Northwest Territories News
Northern Games to be held in Inuvik this week
A week of traditional activities is beginning in Inuvik, where the Northern Games will welcome hundreds of attendees in events that unite generations.
The post Northern Games to be held in Inuvik this week first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk 2024: Two and a half minutes of virtual insanity
Watch Cabin Radio's Folk on the Rocks 2024 highlight reel: 150 seconds of our team's favourite moments, set to Ragged Ass Swing Band's Jamiroquai cover.
The post Folk 2024: Two and a half minutes of virtual insanity first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Singing and dancing on Saturday at Folk
Our photographers were all over Folk on the Rocks on Saturday, capturing everything happening on-stage and off. Take a look through our best photos.
The post In pictures: Singing and dancing on Saturday at Folk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tent pad burned, says resident who responded to Yellowknife fire
A Saturday fire near the NWT legislature that temporarily closed some Yellowknife roads involved a burning tent pad, a resident who witnessed it said.
The post Tent pad burned, says resident who responded to Yellowknife fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson ferry back in service after repairs
The MV Lafferty ferry outside Fort Simpson resumed operating on Saturday, a day ahead of the Sunday estimate the NWT government had given for its return.
The post Fort Simpson ferry back in service after repairs first appeared on Cabin Radio.City says ‘fire near tent pads’ has been extinguished
The City of Yellowknife says a fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon on an area of undeveloped land near the NWT legislature has been extinguished.
The post City says ‘fire near tent pads’ has been extinguished first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Folk kicks off with Warm the Rocks
See some of our best photos from Friday night at Yellowknife's Long Lake as Folk on the Rocks 2024 begins. There'll be many more all weekend, so check back.
The post In pictures: Folk kicks off with Warm the Rocks first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT extends fire ban to South Slave, Dehcho, North Slave
The NWT government banned open flames outdoors across almost the entire South Slave, Dehcho and North Slave regions, citing "high-to-extreme wildfire danger."
The post NWT extends fire ban to South Slave, Dehcho, North Slave first appeared on Cabin Radio.Does this NWT man have the world’s largest set of energy drink cans?
An "accidental collection" of energy drink cans is on display in Hay River. It took nearly two decades to assemble and its owner is chasing a world record.
The post Does this NWT man have the world’s largest set of energy drink cans? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet some of the performers keeping your kids entertained at Folk
Don’t leave the kids at home this weekend. Let us introduce some of the performers making their return to the Lil’ Folkers Stage at Folk on the Rocks 2024.
The post Meet some of the performers keeping your kids entertained at Folk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Listen live: Folk on the Rocks 2024
Cabin Radio is bringing you Folk on the Rocks 2024 live, continuing with coverage of Saturday's best performances from noon till midnight. Listen here.
The post Listen live: Folk on the Rocks 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: The Yellowknife festival you can only attend by boat
Float on the Rocks returned to Yellowknife Bay for an evening of music where the audience arrives by canoe, kayak or paddleboard. Here's how that looks.
The post In pictures: The Yellowknife festival you can only attend by boat first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife, Northern stores hit by CrowdStrike outage
The City of Yellowknife and North West Company said they were hit by a global IT outage caused by an error in software from cyber security firm Crowdstrike.
The post City of Yellowknife, Northern stores hit by CrowdStrike outage first appeared on Cabin Radio.You nominated these evacuation heroes. We’re sending them to Folk!
Dozens of people who helped during 2023's evacuations were nominated in our contest. Meet the winners, who get Folk on the Rocks VIP access from Lawson Lundell.
The post You nominated these evacuation heroes. We’re sending them to Folk! first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lessons from Canada’s first circumpolar medical residency site
Four years in, a family medicine residency based in Yellowknife has "contributed to our community and to our health system in all kinds of big and small ways."
The post Lessons from Canada’s first circumpolar medical residency site first appeared on Cabin Radio.Amid vet shortage, worried NWT pet owners take first aid courses
It's a weekend, nobody's at the vet clinic and the dog is in pain. Those are circumstances Yellowknifers dread, and they're signing up for canine first aid.
The post Amid vet shortage, worried NWT pet owners take first aid courses first appeared on Cabin Radio.Twelve NWT students win scholarships related to housing needs
The GNWT announced the winners of $1,000 scholarships designed to help young northerners advance careers in housing-related fields.
The post Twelve NWT students win scholarships related to housing needs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Here’s why Vancouver’s Sikh motorcyclists are in Yellowknife
Almost 40 riders from the Sikh Motorcycle Club took a road trip to Yellowknife to call for changes to NWT helmet rules that would help people who wear a turban.
The post Here’s why Vancouver’s Sikh motorcyclists are in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fire ban in Yellowknife as South Slave braces for 37C and smoke
Yellowknife reinstated a fire ban as other parts of the NWT prepared for extraordinarily warm and smoky weather. All-time records could fall.
The post Fire ban in Yellowknife as South Slave braces for 37C and smoke first appeared on Cabin Radio.The Yellowknife Wolverines are in a league of their own
Yellowknife's girls' softball team has no real opponent in the NWT. That's why the team plays in Alberta provincials where, remarkably, it keeps winning.
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