared on Cabin Radio.Diavik to spend $40M mining below A21 pit, extending life
Diavik diamond mine owner Rio Tinto will spend $40 million to begin mining below the A21 open pit, likely extending the NWT mine's life to at least early 2026.
The post Diavik to spend $40M mining below A21 pit, extending life first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arsenic not linked to diseases in Yellowknife area, study finds
We're five years into a long-term study associated with Giant Mine that monitors arsenic exposure among nearby residents. Here are the latest findings.
The post Arsenic not linked to diseases in Yellowknife area, study finds first appeared on Cabin Radio.Indigenous representation ‘really limited’ at Canada Games
"Don't give up just because you don't see Indigenous people." Indigenous Team NT athletes at the Canada Games hope their representation grows in future.
The post Indigenous representation ‘really limited’ at Canada Games first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ignore CRA’s lowest return airfares, YK specialist says
Andy Wong, the oracle of NWT lowest return airfares, said the CRA's latest efforts to simplify the issue are praiseworthy – but can be ignored, for now.
The post Ignore CRA’s lowest return airfares, YK specialist says first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT joins program designed to make hiring refugees easier
The Northwest Territories is joining a federal program that allows refugees with skills to take jobs in the territory and work toward permanent residency.
The post NWT joins program designed to make hiring refugees easier first appeared on Cabin Radio.Unions reveal new 3.75%-a-year proposal for city staff
Unions representing City of Yellowknife workers have made public a proposal that modestly trims back the annual salary increases previously sought.
The post Unions reveal new 3.75%-a-year proposal for city staff first appeared on Cabin Radio.Union’s own workers seek mediation over wages and inflation
Employees at the Union of Northern Workers have asked for a third party to intervene as they say the union is not offering high-enough annual wage increases.
The post Union’s own workers seek mediation over wages and inflation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Osisko ‘signs $100M deal’ to launch Pine Point joint venture
Osisko Metals says it has signed a $100-million deal with an investment group to launch a joint venture that will prepare to reopen a mine at Pine Point.
The post Osisko ‘signs $100M deal’ to launch Pine Point joint venture first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River RCMP in new drug poisoning warning after lobby scare
Police in Hay River repeated a recent warning about tainted drugs after a man in the town detachment's lobby needed treatment with Naloxone.
The post Hay River RCMP in new drug poisoning warning after lobby scare first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cabin Radio is finalist for mental health reporting award
A Cabin Radio report on Tuktoyaktuk's House of Hope has been shortlisted for a national award recognizing reporting on the mental health of young people.
The post Cabin Radio is finalist for mental health reporting award first appeared on Cabin Radio.Five charged after fentanyl, crack and gun found in Fort Simpson raid
RCMP say five people face charges after searches of two homes in Fort Simpson found suspected fentanyl and cocaine alongside a loaded handgun.
The post Five charged after fentanyl, crack and gun found in Fort Simpson raid first appeared on Cabin Radio.An NWT court says the Salvation Army is his home. It isn’t that simple.
People released from NWT jails can end up with the Salvation Army as their court-ordered home address, an instruction that sometimes has complex consequences.
The post An NWT court says the Salvation Army is his home. It isn’t that simple. first appeared on Cabin Radio.It’s the lowest return airfare. Or is it? Either way, CRA says it’s progress
The CRA published its own list of lowest return airfares in a bid to simplify the Northern Residents Tax Deduction, though its figures differ from others' math.
The post It’s the lowest return airfare. Or is it? Either way, CRA says it’s progress first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nokleby to seek re-election in Yellowknife’s Great Slave district
Katrina Nokleby says she will seek a second term as the MLA for Yellowknife's Great Slave electoral district at this fall's territorial election.
The post Nokleby to seek re-election in Yellowknife’s Great Slave district first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mediated talks under way over Yellowknife picket lines
City of Yellowknife and union lawyers entered private mediation with the help of a judge as they try to agree on how picketing at facilities should proceed.
The post Mediated talks under way over Yellowknife picket lines first appeared on Cabin Radio.As Yellowknife inflation slowly eases, food prices keep climbing
The rate of inflation in Yellowknife is easing but the cost of food is an exception, continuing to rise at more than 10 percent a year.
The post As Yellowknife inflation slowly eases, food prices keep climbing first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ancient antlers show caribou calving grounds persist over millennia
Ancient antlers in calving grounds suggest caribou have been going to the same stretch of Arctic coast to give birth for more than 3,000 years, researchers say.
The post Ancient antlers show caribou calving grounds persist over millennia first appeared on Cabin Radio.A protest and some pride as NWT makes Canada Games karate debut
In a frantic first day at Canada Games karate, the NWT's first two athletes at this level for years overcame the distraction of a dramatic disqualification.
The post A protest and some pride as NWT makes Canada Games karate debut first appeared on Cabin Radio.