Northwest Territories News
NWT coalition’s first Black History Month events set for February
The NWT's Black Advocacy Coalition has lined up Black History Month events spanning visual arts, cooking, music, literature, dance and more.
The post NWT coalition’s first Black History Month events set for February first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Good Hope passenger ‘carried $20K of crack’
A woman trying to reach Fort Good Hope with 147 grams of crack cocaine was arrested at a Yellowknife air terminal, police said.
The post Fort Good Hope passenger ‘carried $20K of crack’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Technicians working on Beaufort Delta, Sahtu telecoms outage
Northwestel says technicians are trying to fix a problem that is affecting internet and phone services across a number of Beaufort Delta and Sahtu communities.
The post Technicians working on Beaufort Delta, Sahtu telecoms outage first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife asked to step in as 2026 Arctic Winter Games host
Arctic Winter Games organizers want Yellowknife to step in after Russia's bid to host in 2026 was scrapped. But the event may be beyond the city's means.
The post Yellowknife asked to step in as 2026 Arctic Winter Games host first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is the GNWT’s climate change progress reporting too complicated?
Struggling to understand if the NWT is hitting its climate change targets? You're not alone. Two experts said some GNWT reporting amounts to "gobbledygook."
The post Is the GNWT’s climate change progress reporting too complicated? first appeared on Cabin Radio.One kitchen, two visions for the Monkey Tree and Coyote’s
Food returns to Yellowknife's Monkey Tree Pub this week in an unusual format: it'll be cooked by the owner of another restaurant brand, who's moving next door.
The post One kitchen, two visions for the Monkey Tree and Coyote’s first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife workers head to Tuesday strike vote
Most unionized City of Yellowknife workers are being asked to vote on potential strike action at a series of union-led meetings on Tuesday.
The post City of Yellowknife workers head to Tuesday strike vote first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ekati says ‘12,000-litre diesel spill’ was a typo
A typo is to blame for an NWT diamond mine reporting a 12,000-litre diesel spill last month, staff involved say.
The post Ekati says ‘12,000-litre diesel spill’ was a typo first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs threaten carbon tax revolt that would send NWT to federal backstop
Some regular MLAs said they will oppose the NWT's latest carbon tax legislation, a move that would send the territory to the federal backstop by default.
The post MLAs threaten carbon tax revolt that would send NWT to federal backstop first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT, warming faster than anywhere in Canada, feels it most in winter
The Northwest Territories has warmed more than any other jurisdiction in Canada, trends over the past 75 years show. Winters are 5C warmer than in the 1940s.
The post NWT, warming faster than anywhere in Canada, feels it most in winter first appeared on Cabin Radio.Q&A: Premier Caroline Cochrane enters an election year
With nine months left before the next election, we asked about relations with Indigenous governments, Alberta's new premier, her own future and more.
The post Q&A: Premier Caroline Cochrane enters an election year first appeared on Cabin Radio.A Yellowknife school bus driver left their job, then told us why.
Yellowknife has now lost three school bus drivers in three weeks. One driver who recently resigned told us why they took that decision.
The post A Yellowknife school bus driver left their job, then told us why. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson to host territorial kids’ spelling bee
A territorial spelling bee is set to be held in Fort Simpson this spring. The Dehcho's school superintendent hopes more competitions will help students shine.
The post Fort Simpson to host territorial kids’ spelling bee first appeared on Cabin Radio.Your door doesn’t lock properly in the cold. What must your landlord do?
A new NWT rental office ruling clarifies a landlord's obligations when a door won't lock properly. The North's cold weather, it turns out, isn't an excuse.
The post Your door doesn’t lock properly in the cold. What must your landlord do? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rare earths mine sponsors Yellowknife electric vehicle car-share
Owners of the NWT's Nechalacho rare earths mine are now sponsoring an electric vehicle used by a Yellowknife car-sharing group.
The post Rare earths mine sponsors Yellowknife electric vehicle car-share first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife needs housing. Here’s where the city wants to put it.
The City of Yellowknife is mapping out where to put the next generation of housing for a community sorely in need of more homes. These are the proposals.
The post Yellowknife needs housing. Here’s where the city wants to put it. first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT still needs more home energy auditors to address growing backlog
NWT homeowners now face a two-year wait to get a mandatory evaluation before claiming federal energy efficiency rebates. Efforts to hire more staff continue.
The post NWT still needs more home energy auditors to address growing backlog first appeared on Cabin Radio.No eviction for man after camera smeared, guests arrested
A man who tampered with a security camera at an Inuvik apartment complex, and whose guests in the building were arrested by police, will not be evicted.
The post No eviction for man after camera smeared, guests arrested first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gwich’in ski jumper wins Canada’s first women’s World Cup gold
Nihtat Gwich'in member Alexandria Loutitt has become the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup ski jumping title.
The post Gwich’in ski jumper wins Canada’s first women’s World Cup gold first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cabin Radio to broadcast Great Bannock Bake-Off
Do you know a student at Yellowknife Catholic Schools? Give them your best bannock recipe and see if you can both win our first-ever Great Bannock Bake-Off.
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