Northwest Territories News
Stanton foundation sets date for 2025 fundraising gala
The group that fundraises for the NWT's largest hospital has set the 2025 date for one its biggest annual events – which, this time, will be a masquerade ball.
The post Stanton foundation sets date for 2025 fundraising gala first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith arena prepares to open after pipe breaks
Fort Smith's arena is expected to open for the season after another fall marked by disruption. "The wait is over," a town minor hockey program declared.
The post Fort Smith arena prepares to open after pipe breaks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hoping for federal help, Norman Wells declares emergency over fuel
Norman Wells residents said they were "scared to death" as they faced heating bills of $5,000 or more per month. The town formally declared an emergency.
The post Hoping for federal help, Norman Wells declares emergency over fuel first appeared on Cabin Radio.New website offers ‘sneaker preview’ of what NWT speaker is doing
A new website tracks where Speaker Shane Thompson travels and what he does. Its name plays on Thompson's taste for the legislature's loudest footwear.
The post New website offers ‘sneaker preview’ of what NWT speaker is doing first appeared on Cabin Radio.New podcast shares survivors’ recreation stories
"Even as kids, we found ways to survive." A new podcast uses recreation to explore the stories of former students and survivors of residential and day schools.
The post New podcast shares survivors’ recreation stories first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ministers to hold Canada-India discussions in Yellowknife
Yellowknife will occupy an unlikely political spotlight as Canadian ministers meet in the city to discuss allegations of crime linked to India's government.
The post Ministers to hold Canada-India discussions in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canada Energy Regulator to give Imperial ‘interim extension’
Regulators could let Imperial Oil keep running its Norman Wells facility through an environmental assessment, which may address a key concern the company had.
The post Canada Energy Regulator to give Imperial ‘interim extension’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife school trials multi-sports academy
A Yellowknife high school is piloting an upgrade of its sports academy to pair "high-level coaches with high-level athletes" across multiple sports.
The post Yellowknife school trials multi-sports academy first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2024 garba celebration
"Now it is so huge. I am so grateful." A celebration of a Hindu festival in Yellowknife proved far more popular than some organizers initially imagined.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2024 garba celebration first appeared on Cabin Radio.Federal government launches review of Nutrition North
Ottawa said an external review of the Nutrition North food subsidy program, which has faced criticism, will begin in 2025 and report back by 2026.
The post Federal government launches review of Nutrition North first appeared on Cabin Radio.HalloWeird’s burlesque show combines fear and fantasy
A Halloween burlesque show in Yellowknife is promising "a creepy, weird, campy good time" later this month.
The post HalloWeird’s burlesque show combines fear and fantasy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Movie seeks Indigenous hockey players aged 16-25
A movie billed as a "coming-of-age hockey comedy" is looking for Indigenous hockey players aged 16-25 to appear in it.
The post Movie seeks Indigenous hockey players aged 16-25 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fog wreaks havoc with NWT Thanksgiving getaway
Birthday celebrations in New York City and Thanksgiving trips home were on the line as dense fog threw some NWT residents' travel plans into chaos.
The post Fog wreaks havoc with NWT Thanksgiving getaway first appeared on Cabin Radio.Voting opens for Field Law 2024 community fund
A total of 15 NWT projects are seeking funding from the program. Residents can vote on their favourite ideas until November 20.
The post Voting opens for Field Law 2024 community fund first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife fog to continue overnight ‘with near-zero visibility’
Fog in Yellowknife that disrupted some flights on Friday will last into Saturday and make travel "hazardous" in the North Slave, Environment Canada said.
The post Yellowknife fog to continue overnight ‘with near-zero visibility’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLA ‘accepts findings about actions’ over campaign to remove nurse
Richard Edjericon committed to doing better after being found to have broken NWT MLAs' code of conduct, but said he stood by his concerns about healthcare.
The post MLA ‘accepts findings about actions’ over campaign to remove nurse first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: NWT is bathed in global northern lights show
Aurora dazzled people across the globe as a solar storm hit the Earth. Here's how the northern lights looked across the Northwest Territories.
The post In pictures: NWT is bathed in global northern lights show first appeared on Cabin Radio.Norman Wells could declare ‘humanitarian state of emergency’
Norman Wells, beset by soaring fuel costs amid an economic crisis, will hold a meeting to consider declaring a "state of emergency for humanitarian reasons."
The post Norman Wells could declare ‘humanitarian state of emergency’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Local, free produce at Sambaa K’e garden promotes food security
"On your own, quiet, hands in the dirt is already such a benefit." From mental health to climate, Sambaa K'e residents say their expanding garden is paying off.
The post Local, free produce at Sambaa K’e garden promotes food security first appeared on Cabin Radio.China has looked to build in northern communities, premier says
China has made offers to build infrastructure in northern communities as a "foot in the door," the NWT's premier said, raising a concern over foreign influence.
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