Northwest Territories News
What do you think about the NWT’s liquor stores?
Is your liquor store clean enough? How friendly is it? What do you want to buy there that you can't already? A new survey puts nearly 50 questions to residents.
The post What do you think about the NWT’s liquor stores? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Despite ‘hurtful’ perception, NWT says court intervention is necessary
The NWT's premier and justice minister defended the territory's intervention in a Supreme Court case over the constitutionality of a federal child welfare law.
The post Despite ‘hurtful’ perception, NWT says court intervention is necessary first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuberculosis advisory issued for Inuvik’s Nova Inn
Anyone who stayed at or frequently visited Inuvik's Nova Inn from August to November may have been exposed to tuberculosis, a top NWT health official said.
The post Tuberculosis advisory issued for Inuvik’s Nova Inn first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife apartments enter third year without heat
For most NWT residents in winter, even a few hours without heat is an emergency. Tenants say this Yellowknife apartment building hasn't had heat for years.
The post Yellowknife apartments enter third year without heat first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT ‘rejected better answers’ to keep offering rheumatology
An Alberta rheumatologist said the NWT missed multiple opportunities to keep the service open in Yellowknife. Instead, hundreds of people must now travel south.
The post NWT ‘rejected better answers’ to keep offering rheumatology first appeared on Cabin Radio.Former hotel becomes Yellowknife’s new medical travel lodge
A Yellowknife building formerly known as the Slave Lake Inn has reopened as a boarding home for medical travellers arriving in the city from other communities.
The post Former hotel becomes Yellowknife’s new medical travel lodge first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vehicle fire summons emergency crews to Yellowknife’s Old Town
Yellowknife emergency responders were called to a vehicle fire in a corner of the city's Old Town on Sunday afternoon.
The post Vehicle fire summons emergency crews to Yellowknife’s Old Town first appeared on Cabin Radio.World Cup success warms Yellowknife winter for Moroccans
"If we win, -40C will feel like plus two." Yellowknife's Moroccans are glued to the World Cup with their team the first Africans ever to reach the semi-finals.
The post World Cup success warms Yellowknife winter for Moroccans first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s happening over the holidays in the NWT?
We're making a list, and we're checking it twice. Here are the holiday gatherings happening across the Northwest Territories.
The post What’s happening over the holidays in the NWT? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Salvation Army toy drive trying to meet ‘big jump’ in requests
Yellowknife’s Salvation Army asked for more toy donations and fundraising help having failed to reach 50 percent of its goal in the run-up to Christmas.
The post Salvation Army toy drive trying to meet ‘big jump’ in requests first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tłı̨chǫ ‘research party’ unites scientists and residents
The Tłı̨chǫ Government hosted a day-long research expo designed to connect Tłı̨chǫ residents with scientists working in the region.
The post Tłı̨chǫ ‘research party’ unites scientists and residents first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fire marshal says YK, Hay River explosions both propane-related
Recent separate explosions in residential areas of Yellowknife and Hay River were each related to propane gas, the NWT's fire marshal confirmed.
The post Fire marshal says YK, Hay River explosions both propane-related first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT announces privacy breach involving Covid-19 isolation forms
Around 2,000 Covid-19 isolation centre forms were found in a filing cabinet that had been surplussed to a territorial government warehouse, the GNWT said.
The post GNWT announces privacy breach involving Covid-19 isolation forms first appeared on Cabin Radio.Maybe the NWT can hit its emissions target after all – when Diavik closes
The NWT is missing its emissions reduction target, but the planned 2025 closure of the Diavik diamond mine will probably take care of the entire gap in one go.
The post Maybe the NWT can hit its emissions target after all – when Diavik closes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Deninu Kųę́, Fort Resolution Métis receive $3.1M for protected area
The Deninu Kųę́ First Nation and Fort Resolution Métis Government announced $3.1 million in federal funding to help develop a new Indigenous protected area.
The post Deninu Kųę́, Fort Resolution Métis receive $3.1M for protected area first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arctic Inspiration Prize publishes list of 2023 finalists
Inuvialuit and Gwich'in projects are on the shortlist of eight contenders for Arctic Inspiration Prize funding at a February 2023 ceremony in Ottawa.
The post Arctic Inspiration Prize publishes list of 2023 finalists first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife church plans service of comfort for December 15
Yellowknife United Church will hold an "alternative gathering" next week designed to offer space for people struggling during the holiday season.
The post Yellowknife church plans service of comfort for December 15 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith closes in on five-percent 2023 tax increase
Fort Smith moved closer toward a five-percent 2023 property tax increase as councillors inspected the draft budget. These are some of the suggested changes.
The post Fort Smith closes in on five-percent 2023 tax increase first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT backs opposition to child welfare law in Supreme Court
The GNWT joined provinces arguing a federal law relating to Indigenous control of child welfare is unconstitutional, infuriating some Indigenous leaders.
The post GNWT backs opposition to child welfare law in Supreme Court first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT ends Stanton rheumatology, a move affecting hundreds
Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital will no longer offer rheumatology services, forcing hundreds of patients to rely on Edmonton for treatment.
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