Northwest Territories News
NWT, Yukon artists to showcase work at Sante Fe Indian Market
Ten artists from the NWT and Yukon will show and sell their work at a market in New Mexico billed as the world's largest Indigenous art market.
The post NWT, Yukon artists to showcase work at Sante Fe Indian Market first appeared on Cabin Radio.If you’re an NWT evacuee in 2024, what payment will you get?
The GNWT released more detail about a new program that'll provide financial assistance when residents are forced to leave their homes and communities.
The post If you’re an NWT evacuee in 2024, what payment will you get? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River-Tuk barge change ‘costs church group $150,000’
A volunteer church group says it faces a "huge financial struggle" after the GNWT rerouted barges this summer due to the Mackenzie River's low water levels.
The post Hay River-Tuk barge change ‘costs church group $150,000’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man shot dead inside Yellowknife apartment building
RCMP say a man died after being shot inside a Yellowknife apartment building early on Friday. It's the city's fourth gun-related homicide in six months.
The post Man shot dead inside Yellowknife apartment building first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s Birchwood coffee shop to close its doors
Yellowknife's Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀ says it will close for good next month, citing "many factors" that led to the decision. Its last day will be June 14.
The post Yellowknife’s Birchwood coffee shop to close its doors first appeared on Cabin Radio.Buffalo Airways launching ‘air barge’ to help Sahtu resupply
Buffalo Airways will use its new Boeing 737 to operate discounted cargo flights to the Sahtu in a bid to ease concern that resupply barges will be disrupted.
The post Buffalo Airways launching ‘air barge’ to help Sahtu resupply first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s the deal with the wildfire near the NWT-Alberta border?
A week ago, dramatic images of a wildfire near the NWT-Alberta border got international attention. That fire is still causing disruption – here's the latest.
The post What’s the deal with the wildfire near the NWT-Alberta border? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith allows some fires again as region-wide ban expires
The Town of Fort Smith dropped its full fire ban to a partial one as region-wide restrictions in the South Slave expired. A Dehcho-wide fire ban continues.
The post Fort Smith allows some fires again as region-wide ban expires first appeared on Cabin Radio.Bedouin Soundclash to headline Folk on the Rocks 2024
Bedouin Soundclash will be the Folk on the Rocks 2024 headline act. The Yellowknife music festival finalized its lineup on Friday.
The post Bedouin Soundclash to headline Folk on the Rocks 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK resident and city call, again, for accessibility legislation
Yellowknife now has a committee to address barriers facing people with disabilities. A problem that keeps coming up? The NWT has no accessibility legislation.
The post YK resident and city call, again, for accessibility legislation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Students ‘not prepared’ and funding ‘on the edge’ at Aurora College
Housing and upgrading were major themes as Aurora College briefed MLAs on its future. So was concern that its polytechnic transformation isn't properly funded.
The post Students ‘not prepared’ and funding ‘on the edge’ at Aurora College first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canada, US pledge $16.2M for Nico project
The Canadian and US governments are investing more than $16 million into the proposed cobalt, gold, bismuth and copper project outside Whatì.
The post Canada, US pledge $16.2M for Nico project first appeared on Cabin Radio.Planting program distributing 9,000 seedlings to NWT residents
Thousands of white birch seedlings are about to be distributed to NWT residents who signed up for them earlier this month.
The post Planting program distributing 9,000 seedlings to NWT residents first appeared on Cabin Radio.Habitat for Humanity celebrates new homeowners in YK, Hay River
An NWT housing charity held ceremonies to mark the handover of homes in Yellowknife and Hay River to the families who will now own them.
The post Habitat for Humanity celebrates new homeowners in YK, Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: Students slug it out for Territorial Spelling Bee gold
Like a heavyweight title fight, some students needed a dozen rounds to decide the NWT's speller of the year. See if you could have matched them.
The post Watch: Students slug it out for Territorial Spelling Bee gold first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT artists heading to Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival
Indigenous artists from the NWT will showcase their work in Toronto later this month at a festival featuring runways, workshops and a marketplace.
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A new book explores housing insecurity in Canada's North, Greenland and Alaska. A Yellowknife-born editor of that book told us how policies could change.
The post ‘This challenge needs to be faced by the region as a whole’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Showers ‘help prevent growth’ of fire near Fort Simpson highway
NWT Fire says rain showers have helped to stem the development of a wildfire near Highway 1 between Checkpoint and Fort Simpson.
The post Showers ‘help prevent growth’ of fire near Fort Simpson highway first appeared on Cabin Radio.Co-founder of Habitat for Humanity NWT wins national award
Habitat for Humanity NWT co-founder Dave Hurley has received one of the national Habitat housing organization's highest honours.
The post Co-founder of Habitat for Humanity NWT wins national award first appeared on Cabin Radio.Moving to Thunder Bay, Collin says YK time was ‘intentionally short’
John Collin, who was Yellowknife's city manager for a time in April and early May, has accepted the same role in Thunder Bay. He called it "a wonderful city."
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