Northwest Territories News
GNWT yet to set childcare fee increase cap for year ahead
With almost all NWT childcare providers signed up for federal subsidies run by the GNWT, their fee increases are in territorial hands in an inflation-hit year.
The post GNWT yet to set childcare fee increase cap for year ahead first appeared on Cabin Radio.Should the NWT refuse to host future royal visits?
"I would rather spend $180,000 on almost anything else." A Yellowknife MLA suggested the NWT abandon hosting royal visits and spend the money elsewhere.
The post Should the NWT refuse to host future royal visits? first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT proposes increasing personal liquor limits at border
The NWT government is proposing legislation that would significantly increase the limits on liquor people can bring into the territory.
The post NWT proposes increasing personal liquor limits at border first appeared on Cabin Radio.Merging departments not about money or jobs, premier says
Premier Caroline Cochrane says a forthcoming merger of two NWT government departments is based on efficiency, not cutbacks.
The post Merging departments not about money or jobs, premier says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Munya Mataruse wins Folk on the Rocks main stage slot
Zimbabwe-born Munya Mataruse will play Folk on the Rocks after winning the Yellowknife festival's Main Stage Showdown on Saturday.
The post Munya Mataruse wins Folk on the Rocks main stage slot first appeared on Cabin Radio.Seven residents will address council over Tin Can Hill campus plan
The creator of a petition and a former city planner are among people who will present at City Hall as council decides whether to pursue a Tin Can Hill campus.
The post Seven residents will address council over Tin Can Hill campus plan first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dehcho First Nations seek repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery
Ahead of this summer's papal visit, the Dehcho First Nations asked the Vatican and Canada to reject a law considered a legal justification for colonialism.
The post Dehcho First Nations seek repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT releases new plan to address healthcare staffing shortages
A new healthcare recruitment plan promises more listening and work to hire from within NWT communities. Many of the featured initiatives are already under way.
The post NWT releases new plan to address healthcare staffing shortages first appeared on Cabin Radio.Georgina Veldhorst, Stanton hospital boss, to step down
Stanton hospital's chief operating officer has resigned, the NWT's health authority told staff. Georgina Veldhorst oversaw a rocky, pandemic-spanning two years.
The post Georgina Veldhorst, Stanton hospital boss, to step down first appeared on Cabin Radio.Carfentanil in Hay River triggers public health warning
The NWT's chief public health officer issued a warning as the territory confirmed carfentanil, a highly toxic substance, had been found in Hay River.
The post Carfentanil in Hay River triggers public health warning first appeared on Cabin Radio.Kátł’odeeche council pushes back on election adjudicator’s order
A challenge over the Kátł’odeeche First Nation's last election is a fresh test of how, and whether, the Charter should have power over Indigenous governance.
The post Kátł’odeeche council pushes back on election adjudicator’s order first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dempster Highway reopens after flood-related closure
The Dempster Highway connecting Inuvik and surrounding communities to the Yukon and the south has reopened after a May 30 closure related to flooding.
The post Dempster Highway reopens after flood-related closure first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife hairstylist wins gold at Skills Canada nationals
Yellowknifers can now get their hair styled by award-winning Emma Taylor, who brought home gold from a national trades competition.
The post Yellowknife hairstylist wins gold at Skills Canada nationals first appeared on Cabin Radio.Edjericon returns to healthcare issues after one-day suspension
Tu Nedhé-Willideh MLA Richard Edjericon, briefly barred from the legislature over comments about the health minister, returned to similar issues on Thursday.
The post Edjericon returns to healthcare issues after one-day suspension first appeared on Cabin Radio.Submerged truck removed from NWT’s Prosperous Lake
Trucks sometimes go through the ice during spring breakup in the Northwest Territories. Here's how a team of divers and towing company got one out of the lake.
The post Submerged truck removed from NWT’s Prosperous Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sixty North to resume gold mining at NWT’s Mon Mine
Nearly two decades after Yellowknife’s last gold mine closed, small-scale gold mining is about to restart at Mon Mine, 45 kilometres north of the city.
The post Sixty North to resume gold mining at NWT’s Mon Mine first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife resident writes kids’ storybook on sperm donation
"We didn’t want it to be a taboo. We were really honest." When friends needed help conceiving, a Yellowknife couple donated sperm. It led to a children's book.
The post Yellowknife resident writes kids’ storybook on sperm donation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Where the NWT is planning highway construction work this summer
Planning to hit the NWT's highways this summer? Here's where you can expect to hang out and count bison while construction work takes place.
The post Where the NWT is planning highway construction work this summer first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dehcho’s Edéhzhíe becomes a national wildlife area
Edéhzhíe, Canada’s first Indigenous protected area, is now a national wildlife area, providing federal protection to 14,000 sq km of Dehcho habitat.
The post Dehcho’s Edéhzhíe becomes a national wildlife area first appeared on Cabin Radio.What the NWT’s education minister says about a Tin Can Hill campus
MLAs had questions about a planned university campus on Yellowknife's Tin Can Hill. The answers offered a window into the NWT government's thinking.
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