Northwest Territories News
Norman Wells woman, 19, arrested over YK shooting of 18-year-old
Police have found and arrested a Norman Wells 19-year-old charged with attempted murder after an 18-year-old man was shot in Yellowknife last weekend.
The post Norman Wells woman, 19, arrested over YK shooting of 18-year-old first appeared on Cabin Radio.Highway 7 reopens but work continues on section of Highway 1
Highway 7 has reopened to traffic after part of the road washed out, the Northwest Territories' Department of Infrastructure said on Friday afternoon.
The post Highway 7 reopens but work continues on section of Highway 1 first appeared on Cabin Radio.As snow melts, police ask Fort Smith for help finding shotgun
A stolen shotgun connected to a three-day police operation at the start of March may emerge as snow melts in Fort Smith, police said on Friday.
The post As snow melts, police ask Fort Smith for help finding shotgun first appeared on Cabin Radio.Workers faced axe attack at secluded NWT lodge
Employees at a closed fly-in lodge were terrified when a new volunteer went berserk with an axe, chasing them into their cabin and chopping at the door.
The post Workers faced axe attack at secluded NWT lodge first appeared on Cabin Radio.Breakup 2022: NWT river and flood updates
Breakup has begun. We'll keep this page updated with the latest from communities across the NWT as 2022's spring flood season evolves.
The post Breakup 2022: NWT river and flood updates first appeared on Cabin Radio.Report highlights disproportionate violence against Indigenous women
Two in every three Indigenous women surveyed were physically or sexually assaulted by age 15, Statistics Canada reported, drawing on thousands of responses.
The post Report highlights disproportionate violence against Indigenous women first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canada ‘close’ to finding money for NWT’s Taltson expansion
One of the NWT's highest-priority infrastructure projects is now expected to receive enough federal cash in the next year for construction to begin.
The post Canada ‘close’ to finding money for NWT’s Taltson expansion first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT GDP partially recovered in 2021, initial figures suggest
The Northwest Territories' gross domestic product staged a partial recovery in 2021 from a 10-percent plunge the year prior, initial figures suggest.
The post NWT GDP partially recovered in 2021, initial figures suggest first appeared on Cabin Radio.Remembering the start of daylight saving in the NWT
Meet the man who wrote the rules when the NWT first tried daylight saving time in 1972. (One community in the NWT opted out.)
The post Remembering the start of daylight saving in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT seeks nominations for Outstanding Volunteer Awards
Know an NWT volunteer who deserves recognition? Nominations have opened for the territory's Outstanding Volunteer Awards.
The post NWT seeks nominations for Outstanding Volunteer Awards first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge attacks critics from hospital bed after apparent heart attack
A judge who abruptly left the bench on stress leave suffered an apparent heart attack. From hospital, Donovan Molloy vowed to "reveal skeletons" in NWT justice.
The post Judge attacks critics from hospital bed after apparent heart attack first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s Air Tindi will star in Nasa hybrid aircraft project
Air Tindi has agreed to supply an aircraft for a Nasa program that aims to get a hybrid electric aircraft off the ground by 2025.
The post NWT’s Air Tindi will star in Nasa hybrid aircraft project first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cooler temperatures hold off NWT spring breakup
Spring breakup in the Northwest Territories has been delayed slightly by cooler temperatures, but the precursors are becoming more evident in several areas.
The post Cooler temperatures hold off NWT spring breakup first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dehcho begins search for next grand chief
Contenders to become the next Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations can now come forward. The nomination period has opened ahead of a June election.
The post Dehcho begins search for next grand chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife ends 2021 with $15.8-million surplus
Yellowknife had a "strong financial year," staff said, telling councillors the city is in a good position to weather ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The post City of Yellowknife ends 2021 with $15.8-million surplus first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inmate back in custody following escape from Fort Smith jail
The NWT Department of Justice says a male inmate was arrested Sunday morning after escaping from the Fort Smith Correctional Complex on Saturday night.
The post Inmate back in custody following escape from Fort Smith jail first appeared on Cabin Radio.Eighteen-year-old ‘shot multiple times’ in Yellowknife
Police appealed for witnesses after an 18-year-old was shot "multiple times" at a Yellowknife apartment building and medevaced to Edmonton.
The post Eighteen-year-old ‘shot multiple times’ in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT to test public alert system on Wednesday, May 4
The NWT will test its public alert system on Wednesday at 9:55am. Expect an alarm on your cellphone and a message on radio and cable TV.
The post GNWT to test public alert system on Wednesday, May 4 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks settles lawsuit with former executive director
Folk on the Rocks says it has reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with a former executive director who filed a $145,000 lawsuit in 2017.
The post Folk on the Rocks settles lawsuit with former executive director first appeared on Cabin Radio.Power rates increasing by 2.5% for many NWT customers
Power rates for many NWT residents are increasing by 2.5 percent from May 1, but an independent board did not approve some increases sought by the power corp.
The post Power rates increasing by 2.5% for many NWT customers first appeared on Cabin Radio.