Northwest Territories News
NWT archer wins silver ulu despite mid-match food poisoning
Em Gilmour, 12, delivered a heroic performance for Team NT on Friday to win a silver archery ulu despite persistent bouts of food poisoning.
The post NWT archer wins silver ulu despite mid-match food poisoning first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sage Acorn to carry NWT flag at Arctic Winter Games closing ceremony
Speed skater Sage Acorn will carry the NWT flag into Saturday's Arctic Winter Games closing ceremony after winning four individual gold ulus this week.
The post Sage Acorn to carry NWT flag at Arctic Winter Games closing ceremony first appeared on Cabin Radio.Eugene Hope elected chief of Acho Dene Koe First Nation
Eugene Hope will once more become chief of the Acho Dene Koe Nation after receiving 149 of 318 votes in an election on Thursday, 59 more than his nearest rival.
The post Eugene Hope elected chief of Acho Dene Koe First Nation first appeared on Cabin Radio.City and unions to enter fresh mediation next week
The City of Yellowknife and unions representing its workers will hold new talks early next week with the possibility of strike action if no deal is reached.
The post City and unions to enter fresh mediation next week first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa drops firearms bill amendments after NWT meeting
The federal government abandoned amendments to proposed gun legislation that Indigenous groups had opposed. The move followed a meeting with NWT leaders.
The post Ottawa drops firearms bill amendments after NWT meeting first appeared on Cabin Radio.Loutitt, with Gwich’in roots, is new ski jump junior world champion
Alexandria Loutitt, a Nihtat Gwich’in member, is the new women's ski jump junior world champion after victory in Whistler on Thursday.
The post Loutitt, with Gwich’in roots, is new ski jump junior world champion first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tsiigehtchic moves closer to switch from charter to hamlet
Tsiigehtchic appears set to change from a charter community to a hamlet, a process some members of the community have pursued for years.
The post Tsiigehtchic moves closer to switch from charter to hamlet first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT introduces new guidance to help artists sell their work
The NWT government is running a series of workshops designed to help the territory's artists better understand how to price and sell their work.
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Assembly of First Nations leaders will campaign for a monument on Parliament Hill to recognize atrocities committed by the British and Canadian governments.
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Team NT's female curlers won the territory's first Arctic Winter Games title in the sport for more than a decade, defeating Alberta North 10-4.
The post Team NT wins Arctic Winter Games female curling gold first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT still can’t find anyone to run Yellowknife day shelter
For the second time in half a year, the NWT government says nobody has come forward to run Yellowknife's day shelter and sobering centre.
The post NWT still can’t find anyone to run Yellowknife day shelter first appeared on Cabin Radio.Winter road between Fort Chip and Fort Smith reopens
Parks Canada says the winter road through Wood Buffalo National Park between Fort Smith and Fort Chipewyan has now reopened following repair work.
The post Winter road between Fort Chip and Fort Smith reopens first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT wins three hand games titles at Arctic Winter Games
"The beat of the drums feels like it's inside you, like there's nothing else." Three out of four NWT hand games teams won gold at the Arctic Winter Games.
The post NWT wins three hand games titles at Arctic Winter Games first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stanton Legacy now expected to open by summer of 2023
The former Stanton Hospital won't now reopen as a long-term and extended care facility until at least this summer. It was originally expected to open in 2021.
The post Stanton Legacy now expected to open by summer of 2023 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Chris Stipdonk wins last major knuckle hop but just misses record
"I'm too old for this." Arctic Winter Games knuckle-hop legend Chris Stipdonk retired, aged 37, after winning gold but narrowly missing a games record.
The post Chris Stipdonk wins last major knuckle hop but just misses record first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sage Acorn wins again, earning an NWT Olympian’s praise
Sage Acorn won his second Arctic Winter Games speed skating title, dipping under a time set by NWT hall-of-famer Michael Gilday in 2004. Gilday is impressed.
The post Sage Acorn wins again, earning an NWT Olympian’s praise first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT drops request for judicial review over Covid-19 leave
The NWT government will no longer pursue an argument over employees' Covid-19 leave through the courts, choosing instead to offer an amended policy.
The post GNWT drops request for judicial review over Covid-19 leave first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tłı̨chǫ education director Linsey Hope up for national award
"She's a real advocate and champion." Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency education director Linsey Hope is receiving local and national recognition this year.
The post Tłı̨chǫ education director Linsey Hope up for national award first appeared on Cabin Radio.Goalie, 12, backstops U16 NWT hockey team at Arctic Winter Games
Nate Harris just turned 12. On Tuesday, he played in net as the NWT's U16 male hockey team defeated Alaska 9-2. "It's something I'll never forget," he said.
The post Goalie, 12, backstops U16 NWT hockey team at Arctic Winter Games first appeared on Cabin Radio.Behchokǫ̀ archer inspired by TV wins Arctic Winter Games gold
Team NT won gold ulus in archery, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding and Arctic Sports on Tuesday as a big start to the Arctic Winter Games continued.
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