Northwest Territories News
Hear from the two people trying to be the NWT Conservative candidate
Kimberly Fairman and Jackie Jacobson are vying to be the NWT's Conservative candidate at the next federal election. Read the pitches they made to party members.
The post Hear from the two people trying to be the NWT Conservative candidate first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuktoyaktuk heritage centre expected to open next year
A centre that'll bring together a museum and performance space in Tuktoyaktuk should open next year, one of the people leading the project said.
The post Tuktoyaktuk heritage centre expected to open next year first appeared on Cabin Radio.Behind Track and Field, a new generation of volunteers
Hay River's Track and Field needed a fresh set of volunteers – with a couple of returning faces – to make this year's event a success. Meet some of the crew.
The post Behind Track and Field, a new generation of volunteers first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Track and Field returns to Hay River
Come explore some of our favourite photos from Track and Field in Hay River, and hear from some of the young athletes about a competition they love.
The post In pictures: Track and Field returns to Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT says it will ‘champion’ more security for internal flights
More security at Yellowknife Airport might stop some drugs reaching smaller communities, Mackenzie Delta MLA George Nerysoo says.
The post GNWT says it will ‘champion’ more security for internal flights first appeared on Cabin Radio.Move from Yellowknife to NYC is ‘surreal’ for this theatre lover
Jessica Bruhn has recently made the leap from Yellowknife to New York City to pursue her passion for theatre at Berklee College of Music.
The post Move from Yellowknife to NYC is ‘surreal’ for this theatre lover first appeared on Cabin Radio.New restaurant set to open in Yellowknife’s Old Town
The Old Town restaurant that was once the Dancing Moose and Fishy People is reopening as Flamecraft, promising "an Indian touch" from a culinary family.
The post New restaurant set to open in Yellowknife’s Old Town first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gwich’in and Inuvialuit bid against each other for Inuvik land
Each given federal cash for housing, the Gwich'in Tribal Council and Inuvialuit Regional Corporation ended up bidding head-to-head for land to build on.
The post Gwich’in and Inuvialuit bid against each other for Inuvik land first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man to serve three years for possessing child sexual abuse material
Yellowknife resident Russ Jones will serve three years for possessing child sexual abuse material, Justice Shannon Smallwood ruled in NWT Supreme Court.
The post Man to serve three years for possessing child sexual abuse material first appeared on Cabin Radio.It’s raining. How much of this stuff do we need right now?
Rain is falling in Yellowknife and Hay River. Fort Smith might get snow. It beats wildfires and smoke, but how do this year and last year compare to the norm?
The post It’s raining. How much of this stuff do we need right now? first appeared on Cabin Radio.For blood cancer treatment, ‘I might as well move to Edmonton.’
NWT blood cancer patients were suddenly told to go to Edmonton, not Yellowknife, for treatment – as often as every week. Here's how it's affecting them.
The post For blood cancer treatment, ‘I might as well move to Edmonton.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s happening to Yellowknife Airport’s polar bear?
For years, YKDFN chiefs have said the polar bear in the city airport's arrivals hall isn't an appropriate choice. Airport officials just offered an update.
The post What’s happening to Yellowknife Airport’s polar bear? first appeared on Cabin Radio.1,000 books distributed in first year of Imagination Library in NWT
The NWT Literacy Council has been workin' 9 to 5 to get books in the hands of preschool children through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
The post 1,000 books distributed in first year of Imagination Library in NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.When will they fix YK Airport security? How about the parking gate?
MLAs asked the big questions at a briefing by Yellowknife Airport officials: Will the security line get shorter and how do I leave the darned parking lot?
The post When will they fix YK Airport security? How about the parking gate? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Investigation continues into ‘significant collision’ on Highway 3
RCMP say they're continuing to investigate the incident that left a car burning along Highway 3 outside Behchokǫ̀ on Wednesday. Two people were hurt.
The post Investigation continues into ‘significant collision’ on Highway 3 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvialuit in Yellowknife celebrate 40 years of final agreement
Hundreds of people attended a Yellowknife event – one of several across the North – celebrating 40 years since the Inuvialuit Final Agreement was signed.
The post Inuvialuit in Yellowknife celebrate 40 years of final agreement first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lack of help leaves some children ‘excluded and marginalized’
"Eventually, we can't make it work." Parents of autistic children say they may have to leave the NWT because there's no way to get the support they need.
The post Lack of help leaves some children ‘excluded and marginalized’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.After the wildfire, the trauma continues. Who’s listening?
"There's a lot of opportunity to focus more on how people are actually doing." Wildfires' social and mental health impacts need more study, one researcher says.
The post After the wildfire, the trauma continues. Who’s listening? first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We need somebody. Each family needs a storyteller.’
In Firekeeper, a teenager navigates dark paths on the streets of a northern town. Its publication has Dene author Katłįà thinking about her own creative path.
The post ‘We need somebody. Each family needs a storyteller.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.This is why people are sat by Yellowknife’s roads, counting you
Yellowknifers are giving up hours to count cars, bikes and people for a national poll in the hope it provides "hard data" for better cycling infrastructure.
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