Northwest Territories News
One kitchen, two visions for the Monkey Tree and Coyote’s
Food returns to Yellowknife's Monkey Tree Pub this week in an unusual format: it'll be cooked by the owner of another restaurant brand, who's moving next door.
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Most unionized City of Yellowknife workers are being asked to vote on potential strike action at a series of union-led meetings on Tuesday.
The post City of Yellowknife workers head to Tuesday strike vote first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ekati says ‘12,000-litre diesel spill’ was a typo
A typo is to blame for an NWT diamond mine reporting a 12,000-litre diesel spill last month, staff involved say.
The post Ekati says ‘12,000-litre diesel spill’ was a typo first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs threaten carbon tax revolt that would send NWT to federal backstop
Some regular MLAs said they will oppose the NWT's latest carbon tax legislation, a move that would send the territory to the federal backstop by default.
The post MLAs threaten carbon tax revolt that would send NWT to federal backstop first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT, warming faster than anywhere in Canada, feels it most in winter
The Northwest Territories has warmed more than any other jurisdiction in Canada, trends over the past 75 years show. Winters are 5C warmer than in the 1940s.
The post NWT, warming faster than anywhere in Canada, feels it most in winter first appeared on Cabin Radio.Q&A: Premier Caroline Cochrane enters an election year
With nine months left before the next election, we asked about relations with Indigenous governments, Alberta's new premier, her own future and more.
The post Q&A: Premier Caroline Cochrane enters an election year first appeared on Cabin Radio.A Yellowknife school bus driver left their job, then told us why.
Yellowknife has now lost three school bus drivers in three weeks. One driver who recently resigned told us why they took that decision.
The post A Yellowknife school bus driver left their job, then told us why. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson to host territorial kids’ spelling bee
A territorial spelling bee is set to be held in Fort Simpson this spring. The Dehcho's school superintendent hopes more competitions will help students shine.
The post Fort Simpson to host territorial kids’ spelling bee first appeared on Cabin Radio.Your door doesn’t lock properly in the cold. What must your landlord do?
A new NWT rental office ruling clarifies a landlord's obligations when a door won't lock properly. The North's cold weather, it turns out, isn't an excuse.
The post Your door doesn’t lock properly in the cold. What must your landlord do? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rare earths mine sponsors Yellowknife electric vehicle car-share
Owners of the NWT's Nechalacho rare earths mine are now sponsoring an electric vehicle used by a Yellowknife car-sharing group.
The post Rare earths mine sponsors Yellowknife electric vehicle car-share first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife needs housing. Here’s where the city wants to put it.
The City of Yellowknife is mapping out where to put the next generation of housing for a community sorely in need of more homes. These are the proposals.
The post Yellowknife needs housing. Here’s where the city wants to put it. first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT still needs more home energy auditors to address growing backlog
NWT homeowners now face a two-year wait to get a mandatory evaluation before claiming federal energy efficiency rebates. Efforts to hire more staff continue.
The post NWT still needs more home energy auditors to address growing backlog first appeared on Cabin Radio.No eviction for man after camera smeared, guests arrested
A man who tampered with a security camera at an Inuvik apartment complex, and whose guests in the building were arrested by police, will not be evicted.
The post No eviction for man after camera smeared, guests arrested first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gwich’in ski jumper wins Canada’s first women’s World Cup gold
Nihtat Gwich'in member Alexandria Loutitt has become the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup ski jumping title.
The post Gwich’in ski jumper wins Canada’s first women’s World Cup gold first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cabin Radio to broadcast Great Bannock Bake-Off
Do you know a student at Yellowknife Catholic Schools? Give them your best bannock recipe and see if you can both win our first-ever Great Bannock Bake-Off.
The post Cabin Radio to broadcast Great Bannock Bake-Off first appeared on Cabin Radio.Walking challenge extends registration date over web glitches
The NWT Recreation and Parks Association extended registration for its annual walking challenge after what it said were "glitches" with online sign-up.
The post Walking challenge extends registration date over web glitches first appeared on Cabin Radio.The NWT says there are new childcare spaces. Where?
The NWT is working to create hundreds of new childcare spaces, but finding one still feels impossible for some parents. Here's the data we have.
The post The NWT says there are new childcare spaces. Where? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Try two recipes from a newly published northern cookbook
Melissa Sangris and Barb Mercredi have a new cookbook, Welcome to Our Northern Kitchen. Try two recipes right here: moose meat quesadillas and caribou macaroni.
The post Try two recipes from a newly published northern cookbook first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River’s Polar Pond Hockey announces 2023 dates
Hay River's Polar Pond Hockey tournament will return from March 17-19 this year, organizers said in a tweet, with registration set to open soon.
The post Hay River’s Polar Pond Hockey announces 2023 dates first appeared on Cabin Radio.Air Canada bringing back Yellowknife-Edmonton flights this summer
Air Canada flights between Yellowknife and Edmonton will resume this summer, the NWT's tourism industry body said. There'll be more Vancouver flights, too.
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