Northwest Territories News
Dene Nation calls for wellness leave as delegates meet Pope
Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine wants northern employers to allow wellness leave as Indigenous delegates meet Pope Francis this week.
The post Dene Nation calls for wellness leave as delegates meet Pope first appeared on Cabin Radio.How is Fort Simpson preparing for spring breakup?
A year on from historic flooding, Fort Simpson is readying for the onset of another spring melt. With the outlook uncertain, here's how the plan is shaping up.
The post How is Fort Simpson preparing for spring breakup? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jury trial cancelled after Edmonton lawyer sidelined by Covid-19
An NWT jury trial supposed to start on Monday was cancelled after a Covid-19 infection in the defence lawyer’s family stopped him travelling from Edmonton.
The post Jury trial cancelled after Edmonton lawyer sidelined by Covid-19 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Argument on Yellowknife flight as nine people are told to leave
Air Canada threatened to call the police, passengers said, as a Yellowknife flight reached the rare point of asking people who had already boarded to leave.
The post Argument on Yellowknife flight as nine people are told to leave first appeared on Cabin Radio.Progress on Cantung and Mactung could come by end of April
We're about to find out if, after years of trying, the NWT and federal governments have lined up a buyer for two tungsten properties in the Mackenzie Mountains.
The post Progress on Cantung and Mactung could come by end of April first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man charged after police raid Fort Providence home
Cocaine and cash were seized after police raided a home in Fort Providence, RCMP said. One man is reported to have been charged.
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Northwest Territories MLAs will take more time to review proposed virtual healthcare changes after the territory's medical association raised objections.
The post MLAs given more time to review virtual care bill after opposition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canada announces funding for projects in nine NWT communities
Ottawa announced cash for projects in Colville Lake, Dettah, Hay River, Inuvik, Łútsël K'é, Nahanni Butte, Norman Wells, Whatì and Yellowknife.
The post Canada announces funding for projects in nine NWT communities first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife prepares to drop mask requirement on buses
Yellowknife is set to repeal a pandemic-related bylaw that requires bus passengers to wear masks, citing the imminent end of the NWT's public health emergency.
The post Yellowknife prepares to drop mask requirement on buses first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife parking tickets soon won’t use court system
Challenging a parking ticket in Yellowknife will likely soon mean a city-run hearing rather than a territorial court date.
The post Yellowknife parking tickets soon won’t use court system first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to give teens mental wellness ‘subscription boxes’
Teenagers can now receive free mental wellness subscription boxes from the Northwest Territories government.
The post NWT to give teens mental wellness ‘subscription boxes’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Delegations hope Pope ‘translates our stories from head to heart’
Inuit and Métis delegations on Monday held private audiences with Pope Francis at the Vatican, seeking "substantive actions led and directed" by the Pope.
The post Delegations hope Pope ‘translates our stories from head to heart’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Quest to find Hay River’s licence plate thieves continues
RCMP in Hay River published images of two people "who may have knowledge of recent thefts of NWT licence plates."
The post Quest to find Hay River’s licence plate thieves continues first appeared on Cabin Radio.How much of a mess is parking in Yellowknife’s Old Town?
Yellowknife's Old Town needs a parking revamp, not least because emergency vehicles could find access tricky, city councillors are being told.
The post How much of a mess is parking in Yellowknife’s Old Town? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Buffalo buys its first jet, a 737, to meet next-day demand
Buffalo Airways, famed for WW2-era DC-3 aircraft, has bought its first jet airliner. The company said a Boeing 737 is necessary to meet next-day freight demand.
The post Buffalo buys its first jet, a 737, to meet next-day demand first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife mockumentary Curlfriends will have June screening
Curlfriends, a Yellowknife sitcom about a beer-league curling team, will premiere this summer. Bridget Rusk described the process of creating the show.
The post Yellowknife mockumentary Curlfriends will have June screening first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife, twinned with Yakutsk no longer?
Peace out, Penticton. Ta-ta, Takefu. Yolo, Yakutsk. Yellowknife may be on the verge of dropping its global sister-city connections, calling them obsolete.
The post Yellowknife, twinned with Yakutsk no longer? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife man creates alternative to Google Earth for northerners
Logan Rudkevitch felt Google Earth did a poor job of mapping the NWT – so he made Logan Earth, which aims to show higher-res imagery and elevation. Try it out.
The post Yellowknife man creates alternative to Google Earth for northerners first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik fox positive for rabies after scrap with area dog
A fox in Inuvik has tested positive for rabies after "an altercation with a domestic dog," the town said in a news release on Friday.
The post Inuvik fox positive for rabies after scrap with area dog first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Providence to host its annual Bison Jamboree
Fort Providence announced its Bison Jamboree, the latest NWT spring carnival preparing to greet eased restrictions. Watch out for the best animal sound contest.
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