Northwest Territories News
After eight grads last year, Gamètì preps to celebrate six more
For years, there was no grad ceremony in Gamètì. Now, it's becoming an annual event – and one graduate is adapting to life at a southern university.
The post After eight grads last year, Gamètì preps to celebrate six more first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife breaks out of cold snap for Polar Plunge
This weekend's Polar Plunge for Special Olympics NWT is the first held by the group in Yellowknife for five years. The temperature should warm up just in time.
The post Yellowknife breaks out of cold snap for Polar Plunge first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tim Hortons seeks stories for new commercials
If, for whatever reason, one of your favourite anecdotes involves a Tim Hortons (in a good way), a casting company working for Tims wants to hear from you.
The post Tim Hortons seeks stories for new commercials first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife RCMP ask NWT, Alberta to help find wanted man
Yellowknife RCMP are searching for a 34-year-old man in connection with a reported assault. He could be headed to Alberta. A suspect truck has been identified.
The post Yellowknife RCMP ask NWT, Alberta to help find wanted man first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wekweètì winter road opens to certain vehicles
The winter road to Wekweètì is now open for people with high-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles under 10,000 kg. It's likely to close again in mid-April.
The post Wekweètì winter road opens to certain vehicles first appeared on Cabin Radio.Air quality warning issued for Fort Smith
In a grim callback to the summer of 2023, an air quality advisory was issued for Fort Smith on Friday. It's understood to be related to controlled burns.
The post Air quality warning issued for Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks confirms first acts for 2024 festival
Organizers of Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks music festival have released an initial list of performers confirmed for the 2024 edition. Take a look.
The post Folk on the Rocks confirms first acts for 2024 festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Enterprise hangs in limbo as it tries to heal on multiple fronts
Enterprise is hurting: most of the hamlet burned last summer and residents are divided. Recovery from those wounds is on hold because of a political dilemma.
The post Enterprise hangs in limbo as it tries to heal on multiple fronts first appeared on Cabin Radio.The GNWT invited people to talk about the fires. Here’s what you said.
GNWT public meetings have begun in communities worst-hit by 2023's fires. We spoke with people who went to tell their stories – and some who chose not to.
The post The GNWT invited people to talk about the fires. Here’s what you said. first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Like two worlds colliding,’ a book of treaties and time
A new book, We Are a River, uses images from Treaty 11 anniversary events to explore how the treaty's oral version and written equivalent are understood.
The post ‘Like two worlds colliding,’ a book of treaties and time first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife airport security right now? It’s ‘a gong show.’
Passengers say Yellowknife Airport's security line is becoming increasingly chaotic and major airlines say their flights are being affected.
The post Yellowknife airport security right now? It’s ‘a gong show.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP find ‘large quantity of suspected fentanyl’ in Hay River
Police say they have charged four people after finding fentanyl and crack cocaine during a search of a Hay River home.
The post RCMP find ‘large quantity of suspected fentanyl’ in Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man charged after firing gun at KFN house party, police say
A man who fired a gun at a house party on the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve faces a range of charges, RCMP say.
The post Man charged after firing gun at KFN house party, police say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife calls for public feedback on Street Outreach
The City of Yellowknife has hired consultants to evaluate the Street Outreach program and launched a survey for residents to provide their input.
The post Yellowknife calls for public feedback on Street Outreach first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘This was never supposed to be my last season’
After years on the national team, 20-year-old Yellowknife speed skater Wren Acorn retired from her sport. She said some parts of that life had become damaging.
The post ‘This was never supposed to be my last season’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘So many good things’ coming for two Tłı̨chǫ communities
"If we focus on the negative things we won't get ahead." Gamètì and Wekweètì are investing in projects like a basketball court, soccer field and culture centre.
The post ‘So many good things’ coming for two Tłı̨chǫ communities first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two people stabbed at Inuvik apartment building, RCMP say
A woman faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after two men were stabbed at an Inuvik apartment complex, police say.
The post Two people stabbed at Inuvik apartment building, RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: A jamboree and a drag race in Fort Simpson
Get a taste of the Beavertail Jamboree, rip up the Snye at a snowmobile drag race and sample a Dene love song from Angus Ekenale.
The post Watch: A jamboree and a drag race in Fort Simpson first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ulukhaktok continues work to slow shoreline erosion
Shoreline erosion is a long-term challenge for the coastal hamlet of Ulukhaktok, which has just extended an agreement aimed at trying to slow the damage.
The post Ulukhaktok continues work to slow shoreline erosion first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife hosting 90s skate night on Friday
Get on your dancing skates. The City of Yellowknife is hosting a 90s themed skate night at the Frame Lake rink on March 22.
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