Northwest Territories News
Houses on the move to cause Highway 5 delays starting Thursday
Five modular homes being transported along Highway 5 are expected to cause road closures and delays from Thursday to Monday, the GNWT said.
The post Houses on the move to cause Highway 5 delays starting Thursday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife visitor centre to host Dechinta art show
From a life-sized paper moose hide to fish-scale art, an upcoming art exhibit at Yellowknife's visitor centre is inspired by land-based education.
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An investigation into infection exposure at Beaufort Delta dental clinics means more travel elsewhere and "capacity issues." Here's what's happening.
The post Beaufort Delta residents told to travel for dental services first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife ‘should expect 1,000 new households in next decade’
What's the housing picture in Yellowknife and what will the city need in the years ahead? A new study tries to answer that. Here are the key findings.
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A recent inquest revealed details about how NWT RCMP are investigated when things appear to have gone wrong. Some experts say the process could be improved.
The post Should the NWT have a new body to oversee its police? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuk mayor wants action after call for emergency medical service
"We're still sitting here." People keep recommending an ambulance service be created in Tuktoyaktuk, but the mayor sees no sign of it actually happening.
The post Tuk mayor wants action after call for emergency medical service first appeared on Cabin Radio.University researchers want to meet Yellowknife’s migrant workers
Representatives from two universities will hold a dinner in Yellowknife on Friday (not Wednesday as first reported) to meet with migrant workers.
The post University researchers want to meet Yellowknife’s migrant workers first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stanton foundation sets date for 2025 fundraising gala
The group that fundraises for the NWT's largest hospital has set the 2025 date for one its biggest annual events – which, this time, will be a masquerade ball.
The post Stanton foundation sets date for 2025 fundraising gala first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith arena prepares to open after pipe breaks
Fort Smith's arena is expected to open for the season after another fall marked by disruption. "The wait is over," a town minor hockey program declared.
The post Fort Smith arena prepares to open after pipe breaks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hoping for federal help, Norman Wells declares emergency over fuel
Norman Wells residents said they were "scared to death" as they faced heating bills of $5,000 or more per month. The town formally declared an emergency.
The post Hoping for federal help, Norman Wells declares emergency over fuel first appeared on Cabin Radio.New website offers ‘sneaker preview’ of what NWT speaker is doing
A new website tracks where Speaker Shane Thompson travels and what he does. Its name plays on Thompson's taste for the legislature's loudest footwear.
The post New website offers ‘sneaker preview’ of what NWT speaker is doing first appeared on Cabin Radio.New podcast shares survivors’ recreation stories
"Even as kids, we found ways to survive." A new podcast uses recreation to explore the stories of former students and survivors of residential and day schools.
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Yellowknife will occupy an unlikely political spotlight as Canadian ministers meet in the city to discuss allegations of crime linked to India's government.
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Regulators could let Imperial Oil keep running its Norman Wells facility through an environmental assessment, which may address a key concern the company had.
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A Yellowknife high school is piloting an upgrade of its sports academy to pair "high-level coaches with high-level athletes" across multiple sports.
The post Yellowknife school trials multi-sports academy first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2024 garba celebration
"Now it is so huge. I am so grateful." A celebration of a Hindu festival in Yellowknife proved far more popular than some organizers initially imagined.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2024 garba celebration first appeared on Cabin Radio.Federal government launches review of Nutrition North
Ottawa said an external review of the Nutrition North food subsidy program, which has faced criticism, will begin in 2025 and report back by 2026.
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A Halloween burlesque show in Yellowknife is promising "a creepy, weird, campy good time" later this month.
The post HalloWeird’s burlesque show combines fear and fantasy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Movie seeks Indigenous hockey players aged 16-25
A movie billed as a "coming-of-age hockey comedy" is looking for Indigenous hockey players aged 16-25 to appear in it.
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Birthday celebrations in New York City and Thanksgiving trips home were on the line as dense fog threw some NWT residents' travel plans into chaos.
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