Northwest Territories News
In pictures: Folk on the Rocks 2022
We took hundreds of photos at Folk on the Rocks. Here are a few of our favourites. See anyone you know?
The post In pictures: Folk on the Rocks 2022 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Guns, jewellery missing after theft from Inuvik home
Police are searching for three missing guns – a handgun and two shotguns – after a home was broken into on Inuvik's Lagoon Road last week.
The post Guns, jewellery missing after theft from Inuvik home first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dehcho First Nations healing program to run annually
The Dehcho First Nations and trauma recovery experts are trying to devise healing camps that come with aftercare, a service often missing in the NWT.
The post Dehcho First Nations healing program to run annually first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Resolution childcare centre receives De Beers funding
De Beers says it is contributing $356,000 to an early childhood learning centre scheduled to open on September 1 in Fort Resolution.
The post Fort Resolution childcare centre receives De Beers funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Alty says she’ll seek second term as Yellowknife mayor
Rebecca Alty announced she will run for a second term in office as Yellowknife's mayor at this fall's municipal election.
The post Alty says she’ll seek second term as Yellowknife mayor first appeared on Cabin Radio.Katłįà Lafferty launches novel about northern housing system
Dene author Katłįà Lafferty is releasing her third novel with a message about the northern housing system. The book launch takes place on Saturday.
The post Katłįà Lafferty launches novel about northern housing system first appeared on Cabin Radio.How do you rate the NWT government’s Covid-19 response?
The NWT government has launched an online survey for residents to review the territory’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and offer feedback.
The post How do you rate the NWT government’s Covid-19 response? first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT receives cash toward dozens of new EV charging stations by 2024
Ottawa is giving the NWT cash to help build charging stations between Yellowknife and Alberta. But charging isn't the only obstacle to widespread EV adoption.
The post NWT receives cash toward dozens of new EV charging stations by 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.New slo-pitch division finds teams happ-E to be there
"There were people taking D league seriously. You're not supposed to know the rules." Some Yellowknife slo-pitch teams are so bad, they needed a new division.
The post New slo-pitch division finds teams happ-E to be there first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stanton service reduction will extend well beyond July
A reduction in operating room availability at Yellowknife's Stanton Hospital will last until at least the end of September, the NWT's health authority says.
The post Stanton service reduction will extend well beyond July first appeared on Cabin Radio.At the Great Northern Arts Festival, artists revel in camaraderie
"Northern artists are more collaborative." Creators at Inuvik's Great Northern Arts Festival are finding inspiration at the booth next door.
The post At the Great Northern Arts Festival, artists revel in camaraderie first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We just need a clear plan.’ Wildfire frustration deepens in Wrigley
"A community is panicking and this is not helping." Wrigley's leaders say efforts to collaborate with the GNWT as a wildfire burns nearby are failing.
The post ‘We just need a clear plan.’ Wildfire frustration deepens in Wrigley first appeared on Cabin Radio.A third of NWT on reduced health services with no end to staffing crisis
The operating room at the NWT's main hospital will be reduced to emergency services next week. A territory-wide staffing crisis is no closer to being solved.
The post A third of NWT on reduced health services with no end to staffing crisis first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvialuit siblings compete in this season’s Amazing Race
Brother and sister Jesse and Marika Cockney, born in Yellowknife, are racing against nine other teams in this season's Amazing Race Canada.
The post Inuvialuit siblings compete in this season’s Amazing Race first appeared on Cabin Radio.National Day for Truth and Reconciliation now stat holiday in NWT
Beginning this year, the Northwest Territories will join the list of provinces and territories recognizing September 30 as a statutory holiday.
The post National Day for Truth and Reconciliation now stat holiday in NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to visit Northwest Territories
The New Democratic Party announced leader Jagmeet Singh's first visit to the Northwest Territories, later this month.
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The NWT government granted some Yellowknifers an exception allowing the sale of local uninspected, ungraded eggs.
The post Local eggs given go-ahead to be sold at YK Farmers Market first appeared on Cabin Radio.No sign yet of new parking meter app for Yellowknife
More than a month after Yellowknife's parking meter app abruptly shut down, it's not clear when a replacement service will emerge.
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After a five-day trial, a jury found two Yellowknife men not guilty of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old in 2019.
The post Jury finds Yellowknife men not guilty of sexual assault first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Wildfire-generated storm’ develops around Great Slave Lake
What the heck was that weather? A large wildfire along Great Slave Lake's North Arm just created its own massive thundercloud, experts reported.
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