Northwest Territories News
NWT ICS to take over Inuvik warming shelter
Northwest Territories Integration and Community Services, will take over the operation of the Inuvik Warming Shelter as of April 1.
The post NWT ICS to take over Inuvik warming shelter first appeared on Cabin Radio.United Way NWT announces recipients of 2026 grants
United Way NWT says it has awarded a total of $235,000 in grants to 19 organizations as part of its annual Community Investment Fund.
The post United Way NWT announces recipients of 2026 grants first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aklavik conserving water amid issues at water plant
The Hamlet of Aklavik is asking residents to conserve water as it deals with an issue at its water treatment plant.
The post Aklavik conserving water amid issues at water plant first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT woman still seeking justice in brother’s 2023 death
"He was like the core of the family." More than two and a half years after his death in Fort Providence, Gilbert Matto's family is still seeking justice.
The post NWT woman still seeking justice in brother’s 2023 death first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Yellowknife’s international snow carving symposium
A piece of popcorn, a trip around the sun and a three-headed dog – admire the creativity and skill behind this year's entries in Snowkings' Carving Symposium.
The post In pictures: Yellowknife’s international snow carving symposium first appeared on Cabin Radio.AWG 2026: NWT speed skaters sweep all four golds on opening night
Team NT's speed skaters won all four Arctic Winter Games titles available over the 1,000-metre distance, setting multiple Games records in the process.
The post AWG 2026: NWT speed skaters sweep all four golds on opening night first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Arctic poetry festival returns with boreal magic theme
The second edition of the Words in the Taïga Arctic Poetry Festival has begun at École Allain St-Cyr in Yellowknife. A poetic trail will open on April 1.
The post Yellowknife Arctic poetry festival returns with boreal magic theme first appeared on Cabin Radio.BC author to host creative writing workshop in Yellowknife
Joanna Cockerline, longlisted for the Giller Prize, will host a reading of her debut novel and a creative writing workshop in Yellowknife later this month.
The post BC author to host creative writing workshop in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.AWG 2026: Aklavik’s Abigail Arey wins Team NT’s first gold ulu
Abigail Arey, from Aklavik, won Team NT's first gold ulu of the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Dene Games' stick pull event. Watch the team explain the rules.
The post AWG 2026: Aklavik’s Abigail Arey wins Team NT’s first gold ulu first appeared on Cabin Radio.One fixture at Wrigley school has elevated lead levels, GNWT says
The GNWT says lead testing has confirmed elevated levels at one water fixture at Chief Julian Yendo School and cleared the water at Louie Norwegian School.
The post One fixture at Wrigley school has elevated lead levels, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Providence RCMP arrest five in home invasion investigation
RCMP say they have arrested and charged four people in connection to an alleged armed home invasion. A fifth person is accused of unsafe storage of firearms.
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RCMP in Yellowknife say they have arrested and charged a 39-year-old woman for allegedly stealing a tour bus from a gas station while impaired.
The post Yellowknife RCMP charge woman with stealing tour bus first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tanya Tagaq releases new album
Tanya Tagaq has released her latest album, titled Saputjiji, described as "a potent counter-strike against billionaires, genocide, abuse and colonial systems."
The post Tanya Tagaq releases new album first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Dance Collective to bring Shorts to the NACC stage
The Yellowknife Dance Collective is bringing a contemporary dance show titled Shorts to the stage at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre.
The post Yellowknife Dance Collective to bring Shorts to the NACC stage first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Team NT at the Arctic Winter Games opening ceremony
See 10 top shots from the 2026 Arctic Winter Games' outdoor opening ceremony in Whitehorse as Team NT enters to a fighter jet flypast.
The post In pictures: Team NT at the Arctic Winter Games opening ceremony first appeared on Cabin Radio.The NWT gets a Trespass Act for the first time
A bill that makes trespass on private property an offence has received assent in the NWT legislature. It'll need accompanying regulations to take full effect.
The post The NWT gets a Trespass Act for the first time first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is the regulatory system in the NWT about to be tweaked?
Ottawa and the NWT just signed a vaguely worded agreement on "regulatory coordination." Here's what the two governments are telling us they'll actually do.
The post Is the regulatory system in the NWT about to be tweaked? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Eight Gwich’in children’s storybooks available online and in print
The Gwich’in Tribal Council says eight illustrated Gwich'in children's storybooks in two dialects are now available on the web and as physical copies.
The post Eight Gwich’in children’s storybooks available online and in print first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: ‘Miracle’ buzzer beater gives NWT epic basketball win
As basketball began at the Arctic Winter Games, Tyson Hernandez gave Team NT a 92-91 victory over Alberta with 0.7 seconds remaining in the game. See the shot.
The post Watch: ‘Miracle’ buzzer beater gives NWT epic basketball win first appeared on Cabin Radio.Reese Wainman and Kingston Torindo named as Team NT flagbearers
Curler Reese Wainman and futsal player Kingston Torindo will lead Team NT into the opening ceremony of the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse.
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