Northwest Territories News
Scammers ‘take more than $30,000’ from Yellowknife woman
A Yellowknife resident in her seventies said she was conned into giving more than $30,000 to scammers. Here's her warning to you.
The post Scammers ‘take more than $30,000’ from Yellowknife woman first appeared on Cabin Radio.In full: NWT RCMP commander’s first media briefing
"A lot of our tools have been taken away." In a Q&A, the NWT's top police officer touched on subjects ranging from drugs to legislation. Read the transcript.
The post In full: NWT RCMP commander’s first media briefing first appeared on Cabin Radio.Can AI be a tool for Indigenous language revitalization?
Educational tools that would take Indigenous language-speakers months or years to build are being created far faster by new technology. Here's what's happening.
The post Can AI be a tool for Indigenous language revitalization? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Louis Balsillie re-elected Chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation
Louis Balsillie will serve another term as Chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation after defeating challenger Gordon Beaulieu in an election late last month.
The post Louis Balsillie re-elected Chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wekweètì wildfire is under control, GNWT says
The NWT's wildfire agency says a fire that triggered an evacuation of Wekweètì last week is now under control.
The post Wekweètì wildfire is under control, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.The YKDFN member helping to steer a huge Canadian rail project
Fiona Blondin, a member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, has joined the board of a major project to transform passenger rail in Quebec and Ontario.
The post The YKDFN member helping to steer a huge Canadian rail project first appeared on Cabin Radio.Large herbivores slow climate impacts on tundra, study says
Animals like caribou and muskox are helping to slow the loss of northern tundra diversity in the face of climate shifts, a new study suggests.
The post Large herbivores slow climate impacts on tundra, study says first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT counts two-dozen new wildfires in a week as storms roll through
The past week was a busy one for new NWT wildfires. Here's the weekend update on fires outside Wekweètì, Tulita, Sambaa K'e and Fort Smith.
The post NWT counts two-dozen new wildfires in a week as storms roll through first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nogha Enterprises, NTPC fined over worker deaths
The NWT Power Corporation and Nogha Enterprises were each fined over separate incidents in which workers passed away on their watch.
The post Nogha Enterprises, NTPC fined over worker deaths first appeared on Cabin Radio.The group keeping hand games youthful in Fort Liard
Young Fort Liard residents are bringing back hand games to the community, thrilling Elders and setting their sights on tournament success.
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A unique research opportunity – the chance to see how a well-studied area recovers from wildfire – has helped the Dehcho's Scotty Creek rise from the ashes.
The post Scotty Creek Research Station to resume operations in August first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2023 Canada Day parade
Goats and boats, dogs and dancers, flags and fiddles – admire Yellowknife's Canada Day parade in our gallery.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2023 Canada Day parade first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Somewhere out there is a DC-3 looking to be found’
Jeremy MacDonald's latest diving quest involves an aircraft reported to have sunk through the ice of Great Slave Lake more than 70 years ago.
The post ‘Somewhere out there is a DC-3 looking to be found’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Bronwyn Watters, NWT equal pay commissioner, passes away
Bronwyn Watters, who served as the NWT's equal pay commissioner following a career as a territorial public servant, has passed away at the age of 78.
The post Bronwyn Watters, NWT equal pay commissioner, passes away first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire closes highway between NWT and BC
The highway connecting the Dehcho to British Columbia has closed because of a growing wildfire on the BC side of the border.
The post Wildfire closes highway between NWT and BC first appeared on Cabin Radio.Storms roll past Fort Smith after smoke and ash
Fort Smith, already suffering heavy smoke and reports of falling ash, was briefly placed under a severe storm warning on Friday evening.
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A wildfire clearly visible from Tulita on Friday evening does not currently pose a threat to the community, the NWT's wildfire agency says.
The post ‘Highly visible’ wildfire outside Tulita no threat for now, says GNWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.After month-long evacuation, Sambaa K’e residents prepare to return home
Sambaa K'e residents are getting ready to fly home on Saturday, a month after they were forced from the community by a wildfire.
The post After month-long evacuation, Sambaa K’e residents prepare to return home first appeared on Cabin Radio.$7.9 million announced for 36 affordable housing units in Yellowknife
Nearly $8 million in funding was announced to transform a former federal staff housing block in Yellowknife into new affordable homes.
The post $7.9 million announced for 36 affordable housing units in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wood Buffalo inspectors concerned but say park not yet ‘in danger’
A major UN inspection report declared Wood Buffalo National Park should not be added to a list of World Heritage sites in danger but expressed many concerns.
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