Northwest Territories News
GNWT releases draft of long-awaited homelessness strategy
Almost five years after it was first announced, the NWT government produced the first draft of its strategy to address homelessness.
The post GNWT releases draft of long-awaited homelessness strategy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Electric bike, snowmobile and ATV rebates begin on Saturday
"We want to get people thinking about these vehicles." Saturday is day one for new NWT rebates when you buy an e-bike or electric snowmobile, ATV or boat motor.
The post Electric bike, snowmobile and ATV rebates begin on Saturday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Frieda Martselos says she will seek re-election in Thebacha
Thebacha MLA Frieda Martselos says she will seek a second term in office at this fall's NWT election, joining a handful of other prospective candidates to date.
The post Frieda Martselos says she will seek re-election in Thebacha first appeared on Cabin Radio.Q&A: Northern affairs minister on budget, carbon tax, doctrine
We asked Canada's northern affairs minister about the budget, the Vatican's announcement, and carbon tax's effect on the NWT. Read or listen to the interview.
The post Q&A: Northern affairs minister on budget, carbon tax, doctrine first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man arrested after guns stolen in Fort Providence, police say
RCMP in Fort Providence say a man has been arrested after an operation to find two guns reported stolen in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The post Man arrested after guns stolen in Fort Providence, police say first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT introduces act to implement UN declaration
Premier Caroline Cochrane introduced a bill that aims to ensure the NWT upholds the principles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The post NWT introduces act to implement UN declaration first appeared on Cabin Radio.How does remediating Giant Mine cost $4.38 billion?
The 2010 estimate was $1 billion. The new estimate is $4.38 billion. What changed to make remediating Giant Mine cost so much? We asked for a breakdown.
The post How does remediating Giant Mine cost $4.38 billion? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vatican repudiates Doctrine of Discovery, as Dene had asked
The Vatican has formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, granting a key request that the Dene Nation and other Indigenous groups have made for years.
The post Vatican repudiates Doctrine of Discovery, as Dene had asked first appeared on Cabin Radio.Scientists produce forecast of boreal caribou habitat change
And now, the caribou forecast. New projections show how NWT boreal caribou habitat and populations may change throughout the century due to climate change.
The post Scientists produce forecast of boreal caribou habitat change first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT carbon tax bill passes by narrowest margin in 9-8 vote
A bill that aligns the NWT's carbon tax with new federal requirements passed in a 9-8 vote. Kevin O'Reilly, a fierce critic of the bill, was not present.
The post NWT carbon tax bill passes by narrowest margin in 9-8 vote first appeared on Cabin Radio.This is what the NWT’s new alcohol strategy will try to do
After years of waiting, the NWT has a new alcohol strategy. What does that actually mean and what will change? Here's a guide featuring the strategy's author.
The post This is what the NWT’s new alcohol strategy will try to do first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife man’s ‘pure excitement’ at winning more than $40,000
A Yellowknife man who used his family's birthdays for his Lotto 6/49 ticket won more than $40,000 earlier this year, lottery organizers say.
The post Yellowknife man’s ‘pure excitement’ at winning more than $40,000 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man who oversaw 9-1-1 rollout now faces three fraud-related charges
The man tasked with rolling out 9-1-1 in the Northwest Territories is now charged with three offences that suggest he tried to deceive the City of Yellowknife.
The post Man who oversaw 9-1-1 rollout now faces three fraud-related charges first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s new carbon tax bill is on a knife-edge
In one of the NWT's biggest political splits, the fate of a bill that tries to align the territory's carbon tax with federal requirements hangs in the balance.
The post NWT’s new carbon tax bill is on a knife-edge first appeared on Cabin Radio.Federal budget promises to connect grid ‘coast to coast to coast’
Canada's new budget pledges to connect the grid "from coast to coast to coast," highlighting the NWT's Taltson hydro expansion as an example project.
The post Federal budget promises to connect grid ‘coast to coast to coast’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Papa Pete’s pizza delivery launching in Yellowknife in May
Owners of Yellowknife's Monkey Tree pub are creating a new pizza delivery service to compete in a market "oversaturated with the regular franchisees."
The post Papa Pete’s pizza delivery launching in Yellowknife in May first appeared on Cabin Radio.In an awkwardly frank discussion, NWT MLAs decide their own pay
NWT MLAs debated the size of their own pay increase late into the evening on Tuesday, a discussion that even they acknowledged was not a good look.
The post In an awkwardly frank discussion, NWT MLAs decide their own pay first appeared on Cabin Radio.Half-day holiday will now apply to all Yellowknife schools
Yellowknife's three school boards have decided to observe a last-minute half-day civic holiday declared by city councillors for Friday this week.
The post Half-day holiday will now apply to all Yellowknife schools first appeared on Cabin Radio.Blachford owed $3.41M, bankruptcy documents suggest
Blachford Lake Lodge was in significant debt, bankruptcy documents suggest. Meanwhile, tourists asked why payments were taken so close to the company's failure.
The post Blachford owed $3.41M, bankruptcy documents suggest first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK’s spring carnival half-day civic holiday is confirmed
Yellowknife civil servants will have Friday afternoon off after council granted a half-day civic holiday for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation spring carnival.
The post YK’s spring carnival half-day civic holiday is confirmed first appeared on Cabin Radio.