Northwest Territories News
In pictures: Yellowknife’s snow sculptures, 2025 edition
Over four days, 29 carvers in teams of 10 turned giant blocks of snow into stunning sculptures on Yellowknife Bay. Check out the end result in video and photos.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s snow sculptures, 2025 edition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks searches for 2025 Main Stage Showdown contenders
Yellowknife's largest summer music festival has begun recruiting applicants for a contest that gives the winner a slot on the main stage. Enter here.
The post Folk on the Rocks searches for 2025 Main Stage Showdown contenders first appeared on Cabin Radio.Iqaluit to be new PM Carney’s first major domestic trip
Mark Carney will visit Nunavut on Tuesday "to reassert Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic" after trips to the United Kingdom and France, his office said.
The post Iqaluit to be new PM Carney’s first major domestic trip first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLA drafts bill that would allow nurses to bargain separately
"Very different from working nine to five." Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan proposed changes that would let nurses pursue their own collective agreements.
The post MLA drafts bill that would allow nurses to bargain separately first appeared on Cabin Radio.One reported dead, two injured after Fort Providence shootings
One person is dead and two more are injured after shootings in Fort Providence overnight, the hamlet's senior administrator says. Here's the latest.
The post One reported dead, two injured after Fort Providence shootings first appeared on Cabin Radio.Burgundy says Ekati layoffs are part of ‘planned transition’
The owner of the NWT's Ekati diamond mine says it is letting around 35 workers go as part of a move from one open pit to another.
The post Burgundy says Ekati layoffs are part of ‘planned transition’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.MP McLeod announces $93M for housing in parts of the NWT
MP Michael McLeod announced $93 million in new federal funding to support Indigenous housing in the Akaitcho and Dehcho regions of the NWT.
The post MP McLeod announces $93M for housing in parts of the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Carney scraps parts of Canada’s carbon tax, GNWT sets out response
The NWT government suggested it will use regulatory amendments to swiftly match moves by Mark Carney on Friday that end most of Canada's carbon tax.
The post Carney scraps parts of Canada’s carbon tax, GNWT sets out response first appeared on Cabin Radio.The NWT’s budget has new housing cash. What will it buy?
Budget negotiations resulted in a new NWT housing commitment worth tens of millions of dollars a year. This is what we know about how the money will be spent.
The post The NWT’s budget has new housing cash. What will it buy? first appeared on Cabin Radio.A one-of-a-kind proposal in Yellowknife
A rough diamond, aurora borealis and a former Bachelorette contestant. Here's how a Winnipeg man pulled off a dream proposal in Yellowknife.
The post A one-of-a-kind proposal in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Read the NWT newspaper that carried Mark Carney’s birth notice
Mark Carney becomes PM on Friday. A short-lived Fort Smith newspaper ran a notice welcoming him to the world on March 16, 1965. See what made the news that day.
The post Read the NWT newspaper that carried Mark Carney’s birth notice first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT will move to end smoking in social housing
The NWT's housing minister says the territory will join "all the other jurisdictions in Canada" by banning smoking in the social housing units it owns.
The post GNWT will move to end smoking in social housing first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to establish Bobbi Hamilton Memorial Award
The NWT's Department of Justice is launching an award in honour of the late Bobbi Hamilton for people working in restorative justice and survivor support.
The post NWT to establish Bobbi Hamilton Memorial Award first appeared on Cabin Radio.What new legislation means for NWT engineers, geoscientists
"The amount of work far exceeds the capacity here." Fresh legislation is designed to plug gaps and make the NWT more attractive to engineers and geoscientists.
The post What new legislation means for NWT engineers, geoscientists first appeared on Cabin Radio.With added housing cash, NWT’s 2025-26 budget comfortably passes
The NWT government's 2025-26 budget was finalized, coming through the House in a 15-3 vote after more than $40 million in cash for housing was added.
The post With added housing cash, NWT’s 2025-26 budget comfortably passes first appeared on Cabin Radio.In-custody death of man on YK’s 50 Street under investigation
Police in Yellowknife say the death of a man shortly after he was detained in the city's downtown on Wednesday is being investigated by Alberta RCMP.
The post In-custody death of man on YK’s 50 Street under investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Motion to halt Indigenous Employment Policy is defeated
An attempt by some MLAs to call a halt to the introduction of a new Indigenous Employment Policy at the territorial government failed by 13 votes to four.
The post Motion to halt Indigenous Employment Policy is defeated first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River to roll out curbside cart program next month
Hay River will give each household a new waste cart – and introduce a monthly levy – as part of a new-look garbage collection program that starts in mid-April.
The post Hay River to roll out curbside cart program next month first appeared on Cabin Radio.Smoke outside YK in days ahead is probably not a wildfire
The NWT's wildfire agency says its staff will be burning brush piles outside Yellowknife for the next week or so, which means you might see smoke.
The post Smoke outside YK in days ahead is probably not a wildfire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gun, fentanyl, meth, crack ‘found in luxury vehicle’ on winter road
Residents reported people "acting strangely in a luxury vehicle" on a Sahtu winter road. Police say they found drugs and a gun. Two Alberta men face charges.
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