Northwest Territories News
NWT health authority no longer providing free at-home Covid tests
The health authority says the need and demand for at-home testing has decreased. The current stock of free tests in the NWT is set to expire next month.
The post NWT health authority no longer providing free at-home Covid tests first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT health authority says it’s ‘pausing’ Stanton staffing changes
The GNWT is postponing plans to reduce Yellowknife hospital staffing as Covid-era funding lapses, in part to assess the effect of new federal cash.
The post NWT health authority says it’s ‘pausing’ Stanton staffing changes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife pharmacist wins public protector award
A national journal for pharmacy professionals honoured the owner of Yellowknife's Sutherland Drugs for his actions during the city's August 2023 evacuation.
The post Yellowknife pharmacist wins public protector award first appeared on Cabin Radio.Join Cabin Radio this summer as a paid broadcast intern
Know someone who'd love a paid broadcast internship at Cabin Radio between June and September? Send them this link. Deadline to apply: March 17.
The post Join Cabin Radio this summer as a paid broadcast intern first appeared on Cabin Radio.Youth entrepreneur showcase in Yellowknife this Saturday
More than 15 young, northern innovators and entrepreneurs will showcase their ideas at Yellowknife's Tree of Peace on March 2. Here's what's happening.
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The City of Yellowknife has released the draft of a new land administration bylaw designed to replace one last modified in 2010.
The post Yellowknife updating land administration bylaw first appeared on Cabin Radio.Being the NWT’s climate change archaeologist
The Northwest Territories says it's the only jurisdiction in Canada with a climate change archaeologist. Here's what that job looks like.
The post Being the NWT’s climate change archaeologist first appeared on Cabin Radio.Does the NWT’s Lotteries Act need to change?
One MLA set out a vision of a Northwest Territories "raking in cold, hard cash" from tourists – if changes are made to its gambling laws.
The post Does the NWT’s Lotteries Act need to change? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Shane Thompson opts for the no-nonsense approach
"You put a coach in the chair. I'm going to coach the way I normally coach." As the new speaker, Shane Thompson is doing things a little differently.
The post Shane Thompson opts for the no-nonsense approach first appeared on Cabin Radio.New 24-hour convenience store opening in downtown Yellowknife
A round-the-clock convenience store is set to open in downtown Yellowknife early next month, with a kitchen serving hot food into the night.
The post New 24-hour convenience store opening in downtown Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.New minor hockey program ‘fills a big void’ in Behchokǫ̀
For years, Behchokǫ̀ had no minor hockey program. That has just changed, an exciting moment for a community that feels its recreational horizons expanding.
The post New minor hockey program ‘fills a big void’ in Behchokǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Flu on the rise in Beaufort Delta, chief public health officer warns
Numbers of influenza B and RSV cases are steadily increasing in the Beaufort Delta region, the NWT's chief public health officer said on Friday.
The post Flu on the rise in Beaufort Delta, chief public health officer warns first appeared on Cabin Radio.Testart, Hawkins launch bill to repeal NWT’s carbon tax
Kieron Testart and Robert Hawkins say they're bringing forward a bill that would repeal the NWT's carbon tax and "shift it to the federal backstop."
The post Testart, Hawkins launch bill to repeal NWT’s carbon tax first appeared on Cabin Radio.Premier leaves door open for wildfire inquiry after reviews finish
RJ Simpson sounded "more collaborative" on Friday, one MLA said, as he mulled holding a wildfire public inquiry after other reviews – if people still want one.
The post Premier leaves door open for wildfire inquiry after reviews finish first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s growers meet in Yellowknife to share ideas
Beekeepers, gardeners, farmers and governments are meeting in Yellowknife to share ideas and solutions for the NWT's agri-food economy.
The post NWT’s growers meet in Yellowknife to share ideas first appeared on Cabin Radio.Winter storm watch downgraded but expect a wild temperature swing
Forecasters cancelled a winter storm watch for Yellowknife and nearby communities, but blowing snow and a big temperature swing are still expected.
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Colville Lake declined to share observations about climate change and caribou with the GNWT at a public session, citing distrust amid an ongoing court case.
The post Colville Lake declines to share caribou information with GNWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife man pleads guilty to 2019 drug charge
Nearly five years after he was arrested during a cocaine trafficking investigation in Yellowknife, a man has been convicted of a related charge.
The post Yellowknife man pleads guilty to 2019 drug charge first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s ombud to step down after serving five-year term
The NWT’s ombud, Colette Langlois, is stepping down after a five-year term. Meanwhile, she's recommending the ombud's powers expand to cover communities.
The post NWT’s ombud to step down after serving five-year term first appeared on Cabin Radio.Winter road warning as weather advisory widens
Don't use the Gamètì winter road, governments warned as a winter storm approaches. Weather advisories are now in place for more communities.
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