Northwest Territories News
Arthur Boutilier’s decades of plans, drawings and photos find a home
From 1981 to 2011, Arthur Boutilier "learned to listen and listened to learn" as a planner helping northern communities. His work is now in the NWT Archives.
The post Arthur Boutilier’s decades of plans, drawings and photos find a home first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch a 1962 trip along the Mackenzie River
In the early 1960s, members of the Molson Brewery family travelled the Mackenzie River from Hay River to Tuk. Here, for the first time, is the video they shot.
The post Watch a 1962 trip along the Mackenzie River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cabin Radio’s best listens of 2024
Want a northern Canada podcast to get stuck into over the holidays? Here are 10 of the best episodes we published in 2024.
The post Cabin Radio’s best listens of 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife opens applications for Reaching Home funding
The City of Yellowknife has $535K available for projects that support the local unhoused community – and wants applications from groups who could use the money.
The post Yellowknife opens applications for Reaching Home funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ollie’s 2024 Cabin Radio news quiz of the year
Our editor's annual news quiz is here. Try 20 multiple-choice questions about things that made the news in the NWT this year. How hard could it be?
The post Ollie’s 2024 Cabin Radio news quiz of the year first appeared on Cabin Radio.Community journalism training to be offered in Hay River
The Northern Journalism Training Initiative is offering a four-week community journalism training program in Hay River this spring. Apply by January 3.
The post Community journalism training to be offered in Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Fifty of Cabin Radio’s best images from 2024
Cabin Radio staff and NWT residents contributed some 6,500 images to our collection in 2024. Here are some of the most striking.
The post In pictures: Fifty of Cabin Radio’s best images from 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife teenager to play hockey for Mexico at U20 worlds
Yellowknife high school student Mario Hernandez will play U20 world championship hockey for Mexico in late January.
The post Yellowknife teenager to play hockey for Mexico at U20 worlds first appeared on Cabin Radio.Read some of Cabin Radio’s best work from 2024
Looking for something to dive into over the holidays? Our editor picks some of Cabin Radio's best reads of 2024, from stowaway scorpions to fire investigations.
The post Read some of Cabin Radio’s best work from 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP spouses team up to buy food for northern families
Members of a private Facebook group for the spouses of RCMP officers spent the festive period raising money to buy food for eight families across the North.
The post RCMP spouses team up to buy food for northern families first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife’s Merry Moments soccer tournament
Merry Moments, an annual soccer tournament hosted by the YK Galaxy club, offers on-field reunions for older players and a field of dreams for younger ones.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s Merry Moments soccer tournament first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cabin Radio’s 10 most northern news stories of 2024
Some stories are so uniquely northern you just know they're from the NWT. From a weird fox to a jacket made from liquor store bags, here are 2024's highlights.
The post Cabin Radio’s 10 most northern news stories of 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Here’s what Michael McLeod wants the Prime Minister to do
The NWT's Liberal MP admits Justin Trudeau is "not everybody's favourite person" in the North, but has a nuanced view of what should happen in the months ahead.
The post Here’s what Michael McLeod wants the Prime Minister to do first appeared on Cabin Radio.A Cabin Christmas: Our 2024 holiday programming schedule
Make Cabin Radio your holiday accompaniment this Christmas as we broadcast a range of festive specials. Here's the schedule for December 24-26.
The post A Cabin Christmas: Our 2024 holiday programming schedule first appeared on Cabin Radio.Air Tindi sets out how Fort Smith flights will look from mid-January
Air Tindi is about to take over scheduled Fort Smith flights from NWAL. Here's what residents and visitors can expect from mid-January 2025.
The post Air Tindi sets out how Fort Smith flights will look from mid-January first appeared on Cabin Radio.New book explores story of notorious northern sex offender
Arctic Predator explores the life and crimes of Ed Horne, who was convicted of sexually abusing Inuit boys while he was a teacher in Nunavut from 1971 to 1985.
The post New book explores story of notorious northern sex offender first appeared on Cabin Radio.DFN worries regions may be ignored after health council scrapped
"It feels like going back to the old ways." Dehcho First Nations Grand Chief Herb Norwegian became the latest leader to criticize healthcare oversight changes.
The post DFN worries regions may be ignored after health council scrapped first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lithium firm Li-FT moves to acquire North Arrow’s NWT portfolio
Li-FT, the lithium company working to open a mine east of Yellowknife, is acquiring a set of NWT lithium projects from fellow exploration firm North Arrow.
The post Lithium firm Li-FT moves to acquire North Arrow’s NWT portfolio first appeared on Cabin Radio.Christmas blizzard forecast for Ulukhaktok
Ulukhaktok may see blizzard conditions starting on Christmas Eve and lasting throughout Christmas Day, Environment Canada says.
The post Christmas blizzard forecast for Ulukhaktok first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknifers have been counting birds at Christmas for 40 years
Join the Yellowknifers who take time each Christmas to figure out which birds – and how many of them – are calling the city home in winter.
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