Northwest Territories News
Inuvik six-unit housing complex burns in fire
A six-unit residential housing complex along Inuit Road in Inuvik was destroyed in a fire. The town's fire chief said an investigation has begun.
The post Inuvik six-unit housing complex burns in fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Providence says its treatment plant is ‘back in operation’
The Hamlet of Fort Providence says the community's water treatment plant is operating again after a week of setbacks.
The post Fort Providence says its treatment plant is ‘back in operation’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police in Tuk ask for help identifying break-and-enter suspect
RCMP in Tuktoyaktuk have published security camera images in an effort to identify someone accused of breaking into the hamlet's Northern Store.
The post Police in Tuk ask for help identifying break-and-enter suspect first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police investigate sudden death on Yellowknife’s Byrne Road
RCMP in Yellowknife say they are investigating after "a deceased person was found outside" on Byrne Road, near the city's hospital.
The post Police investigate sudden death on Yellowknife’s Byrne Road first appeared on Cabin Radio.Healing fund launches for Indigenous sterilization survivors
The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice launched a healing fund to support Indigenous survivors of forced and coerced sterilization across Canada.
The post Healing fund launches for Indigenous sterilization survivors first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘You can hear the sound of people’s wallets smashing shut’
Some residents say the time has come for Yellowknife to ramp up services like snow removal. Others say City Hall must urgently cut back to "stop the bleeding."
The post ‘You can hear the sound of people’s wallets smashing shut’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge dismisses inmate’s assault lawsuit against GNWT
An NWT Supreme Court justice decided the GNWT could not be held liable for a man's random and violent assault of another inmate at Yellowknife's jail.
The post Judge dismisses inmate’s assault lawsuit against GNWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.50 years of women in the RCMP: Meet some of the NWT’s female officers
Fifty years after the RCMP first accepted women, we spoke with three of the 35 or so female officers currently serving in the NWT.
The post 50 years of women in the RCMP: Meet some of the NWT’s female officers first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Blend of artists from across the North’ to celebrate NACC’s 40th
Northerners Leela Gilday and Reneltta Arluk are preparing arts centre NACC's 40th-anniversary show. It'll be hosted by Cabin Radio's Jesse Wheeler.
The post ‘Blend of artists from across the North’ to celebrate NACC’s 40th first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canada Post talks ‘grind to halt’ as sides issue warring statements
Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers issued statements criticizing each other on Tuesday with negotiations at an apparent standstill.
The post Canada Post talks ‘grind to halt’ as sides issue warring statements first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa commits $2M to Fort Liard geothermal project
The federal government is investing $2 million in an Acho Dene Koe First Nation project to develop geothermal energy in the Fort Liard area.
The post Ottawa commits $2M to Fort Liard geothermal project first appeared on Cabin Radio.Three charged after reported Yellowknife shooting
Three people including a 16-year-old face charges after a reported drive-by shooting in Yellowknife that might in fact have involved an imitation gun.
The post Three charged after reported Yellowknife shooting first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet the first recipients of the Adam Yeadon Memorial Scholarship
AJ Lawrance and Mackenzie McDonald, passionate firefighters and forestry students, are the first people to receive a scholarship named for the late Adam Yeadon.
The post Meet the first recipients of the Adam Yeadon Memorial Scholarship first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT ‘exploring options’ that could lower power rate hike
The GNWT said it was looking at sending NTPC $12 million over four years to lower proposed rate hikes. Here's what that may do to rates, and to an average bill.
The post GNWT ‘exploring options’ that could lower power rate hike first appeared on Cabin Radio.In the Mackenzie Delta, the youth play second fiddle to nobody
"You could see the fun and enjoyment they have." The music of seven young Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic residents is wowing audiences as far away as Alaska.
The post In the Mackenzie Delta, the youth play second fiddle to nobody first appeared on Cabin Radio.CBC and APTN to launch ‘Arctic comedy’ North of North in January
A new TV series billed by CBC and APTN as an "Arctic comedy" launches on the two networks on January 7 next year. Here's the cast.
The post CBC and APTN to launch ‘Arctic comedy’ North of North in January first appeared on Cabin Radio.Give your staff a lunch subsidy, says YK-based food delivery firm
Quickplate, a homegrown Yellowknife answer to Doordash, says it wants to help the city's businesses give their employees discounts on meals.
The post Give your staff a lunch subsidy, says YK-based food delivery firm first appeared on Cabin Radio.Council censures McGurk, completing response to missing laptop
Yellowknife city councillors voted unanimously to censure Cat McGurk over inappropriate attempts to have City Hall cover the cost of someone's missing laptop.
The post Council censures McGurk, completing response to missing laptop first appeared on Cabin Radio.New-look Yellowknife Futsal League opens for registration
A "refreshed" Yellowknife Futsal League – a variant of soccer that prizes agility and footwork – is preparing for its first season, which begins in January.
The post New-look Yellowknife Futsal League opens for registration first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of YK set to allocate $270K to enhance Street Outreach
City Hall plans to allocate some federal funds toward Street Outreach in an effort to move service levels nearer to those recommended in a recent review.
The post City of YK set to allocate $270K to enhance Street Outreach first appeared on Cabin Radio.