Northwest Territories News
RCMP launch operation to prevent impaired driving over holidays
NWT RCMP’s Operation Gingerbread will resume in December, using traffic stops and roadside checkpoints to ensure people aren't driving under the influence.
The post RCMP launch operation to prevent impaired driving over holidays first appeared on Cabin Radio.Climate change ‘outpacing North’s capacity to adapt’
The rate of climate change in the North is exceeding communities’ capacity to adapt, according to a federal report.
The post Climate change ‘outpacing North’s capacity to adapt’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP find $133,000 vacuum-sealed in car leaving Hay River
Police urged Hay River residents to "take back their community" and report drug dealers after officers said they found $133,410 in a car leaving the town.
The post RCMP find $133,000 vacuum-sealed in car leaving Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT brings back funding program for beaver castors
The NWT has a beaver glut, and the territorial government is bringing back a program that incentivizes residents to "capitalize on demand for beaver castors."
The post GNWT brings back funding program for beaver castors first appeared on Cabin Radio.Woman, 21, arrested over series of Hay River break-ins
Police say they have arrested a 21-year-old woman in connection with break-ins at a range of Hay River businesses this month.
The post Woman, 21, arrested over series of Hay River break-ins first appeared on Cabin Radio.Days after explosion, some Hay River residents are shaken again
Hay River residents with Saturday's explosion still on their minds felt their homes shake again on Tuesday, coinciding with reported earthquakes in Alberta.
The post Days after explosion, some Hay River residents are shaken again first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik to lose power in Wednesday morning planned outage
The NWT Power Corporation says Inuvik will be without power for three hours early on Wednesday morning so "critical" work can be done.
The post Inuvik to lose power in Wednesday morning planned outage first appeared on Cabin Radio.Should snow weigh heavily on Yellowknife’s spending plans?
Yellowknife's "freakish" snow dump finished days before budget deliberations begin. It was a ton of snow – but is it enough for the city to change its spending?
The post Should snow weigh heavily on Yellowknife’s spending plans? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife businesses to open late for ‘downtown shop hop’
More than a dozen Yellowknife businesses will keep their doors open on Thursday, December 8 for an evening of late-night shopping.
The post Yellowknife businesses to open late for ‘downtown shop hop’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Women’s Society makes appeal on Giving Tuesday
The Yellowknife Women's Society wants residents to use "Giving Tuesday" to help it prepare for the winter ahead with donations of food, clothing and cash.
The post Yellowknife Women’s Society makes appeal on Giving Tuesday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Don’t use playground equipment in winter, NWT daycares told
The GNWT told childcare providers to keep children off playground equipment all winter for safety reasons. The request triggered a "risky play" debate.
The post Don’t use playground equipment in winter, NWT daycares told first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife RCMP charge 19-year-old with cocaine trafficking
RCMP say a 19-year-old faces charges after a search of his Yellowknife accommodation turned up 84 grams of crack cocaine and more than $20,000 in cash.
The post Yellowknife RCMP charge 19-year-old with cocaine trafficking first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police appeal for help over bear-spraying of store clerk
RCMP in Yellowknife are asking for help identifying a man accused of bear-spraying a store clerk before escaping with cigarettes.
The post Police appeal for help over bear-spraying of store clerk first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT groups receive $7M in Indigenous language support
The federal government announced an investment of almost $7 million in Indigenous languages in the Northwest Territories, to be split between 14 groups.
The post NWT groups receive $7M in Indigenous language support first appeared on Cabin Radio.Overlap and confusion are arts funding obstacles, report finds
A review of NWT government arts programming states some artists struggle to know where to go for support because departments' mandates aren't clear.
The post Overlap and confusion are arts funding obstacles, report finds first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT TikTok creators given extra help as their followings grow
Willow Allen and Inuk Trennert, with larger online audiences than almost anyone else from the NWT, are in a TikTok program for Indigenous creators.
The post NWT TikTok creators given extra help as their followings grow first appeared on Cabin Radio.Six NWT housing projects reach new federal funding shortlist
Proposals that would build and ship modular homes from Hay River and Délı̨nę to the rest of the North are among six NWT projects vying for federal funding.
The post Six NWT housing projects reach new federal funding shortlist first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two injured and homes damaged in Hay River explosion
Two people were injured and multiple homes damaged in an explosion on Hay River's Beaver Crescent that was felt across the town on Saturday morning.
The post Two injured and homes damaged in Hay River explosion first appeared on Cabin Radio.More freezing rain and snow, warnings for Fort Smith and Fort Liard
A Saturday snowfall warning is in effect for Fort Liard while Fort Smith is being warned to brace for "freezing drizzle" throughout the day.
The post More freezing rain and snow, warnings for Fort Smith and Fort Liard first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson wants $6M soccer field and sports facility
The Village of Fort Simpson is launching a project that would build a track and field facility and soccer pitch as part of a broader outdoor recreation complex.
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