Northwest Territories News
Where the NWT is planning highway construction work this summer
Planning to hit the NWT's highways this summer? Here's where you can expect to hang out and count bison while construction work takes place.
The post Where the NWT is planning highway construction work this summer first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dehcho’s Edéhzhíe becomes a national wildlife area
Edéhzhíe, Canada’s first Indigenous protected area, is now a national wildlife area, providing federal protection to 14,000 sq km of Dehcho habitat.
The post Dehcho’s Edéhzhíe becomes a national wildlife area first appeared on Cabin Radio.What the NWT’s education minister says about a Tin Can Hill campus
MLAs had questions about a planned university campus on Yellowknife's Tin Can Hill. The answers offered a window into the NWT government's thinking.
The post What the NWT’s education minister says about a Tin Can Hill campus first appeared on Cabin Radio.After the flood, the mice: Vale Island reports surplus of rodents
"It's insane." Humans aren't the only ones who get hit when a river floods. In Hay River, some residents are reporting a surge in evacuee mice, rats and muskrats.
The post After the flood, the mice: Vale Island reports surplus of rodents first appeared on Cabin Radio.Students at École Boréale can bear the stench no longer
"Many students have felt physically ill." A sewage smell has been seeping into a Hay River school building for years. Students and staff are at breaking point.
The post Students at École Boréale can bear the stench no longer first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife students warm to concept of tiny solar cars
If you're going to let kids race cars around a parking lot, this is probably the safest way. Range Lake North Grade 7 students designed tiny solar vehicles.
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A committee of MLAs will hold a public meeting in Whatì to hear from residents about supports required now that the all-season Tłı̨chǫ Highway has opened.
The post MLAs to hold Tłı̨chǫ Highway public meeting in Whatì first appeared on Cabin Radio.Claudia Kraft will be NWT’s new medical director
Dr Claudia Kraft will be the NWT's new medical director, the territory's health authority said – a key leadership role. Dr Kraft's first day will be June 20.
The post Claudia Kraft will be NWT’s new medical director first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT increases cost of hunting licences and tags
The NWT government increased the cost of hunting licences, tags and harvest fees. Increases range from $2 to $176 depending on the species and licence.
The post NWT increases cost of hunting licences and tags first appeared on Cabin Radio.Proceedings stayed in assault trial of Yellowknife RCMP officers
Charges were stayed in the trial of two Yellowknife RCMP officers accused of assault, halting the case. Lawyers for the officers said they were "relieved."
The post Proceedings stayed in assault trial of Yellowknife RCMP officers first appeared on Cabin Radio.The mud, and the cost, linger over Hay River following the flood
As mud clings to Hay River long after the water left, residents rally – but some struggle to imagine how this can be cleaned up. Questions over the cost linger.
The post The mud, and the cost, linger over Hay River following the flood first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK parking meter app stops working, replacement on the way
Yellowknife's MacKay Pay parking meter app no longer works. The city says a replacement is about six weeks away. In the meantime, you'll need coins again.
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Fort Smith band Amy and the Easy Hundo's debut album, Coyote, will be released on June 6, with a release party on Saturday, June 4 at Dirty O’Fergies.
The post Fort Smith band’s debut album released this month first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs call for new privacy policies, more training
GNWT staff should receive better training to handle personal information, a committee of MLAs recommended, on the back of the territory's latest privacy report.
The post MLAs call for new privacy policies, more training first appeared on Cabin Radio.Videos depict alleged assault of woman by police
Video and audio recordings were the focus as the trial continued of two RCMP officers accused of assaulting a woman at the Yellowknife detachment in 2020.
The post Videos depict alleged assault of woman by police first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is Yellowknife prepared to accept a Tin Can Hill campus?
Is a proposed Tin Can Hill university campus "a huge plus" for Yellowknife? Or is it about to ruin "one of the last untouched natural areas" in the city?
The post Is Yellowknife prepared to accept a Tin Can Hill campus? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife hosts sexual violence awareness walk
A walk to support victims of sexual violence took place along a Yellowknife trail. Speakers quoted statistics that highlight the sheer scale of the issue.
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The Dempster Highway needs to be widened, MLA Lesa Semmler argues, while Ron Bonnetrouge fears the money won't exist to repair flood-damaged roads.
The post MLAs question progress on NWT highway work first appeared on Cabin Radio.Report finds ‘concerning shortcomings’ in NWT addictions services
Canada's auditor general declared there is "a need for improvement" in NWT addictions prevention and recovery services. Here are the gaps the report found.
The post Report finds ‘concerning shortcomings’ in NWT addictions services first appeared on Cabin Radio.Who gets to cut wood, and where, along the Tłı̨chǫ Highway?
The Tłı̨chǫ and NWT governments announced interim rules that will govern who gets to cut timber along the new Tłı̨chǫ Highway, and where.
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