Northwest Territories News
NorZinc agrees sale to investment fund with Dehcho mine in doubt
NorZinc, the company trying to develop the Dehcho's Prairie Creek Mine, has agreed to sell itself to a private investment fund as its debts mount.
The post NorZinc agrees sale to investment fund with Dehcho mine in doubt first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two sets of Yellowknife school board trustees are acclaimed
Seven people have been acclaimed to each of the Yellowknife Catholic Schools and YK1 boards of trustees. They'll serve four-year terms.
The post Two sets of Yellowknife school board trustees are acclaimed first appeared on Cabin Radio.Indigenous leaders chart path forward in Yellowknife on Sept 30
Indigenous leaders addressing hundreds of people in Yellowknife used September 30 to set out how they believe reconciliation can advance.
The post Indigenous leaders chart path forward in Yellowknife on Sept 30 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police say Yellowknife teenager reported missing has now been found
Police in Yellowknife say a 17-year-old who was the subject of a public appeal earlier on Friday has now been found.
The post Police say Yellowknife teenager reported missing has now been found first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT legislature begins work to erect MMIWG monument
The NWT Legislative Assembly intends to unveil a monument to murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls within the next year.
The post NWT legislature begins work to erect MMIWG monument first appeared on Cabin Radio.Youth say September 30 should honour survivors, celebrate resilience
Indigenous youth leaders, including a Fort Nelson 26-year-old, believe September 30 should centre celebration, education and healing for people and communities.
The post Youth say September 30 should honour survivors, celebrate resilience first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife schools mark a day devoted to reconciliation
"A day to acknowledge everything but also try to fix things." Yellowknife kids marked Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The post Yellowknife schools mark a day devoted to reconciliation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire moves closer to research station, teams brace for worst
"The next two days are going to be really critical." The fate of an NWT research station hangs in the balance as a wildfire continues to creep closer.
The post Wildfire moves closer to research station, teams brace for worst first appeared on Cabin Radio.Security, fear, and a public housing system that doesn’t help anyone
Yellowknife's public housing now has expensive private security, a stopgap masking a system that experts fear is falling apart. What's really going on?
The post Security, fear, and a public housing system that doesn’t help anyone first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mount Gaudet road project ‘reactivated’ at GNWT’s request
Regulators decided not to close the file on a much-delayed road construction project north of Wrigley after an appeal from the GNWT.
The post Mount Gaudet road project ‘reactivated’ at GNWT’s request first appeared on Cabin Radio.Imperial Oil halts Norman Wells waste facility process
Imperial Oil said it withdrew applications to regulators for a planned waste management facility in Norman Wells, citing concerns with the regulatory process.
The post Imperial Oil halts Norman Wells waste facility process first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rush to protect NWT research station from approaching wildfire
A wildfire is edging closer to the Scotty Creek Research Station, 50 km south of Fort Simpson. Researchers and firefighters are building defences.
The post Rush to protect NWT research station from approaching wildfire first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT avian flu risk ‘receding’ despite YK gull testing positive
The NWT says the risk of an avian flu outbreak in the territory is now receding, even though confirmation of a case in Yellowknife this summer has now arrived.
The post NWT avian flu risk ‘receding’ despite YK gull testing positive first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to start testing sewage for flu, checking blood for Covid
Sewage testing in NWT communities will now detect flu outbreaks, while the territory is also starting to test anonymized blood samples for Covid-19 antibodies.
The post NWT to start testing sewage for flu, checking blood for Covid first appeared on Cabin Radio.Privacy authorities launch fresh volley against healthcare faxing
Canada's privacy commissioners have issued a new call for governments to abandon the practice of faxing health records and strengthen privacy protections.
The post Privacy authorities launch fresh volley against healthcare faxing first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife moves ahead with arts and culture master plan
A new Yellowknife arts and culture master plan calls for dedicated art spaces, a city artist in residence, and a full-time arts and culture development officer.
The post Yellowknife moves ahead with arts and culture master plan first appeared on Cabin Radio.Can Tłı̨chǫ become a textbook case of language rebirth?
Tłı̨chǫ has far more young speakers than other Indigenous languages in the NWT. As a new textbook is published, are there signs revitalization is working?
The post Can Tłı̨chǫ become a textbook case of language rebirth? first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT job satisfaction increasingly resembles shrug emoji
The latest satisfaction survey suggests life at the GNWT is, for an increasing number of staff, as appetizing as a gentle slap in the face with a wet fish.
The post GNWT job satisfaction increasingly resembles shrug emoji first appeared on Cabin Radio.Satellites can now track sea ice thickness year-round
Sea ice thickness is tricky to measure, even fooling satellites sent up to do the job. With the help of artificial intelligence, scientists have a solution.
The post Satellites can now track sea ice thickness year-round first appeared on Cabin Radio.Snowfall warning expands to Inuvik
A snowfall warning that began for Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic on Monday now covers Inuvik and Aklavik.
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