Northwest Territories News
Inuvik’s Innovate Centre appears set to close this month
An Inuvik makerspace and digital media workshop space looks set to shut down at the end of March because it cannot find funding to continue.
The post Inuvik’s Innovate Centre appears set to close this month first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs urge action on housing, water, medical travel in bumper day
Hurtling through a historic number of motions in a day, NWT MLAs called for the GNWT to act on homeownership, water quality, Elders' housing and medical travel.
The post MLAs urge action on housing, water, medical travel in bumper day first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP armoured vehicle used in Fort Providence search
NWT RCMP confirmed their recently acquired tactical armoured vehicle featured in a search of a Fort Providence home on Friday, though there's little detail yet.
The post RCMP armoured vehicle used in Fort Providence search first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lafferty appeal over truck death conviction is dismissed
A woman convicted of dangerous driving causing death after fatally hitting a man with a truck in Yellowknife lost her appeal, though the judges were split.
The post Lafferty appeal over truck death conviction is dismissed first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę self-government bill receives assent
A bill that seals the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę self-government agreement into territorial law received assent in the legislature on Friday.
The post Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę self-government bill receives assent first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s 2026-27 budget passes with additional $40M in spending
Northwest Territories MLAs voted 15-3 to pass a 2026-27 operating budget after weeks of debate resulted in extra spending on health and in other areas.
The post NWT’s 2026-27 budget passes with additional $40M in spending first appeared on Cabin Radio.Folk on the Rocks 2026: Aysanabee, OBGMs added to lineup
Juno-winning Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee leads the first wave of acts confirmed for Yellowknife's big summer music festival. Here's the list so far.
The post Folk on the Rocks 2026: Aysanabee, OBGMs added to lineup first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man sentenced to six years for possessing fentanyl, cocaine
A case that begin with a Range Rover facing a flat tire on a Sahtu winter road resulted in the conviction this week of a 31-year-old on trafficking charges.
The post Man sentenced to six years for possessing fentanyl, cocaine first appeared on Cabin Radio.Industry has undue access over regulations, Alternatives North says
Alternatives North alleges the mining industry had undue access to information and officials on new regulations. The mining chamber and GNWT deny the claim.
The post Industry has undue access over regulations, Alternatives North says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Despite $115M loan, Burgundy still behind on regulatory commitments
Embattled Ekati mine owner Burgundy filed a fresh request to push back an array of regulatory deadlines by half a year or more, citing cashflow problems.
The post Despite $115M loan, Burgundy still behind on regulatory commitments first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith wants more engagement over GNWT capital planning
Fort Smith's town council will write to Premier RJ Simpson and other ministers requesting more engagement in meetings about the NWT government's capital plans.
The post Fort Smith wants more engagement over GNWT capital planning first appeared on Cabin Radio.Long-awaited modular classrooms arrive in Colville Lake
"Every student in the NWT deserves quality educational facilities." Modular classrooms are now in Colville Lake and a site has been chosen for a new school.
The post Long-awaited modular classrooms arrive in Colville Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation chief resigns
Lorraine MacDonald has resigned as chief of Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation. The First Nation says a by-election will be held to fill the role at a later date.
The post Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation chief resigns first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs pass motion on energy subsidies and infrastructure
Regular NWT MLAs passed what they described as a "kind-of an omnibus motion" centred around power costs, subsidies and infrastructure. Not everyone agreed.
The post MLAs pass motion on energy subsidies and infrastructure first appeared on Cabin Radio.Multiple factors led to fatal Fort Smith plane crash, TSB says
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says multiple factors contributed to a fatal plane crash near Fort Smith in January 2024.
The post Multiple factors led to fatal Fort Smith plane crash, TSB says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Five headlines from a major NWT health privacy report
Health privacy breaches in the NWT are occurring at the rate of six or seven a month. A new report examines how our health privacy laws are working.
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"To us, he's like a brother." Jobert Austria – who goes by stage name Kuya Jobert – brings a show for Canada's Filipino community to Yellowknife next month.
The post The comedian touring Canada to bring Filipino communities joy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arctic Infrastructure Fund opens for proposals
Ottawa opened a new Arctic Infrastructure Fund offering $1 billion for big projects. Plus get a recap of announcements coming from the PDAC mining conference.
The post Arctic Infrastructure Fund opens for proposals first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fortune Minerals: Nico ‘turning into a bismuth project’
China's export restrictions appear to be reshaping the Nico mine's commercial prospects, with a once-obscure metal becoming a major draw for investors.
The post Fortune Minerals: Nico ‘turning into a bismuth project’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife fire hall vehicles given ‘high contrast, safer’ rebrand
The City of Yellowknife switched some fire hall vehicles to a red and black colour scheme said to be more distinctive than its former white and green.
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