Northwest Territories News
Police believe person newly charged in Norman Wells case ‘is hiding’
Police in Norman Wells say a second suspect has yet to be found after an incident in which one person was reportedly stabbed and another shot with a crossbow.
The post Police believe person newly charged in Norman Wells case ‘is hiding’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ron Barlas appeals Denesoline court ruling, seeks trial
The former CEO of a First Nation's business arm was found to have misappropriated millions, but he's challenging the way the court reached that ruling.
The post Ron Barlas appeals Denesoline court ruling, seeks trial first appeared on Cabin Radio.Work begins to remove sunken vessel from Great Slave Lake
Work has begun to salvage a fishing boat that sank near Yellowknife's Giant Mine boat launch earlier in the year. Expect activity in the area till Friday.
The post Work begins to remove sunken vessel from Great Slave Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River launches $2M housing grants program
The Town of Hay River announced grants worth up to $35,000 per unit designed to encourage housing development in the community.
The post Hay River launches $2M housing grants program first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ekati owner says things must change or it’ll go ‘elsewhere’
Ekati owner Burgundy warned the NWT government in blunt terms that the sector needs more support or else it will "revisit the viability" of its diamond mine.
The post Ekati owner says things must change or it’ll go ‘elsewhere’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cancelled Ekati hearing ‘had already cost $200,000’
A public hearing scrapped at the last minute when the Ekati diamond mine's owners withdrew an application had already cost around $200,000, organizers said.
The post Cancelled Ekati hearing ‘had already cost $200,000’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sahtu Secretariat refers Imperial Oil to environmental assessment
The Sahtu Secretariat referred an Imperial Oil project in Norman Wells – one the company had said was urgent – to environmental assessment.
The post Sahtu Secretariat refers Imperial Oil to environmental assessment first appeared on Cabin Radio.Indigenous leaders call on Ottawa to improve procurement policy
Federal Indigenous procurement policy is allowing bad actors to thrive, some critics say, but others say the policy is a successful and "crucial" mechanism.
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The US and Canadian governments announced a joint task force to negotiate a long-standing dispute over the Arctic maritime boundary.
The post US and Canada to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuktoyaktuk local awarded medal for northern environmental work
Deva Lynn Pokiak received a King Charles III Coronation Medal from Governor General Mary Simon, recognizing her work fighting coastal erosion in Tuk.
The post Tuktoyaktuk local awarded medal for northern environmental work first appeared on Cabin Radio.Northwestel maintenance to disrupt phone, internet overnight
Northwestel says planned maintenance work may disrupt phone and internet services in the NWT early on Wednesday morning.
The post Northwestel maintenance to disrupt phone, internet overnight first appeared on Cabin Radio.One stabbed, another shot with crossbow in Norman Wells, RCMP say
Police in Norman Wells say two people are receiving treatment after a "significant altercation" involving bear spray and a crossbow.
The post One stabbed, another shot with crossbow in Norman Wells, RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Burgundy halts Sable application saying ‘more time needed’
One day before a public hearing was due to begin, Ekati diamond mine owner Burgundy withdrew an application to start mining beneath its Sable open pit.
The post Burgundy halts Sable application saying ‘more time needed’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT cancels Liard River dredging
The GNWT cancelled dredging work on the Liard River, saying it is not needed for the safe operation of the ferry crossing and would not affect the closing date.
The post GNWT cancels Liard River dredging first appeared on Cabin Radio.City proposes new residential zones to support infill
Yellowknife is proposing two new zone types that staff say will support building "missing middle housing" in existing neighbourhoods.
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Kandis Jameson has been acclaimed as Hay River's mayor for a third time, while 11 people are running to serve on the town's council.
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Collège Nordique says it has received official accreditation from the NWT government to become a post-secondary institution.
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RCMP in Yellowknife are asking for the public's help in locating a 53-year-old man who was reported missing on September 7.
The post YK RCMP seek help locating missing man first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik birthing services to be suspended again
Labour and delivery services will be suspended at Inuvik Regional Hospital from October 1 to November 3 due to nursing staff shortages.
The post Inuvik birthing services to be suspended again first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife couple win $1M on Lotto ticket in Alberta
Bradley Perrault and Dana Martin were visiting family in Alberta when they bought the winning Lotto Max ticket at a grocery store.
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