Northwest Territories News
Casey Koyczan longlisted for Sobey Art Award
Yellowknife's Casey Koyczan was longlisted for one of Canada's leading visual arts awards, occupying a new category designed to better amplify northern work.
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Is this your stuff? A Yellowknife resident sent photos of a sofa, tent and assorted trash, apparently abandoned and threatening to sink on the bay.
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Thirteen projects focused on raising awareness and increasing resilience to wildfire risk have been granted funding for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.
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RCMP say they have located a 20-year-old man reported missing by his family.
The post Missing man found safe, Yellowknife RCMP says first appeared on Cabin Radio.How has Fort Liard’s community policing program worked out?
Three years ago, Fort Liard embarked on a pilot project that introduced community safety officers alongside RCMP. The pilot has been extended to 2026.
The post How has Fort Liard’s community policing program worked out? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dene-owned business awarded $25K from Indigenous tourism fund
A Dene-owned interpretation, cultural education and tourism business in Fort Simpson is hoping to use a $25,000 federal grant to expand.
The post Dene-owned business awarded $25K from Indigenous tourism fund first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s growth flatlined in 2023, initial figures suggest
The NWT economy stalled in 2023, initial data shows, contracting by 0.1 percent. Statisticians attribute that to a decline in the likes of oil and gas.
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Police in Inuvik charged two Edmonton men with trafficking-related offences, including one already facing charges from a separate arrest a month earlier.
The post Inuvik police charge Edmonton men over cocaine trafficking first appeared on Cabin Radio.Think you can trust that burn area?
The land burned by recent wildfires isn't always behaving how it used to, complicating community protection and potentially transforming forest into grassland.
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Ottawa is struggling to manage costs at contaminated sites – including those in the North – and must do more to meet reconciliation goals, an audit found.
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The NWT SPCA says it's partnering with an insurance company to offer low-cost dog food to people living in the territory's smaller communities.
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Yellowknife's Somba K’e Paddling Club is offering a chance to try rowing for free later this month as it prepares to become a full member of Rowing Canada.
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The 18th annual festival will begin accepting submissions on May 1. It is looking for a wide range of content from documentaries to scripted films.
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The GNWT published the income threshold below which residents eligible for a revamped health benefits program can access it for free. Others will pay a portion.
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Aurora College announced the first members of its newly created Indigenous knowledge-holders' council. See the list here.
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NWT Fire says two overwintering fires northwest of Fort Smith are now under control. The wildfire agency says more infrared scanning is being planned.
The post First wildfires of 2024 under control, NWT Fire says first appeared on Cabin Radio.New issue pushes back return of Taltson hydro in South Slave
The NWT Power Corporation says there'll be a fresh delay switching the South Slave back to hydro power after a year on diesel.
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Canada's auditor general says her office is about to scrutinize Housing NWT, following an audit that criticized First Nations housing supports in the south.
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"Fairness to everyone was his lodestar." On his last day as an NWT Supreme Court judge, lawyers surprised Justice Andrew Mahar with words of praise.
The post Lawyers praise departing NWT Supreme Court judge first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Building a tiny Yellowknife
Constructing a miniature Yellowknife by scaling down all the buildings then recreating each one? Not an easy task. These St Pat's students tried.
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