Northwest Territories News
Your guide to the NWT’s 2025 spring carnivals
Hand games, dog sledding and tea boiling. It's spring carnival time in the NWT – here's our guide to events coming up across the territory.
The post Your guide to the NWT’s 2025 spring carnivals first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Nelson sends first women’s team to Yukon Native Hockey
Fort Nelson First Nation is for the first time sending a women’s team to compete in a prestigious Indigenous hockey tournament in Whitehorse.
The post Fort Nelson sends first women’s team to Yukon Native Hockey first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife residents hold renewed protest for Gaza
Dozens of Yellowknife residents held what they termed an emergency protest in the city's downtown over this week's escalation in the Israel-Palestine war.
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The latest Canada-wide wildfire forecast suggests the start of the 2025 season will bring "normal fire activity." The NWT drought situation hasn't changed much.
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Alaskan politicians are debating Canadian sovereignty and US-Canada relations in the new climate of tariffs. Arctic Winter Games leaders added their voice.
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A four-day Fort Smith festival brought in hockey teams from across the territory, food from across the globe and local youth talent. Take a look.
The post In pictures: Wood Buffalo Frolics takes over Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: Drum Dance at the Snowcastle
Head inside Yellowknife's Snowcastle for a drum dance celebrating the end of a programming season at the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre.
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Joe Handley says he is stepping down as chair of Aurora College's board of governors as he and the NWT's education minister are "on different tracks."
The post Joe Handley to step down as chair of Aurora College board first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police name Fort Providence shootings suspect, say he’s at large
RCMP named Krystian Cogswell as the suspect in the fatal Fort Providence shootings, saying he is charged with murder and attempted murder but remains at large.
The post Police name Fort Providence shootings suspect, say he’s at large first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa commits $3.7M to NWT clean energy projects
The federal government announced more than $11 million for clean energy projects in Indigenous communities. Three NWT projects will receive $3.7 million.
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After an MLA called for NWT nurses to have a separate bargaining unit, their union called the proposal "problematic" but said it was not opposed in principle.
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YWCA NWT says it will take over the Family Connections program, which supports expecting and new parents, from the Yellowknife Women's Society next month.
The post YWCA NWT to take over Family Connections program first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘YK businesses are going to have a hard time providing services’
The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce says federally imposed cuts to a key NWT immigration stream are creating a "severe labour crisis" in the city. Here's why.
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A 30-year old man was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for possessing cocaine for the purposes of trafficking in a Yellowknife case dating to 2021.
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Organizers hope next week's Dehcho Economic Development Summit, in Fort Simpson, can give the region a "unified voice" in resource management and beyond.
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The NWT Supreme Court ruled the Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation does not have to rewrite its legal claim against a law firm, but struck some portions.
The post NWT court rules on complaint over First Nation’s legal claim first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith and YK’s Northern United Place receive housing cash
A Yellowknife complex is receiving $18.5 million in federal cash for renovations and Fort Smith will get $2.6 million to help spur construction of new homes.
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RBC is bringing its Olympic talent identification program to Yellowknife in May, offering athletes aged 14-25 the chance to take a step toward the world stage.
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Joshua Boudreau arrived in Yellowknife on Tuesday afternoon with three medals around his neck to an airport full of cheers and Canadian flags.
The post NWT skater brings home three medals from Special Olympics World Games first appeared on Cabin Radio.Carney says military will spend $420M to expand northern presence
Canada's prime minister said the nation will spend $420 million on activities and personnel to expand its existing military footprint in the North and Arctic.
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