Northwest Territories News
Union ‘will use every tool available’ to protect Aurora College jobs
The Union of Northern Workers filed a grievance and said it would exhaust all options to stop Aurora College community learning centre staff losing their jobs.
The post Union ‘will use every tool available’ to protect Aurora College jobs first appeared on Cabin Radio.This Gwich’in designer is taking her brand to a Paris fashion show
Dorathy Wright is preparing to showcase her parkas at a fashion show coming up in Paris. Her friend, Behchokǫ̀'s Mercedes Rabesca, will be one of the models.
The post This Gwich’in designer is taking her brand to a Paris fashion show first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Art Centre group draws nearer to finalizing location
A shortlist of sites, possible partners and a design competition: here's how the project to bring a new visual arts centre to Yellowknife is moving along.
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The Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government is exploring whether a hydro project on the Great Bear River could someday provide affordable power for the community.
The post Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government exploring hydro power on Great Bear River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aurora College to shut down all of its community learning centres
Aurora College told staff it plans to shut down all of its community learning centres across the Northwest Territories by the end of June this year.
The post Aurora College to shut down all of its community learning centres first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Room was empty’ after RCMP operation at Hay River hotel
RCMP in the NWT said an hours-long operation at a hotel in Hay River ended on Thursday with the discovery that the room in question was unoccupied.
The post ‘Room was empty’ after RCMP operation at Hay River hotel first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ian Legaree, one of the North’s great organizers, passes away
Ian Legaree drove forward NWT youth sports and the Yellowknife Community Foundation with an ability and energy few others possess. He has passed away aged 65.
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With Elon Musk now a Trump devotee accused of Nazi salutes, the name of Yellowknife's muskox mascot is no longer funny to some. The city appeared to disown it.
The post City of Yellowknife abdicates responsibility for Elon Muskox’s name first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT still doesn’t have Ottawa’s approval to increase debt limit
The GNWT is still in months-long talks with Ottawa to increase its federally imposed borrowing limit. One key NWT fiscal responsibility rule has been broken.
The post GNWT still doesn’t have Ottawa’s approval to increase debt limit first appeared on Cabin Radio.Norman Wells reinstates local state of emergency
The Town of Norman Wells again declared a local state of emergency, accusing the NWT government of "at best a piecemeal response" to cost of living concerns.
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A week of online sessions will explore ways biomass can help people and communities in the NWT move to a cleaner energy source. Here's the 2025 schedule.
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The federal government is giving $400,000 to an NWT project designed to help Indigenous women enter the trades, offer them training and promote their talents.
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Police in Inuvik want video footage from residents that could help an investigation into a suspected arson attack on an Alder Drive home.
The post Inuvik RCMP seek video over suspected arson attack first appeared on Cabin Radio.NorthWords adds new category to 2025 book awards
Literary group NorthWords NWT added a third category to its annual book awards – creating a prize for kids' picture books – as it issued a call for nominees.
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The Diavik diamond mine says a fuel truck that tipped over, causing a large diesel spill, was using a road "not designed" for heavy equipment in winter.
The post Diavik cleaning up 1,688-litre diesel spill after fuel truck tipped first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife ‘begins extinguishing efforts’ at dump fire
The City of Yellowknife said "extinguishing efforts will commence" in an area of its dump on Wednesday as it tries to put out a landfill fire.
The post Yellowknife ‘begins extinguishing efforts’ at dump fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK women’s shelter seeks public’s help amid capacity issues
After the closure of a GNWT-backed on-the-land camp outside Yellowknife, a shelter in the city asked for help finding more space to run a similar project.
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NWT parents asked us if the massive PowerSchool data breach affects children even if they left school years ago. Here's what we know so far.
The post What we know about the PowerSchool data breach in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Reopening after an upgrade, Fort McPherson’s arena is a hit
"This is a very big record number." Upgrades to Fort McPherson's arena are driving renewed enthusiasm for sports in the community, hamlet staff said.
The post Reopening after an upgrade, Fort McPherson’s arena is a hit first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik cautiously optimistic about pool, hot tub to reopen
Things are looking up for the NWT's most beleaguered swimming pool. After years of closures, the latest fixes to Inuvik's pool appear to be holding.
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