Northwest Territories News
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.
The post Storms roll past Fort Smith after smoke and ash first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Highly visible’ wildfire outside Tulita no threat for now, says GNWT
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.
The post Wood Buffalo inspectors concerned but say park not yet ‘in danger’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Driver leaves scene of downtown YK accident, RCMP say
Police say they are working to identify a driver who left the scene of a traffic accident that closed Yellowknife's Franklin Avenue on Friday lunchtime.
The post Driver leaves scene of downtown YK accident, RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet the nurses answering the Northwest Territories’ 811 calls
Learn more about the people who'll help you when you call the NWT's 811 health line for non-urgent medical advice.
The post Meet the nurses answering the Northwest Territories’ 811 calls first appeared on Cabin Radio.With ‘every lead exhausted,’ RCMP boss makes new Frank Gruben appeal
In his first briefing with reporters, NWT RCMP's commanding officer defended an "exhaustive" investigation into Frank Gruben's disappearance.
The post With ‘every lead exhausted,’ RCMP boss makes new Frank Gruben appeal first appeared on Cabin Radio.What happened to the Fort Good Hope seniors’ centre?
Work to build a seniors' housing complex in Fort Good Hope spent years beset by unusual delays. What was going on behind the scenes?
The post What happened to the Fort Good Hope seniors’ centre? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Six projects that reduce NWT emissions receive funding
CO2 given off through beer production at NWT Brewing Co will be captured and reused... in more beer. It's one of six newly funded emissions reduction projects.
The post Six projects that reduce NWT emissions receive funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT residents will be able to vote online this fall
NWT residents who can't vote on polling day this fall will be able to cast their territorial election ballot online, using rules said to mark a Canadian first.
The post NWT residents will be able to vote online this fall first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife woman killed in collision near High Level, RCMP say
RCMP say a Yellowknife woman was killed in a collision on the highway south of High Level last week. Another Yellowknife resident faces charges as a result.
The post Yellowknife woman killed in collision near High Level, RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yukon population rises to within touching distance of NWT
In the past 20 years, the population gap between the NWT and the other territories has shrunk considerably. Yukon could soon become the most populous territory.
The post Yukon population rises to within touching distance of NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Evacuation order issued for Wekweètì over wildfires
An aerial evacuation of Wekweètì is under way. More than 100 residents have been ordered to leave as a chain of wildfires around the community grows.
The post Evacuation order issued for Wekweètì over wildfires first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s happening for Canada Day across the NWT?
Here's a guide to the events taking place for Canada Day in various NWT communities on July 1, 2023.
The post What’s happening for Canada Day across the NWT? first appeared on Cabin Radio.In a changing climate, Indigenous communities turn to new country foods
Can muskox really replace caribou meat? Indigenous communities facing the loss of some species are turning to others, but navigating the transition is not easy.
The post In a changing climate, Indigenous communities turn to new country foods first appeared on Cabin Radio.