Northwest Territories News
In pictures: Norman Wells celebrates new Rick Muyres Memorial Park
Norman Wells opened a downtown park that commemorates a former resident's passion for log houses, bridges and gazebos.
The post In pictures: Norman Wells celebrates new Rick Muyres Memorial Park first appeared on Cabin Radio.Supreme Court of Canada will make Yellowknife trip in 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada will include a visit to Yellowknife among celebrations of its 150th anniversary in 2025.
The post Supreme Court of Canada will make Yellowknife trip in 2025 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mud run’s 2024 edition raised $116,000, organizers say
September's Yellowknife mud run raised more than $100,000 as part of a broader campaign to purchase cancer-related equipment for the city's hospital.
The post Mud run’s 2024 edition raised $116,000, organizers say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Liard actor landed Netflix Avatar role after six auditions
Stevie Nande hopes his appearance on Netflix's Avatar can serve as inspiration for younger people in his hometown, Fort Liard.
The post Fort Liard actor landed Netflix Avatar role after six auditions first appeared on Cabin Radio.On a street making headlines, residents try to cultivate good news
Yellowknife's Bigelow Crescent has been in the news for the wrong reasons this year. On Saturday, some residents gathered to try to change the narrative.
The post On a street making headlines, residents try to cultivate good news first appeared on Cabin Radio.Norman Wells’ latest problem is gas costing nearly $5 a litre
"We are all in this together." The Town of Norman Wells issued a message to residents as it reported gas prices nearing $5 a litre amid other economic woes.
The post Norman Wells’ latest problem is gas costing nearly $5 a litre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Santa needs your advice for his next Yellowknife visit
Santa Claus is coming to town, but the City of Yellowknife would like you to tell him when and how he should pop by. There's a survey and everything.
The post Santa needs your advice for his next Yellowknife visit first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT and union ratify new collective agreement
A three-year deal between the GNWT and Union of Northern Workers has now been formally ratified. Affected staff will see salary increases starting next month.
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Police say four people are in custody after a Friday morning report of an "aggravated assault with a weapon" in the area of Yellowknife's Sunridge Apartments.
The post Four people arrested over Yellowknife aggravated assault first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We’re aware of it, we’re on it,’ Ekati says of benzene issue
An Ekati mine executive outlined steps being taken to protect workers over a benzene concern at the site – and addressed some of the mine's recent statements.
The post ‘We’re aware of it, we’re on it,’ Ekati says of benzene issue first appeared on Cabin Radio.A dozen Indigenous leaders head with premier to federal meetings
Premier RJ Simpson said he will jointly advocate for the NWT alongside a range of Indigenous leaders in Ottawa next week, calling it "reconciliation in action."
The post A dozen Indigenous leaders head with premier to federal meetings first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Your kindness has carried us through,’ says house fire family
A Yellowknife family whose home burned in a house fire last weekend thanked the community as an online fundraiser was established to help their recovery.
The post ‘Your kindness has carried us through,’ says house fire family first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT seeks outstanding volunteer nominees
Know someone whose volunteering goes above and beyond in the NWT? The territorial government needs nominees for its latest annual awards.
The post GNWT seeks outstanding volunteer nominees first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jurors issue 11 recommendations in Tuk inquest
On the final day of an inquest into the in-custody death of Sylvia Panaktalok in Tuktoyaktuk, jurors issued 11 recommendations to prevent future similar deaths.
The post Jurors issue 11 recommendations in Tuk inquest first appeared on Cabin Radio.New Kátł’odeeche First Nation home is ‘total loss’ in fire
A fire destroyed a Kátł'odeeche First Nation home earlier this week. The First Nation said the unit had only recently arrived in the community.
The post New Kátł’odeeche First Nation home is ‘total loss’ in fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT launches new way for adults to earn high school equivalency
NWT adults who want to earn their high school equivalency can get the new Canadian Adult Education Credential from November 1. Here's how to get started.
The post NWT launches new way for adults to earn high school equivalency first appeared on Cabin Radio.Diavik’s last hurrah, mining beneath the A21 pit, begins
The final money-making act of the NWT's Diavik diamond mine has begun, owner Rio Tinto said on Thursday: mining beneath its A21 open pit.
The post Diavik’s last hurrah, mining beneath the A21 pit, begins first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ekati workers concerned over benzene exposure at mine
Workers at the NWT's Ekati diamond mine fear managers are not doing enough to address potential benzene exposure, people with knowledge of the situation said.
The post Ekati workers concerned over benzene exposure at mine first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuk coroner’s inquest hears from jail guard, police and nurse
Being an RCMP officer in Tuktoyaktuk is "not even the same job" as elsewhere because of the extra demands, jurors investigating a death in custody were told.
The post Tuk coroner’s inquest hears from jail guard, police and nurse first appeared on Cabin Radio.Facing ‘a whole load of issues against us,’ Sahtu ramps up lobbying
Community and regional leaders in the Sahtu are meeting NWT and federal ministers to try to convey what they say is a crisis growing on multiple fronts.
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