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What’s Yellowknife’s weekend smoke forecast?

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 20:44

Yes, we now live in a world where a key question is: how smoky will my weekend be? Here's our best forecast for Yellowknife.

The post What’s Yellowknife’s weekend smoke forecast? first appeared on Cabin Radio.

Mayor disputes minister’s account of why Yellowknife evacuated

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 16:54

An NWT minister said a lack of staff to help Yellowknifers shelter in place led to an evacuation by road and air. The mayor said that isn't "the whole picture."

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Union declared unlawful strike in Hay River, labour board rules

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 16:10

The Union of Northern Workers unlawfully declared a strike among Hay River health workers earlier this month, the Canada Industrial Relations Board ruled.

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Warming climate reshapes base of Great Slave Lake’s food web

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 15:03

"This is really changing quickly." A fundamental shift at the bottom of Great Slave Lake's food web almost certainly has implications for species at the top.

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Lucy Kuptana says she’ll run for MLA in Nunakput

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 11:51

Tuktoyaktuk's senior administrator, Lucy Kuptana, said she plans to run for Nunakput MLA in this fall's territorial election.

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For days, three Enterprise residents protected homes from fire

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 08:46

While much of Enterprise burned in an August wildfire, the damage might have been even worse but for three people who spent days saving what they could.

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NWT minister says removal of downtown planters is ‘appalling’

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 08:21

The NWT's health minister said the removal of planters used as seating by Yellowknife's homeless community "penalizes and further marginalizes" people.

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Northwestel working to repair South Slave fibre line

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 07:53

Northwestel says customers in the South Slave should expect more disruption on Friday as technicians try to repair another damaged fibre line.

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NWT premier to meet Conservative leader by video

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 07:47

NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane will use a half-hour meeting with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to discuss wildfires and infrastructure.

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Planters removed from street outside Yellowknife’s post office

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 19:06

Planters that acted as public seating outside a Yellowknife post office were removed, a decision freighted with meaning for the city's vulnerable population.

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Enterprise to welcome home about a dozen residents on Friday

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 16:41

Enterprise, the hamlet worst-hit by the NWT's wildfires, is ready to allow residents to return if their homes are safe. In practice, that's very few people.

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NWT Tourism encourages restaurants to apply for $10K grants

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 15:18

The body representing NWT tourism interests urged restaurants hit by the summer's wildfires and evacuations to apply for a nationally offered $10,000 grant.

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Fibre line damage hits South Slave telecoms, again

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 13:00

Internet and phone services were either slow or unavailable in some South Slave communities for part of Thursday after a fibre line was damaged.

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Prosecution service not pursuing charges over NWT in-custody death

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:33

More than two years after a woman died in RCMP custody in Tuktoyaktuk, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said the evidence did not support any charges.

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Teen charged with assaulting officer in fight after Old Spice theft

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:05

A 17-year-old in Yellowknife was charged with robbery, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer, police said, after attempting to steal cologne from a store.

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Hay River health authority, union in rare ‘unlawful strike’ argument

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 08:04

Hay River's health authority and a union are in a dispute that one expert says is without precedent after a strike was declared while the town was evacuated.

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NWT wildfire emissions broke records. There’s still room for hope.

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 08:02

Wildfires released more carbon this year than the NWT's people would over centuries. You could be forgiven for losing hope. These people say you shouldn't.

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What you need to know about November’s NWT election

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 07:57

When is the NWT's election? What are the different ways to vote? How do we get a new premier and cabinet after polling day? Here are some answers.

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Yellowknife to host ‘welcome home’ show on Saturday

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 22:24

Yellowknife's Somba K'e Park will host a special welcome-home event on Saturday, the city said, while also launching a weekend-long shop-local campaign.

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Yellowknifers gather to support queer and trans youth

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 18:17

Dozens of people attended a Yellowknife support event for queer and trans youth on a day when heated rallies and counter-protests emerged elsewhere in Canada.

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