Northwest Territories News
Hay River sets out next steps in battle to improve public safety
At a public meeting dedicated to the health of the community, MLAs and Hay River officials discussed new legislation and initiatives they hope to try.
The post Hay River sets out next steps in battle to improve public safety first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lance Briere’s mother waits for news of son who ‘gave me purpose’
Nearly seven weeks have passed since Lance Briere, 32, vanished from Inuvik. There has been no sign of him. His mother described her exhaustion and frustration.
The post Lance Briere’s mother waits for news of son who ‘gave me purpose’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Why Yellowknife Co-op wants to change its name – and trading area
Goodbye Yellowknife Co-op, hello Lakeshore Co-op. If a meeting on April 8 goes the way the board hopes, these are the changes to expect.
The post Why Yellowknife Co-op wants to change its name – and trading area first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man sentenced to 45 days following Yellowknife standoff
An NWT man was sentenced to 45 days in jail for uttering threats and breaching a release order connected to a 2024 incident at a Yellowknife apartment.
The post Man sentenced to 45 days following Yellowknife standoff first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fire at Yellowknife’s Sunridge Apartments
A fire broke out at Yellowknife's Sunridge Apartments, a residential complex near the city's downtown. The cause isn't clear, nor whether anyone was hurt.
The post Fire at Yellowknife’s Sunridge Apartments first appeared on Cabin Radio.Alarm grows over wastage of caribou, deaths of pregnant cows
"We all need to do better." Dozens of caribou have been wasted this winter road season. The killing of pregnant cows, vital to herd strength, is also a concern.
The post Alarm grows over wastage of caribou, deaths of pregnant cows first appeared on Cabin Radio.The role immigration plays in the NWT’s population numbers
The NWT is recording fewer births and more deaths. It's losing hundreds of people a year to the south. These charts show how immigration changes that picture.
The post The role immigration plays in the NWT’s population numbers first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: We tried joining the NWT’s top young speed skaters
Some of the NWT's top young speed skaters are heading to Canada's youth championships. We sent a reporter to train with them.
The post Watch: We tried joining the NWT’s top young speed skaters first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife daycare group seeks artists for fundraiser
Two Yellowknife daycares are launching a fundraising effort that involves adult artists finishing paintings started by children. One key ingredient is needed.
The post Yellowknife daycare group seeks artists for fundraiser first appeared on Cabin Radio.Pauktuutit announces new president and CEO
National Inuit women's non-profit Pauktuutit announced Nikki Komaksiutiksak as its new president and chief executive officer.
The post Pauktuutit announces new president and CEO first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two Yellowknife students named 2025 Loran Scholars
Two Yellowknife students were selected as Loran Scholars, a designation billed as being worth more than $100,000 in various forms of support over four years.
The post Two Yellowknife students named 2025 Loran Scholars first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT confirms end of its consumer carbon tax
The NWT government confirmed the means it will use to end the territory's customized carbon tax and set out the consequences residents can expect.
The post NWT confirms end of its consumer carbon tax first appeared on Cabin Radio.Overwintering ‘zombie fires’ aren’t doing what we thought they’d do
A major new study of NWT wildfires that smoulder through the winter surprised the scientists involved and has some lessons for the territory's firefighters.
The post Overwintering ‘zombie fires’ aren’t doing what we thought they’d do first appeared on Cabin Radio.Why do 50-million-year-old trees turn up in NWT diamond mines?
Thousands of people are marvelling at a diamond mine's discovery of an ancient, well-preserved log. Here's why old trees turn up far below ground at NWT mines.
The post Why do 50-million-year-old trees turn up in NWT diamond mines? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man, 71, departs on solo ski to ‘finish off’ past journey
For years, John Dunn has been waiting to finish off a 200-km stretch of NWT skiing that completes a much bigger trip. Now is his chance.
The post Man, 71, departs on solo ski to ‘finish off’ past journey first appeared on Cabin Radio.NorthWords, Northern Quill launch ‘flash fiction’ contest
Two northern literary groups are joining forces to hold a short fiction contest that'll see the winner's work published in Up Here magazine.
The post NorthWords, Northern Quill launch ‘flash fiction’ contest first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tibbitt-Contwoyto winter road to close this weekend
The operators of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road say it will close for the 2025 season at the end of Saturday, March 29.
The post Tibbitt-Contwoyto winter road to close this weekend first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife allocates $535K in Reaching Home funding
Yellowknife councillors voted to allocate $535,000 in Reaching Home funding to four organizations in the city that support vulnerable people.
The post Yellowknife allocates $535K in Reaching Home funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We go in and deal with problems but don’t get to deal with our own’
Yellowknife firefighter Seann May has spent 20 years recovering from a tragedy. Listen to him describe what happened and how he eventually found help.
The post ‘We go in and deal with problems but don’t get to deal with our own’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT mother searching for answers following son’s death
Shirley King was told her son had died at the Edmonton Remand Centre in December 2024. Months later, she says she has no confirmation of what happened to him.
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