Northwest Territories News
Housing NWT and Acho Dene Koe formalize housing partnership
A new agreement between Housing NWT and the Acho Dene Koe First Nation should help to improve housing in Fort Liard, the First Nation's general manager said.
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What are your power bills doing lately? Send us some info using this tool to help Cabin Radio understand how electricity costs are changing in the NWT.
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"We are stronger and more successful when we advance this potential together." Territories and western provinces plan to develop a critical minerals strategy.
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People who suffered abuse at an "Indian hospital" operated by the federal government can now submit a claim for compensation.
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Some of it’s drought. Some of it’s climate change. But how much of the NWT’s low water is down to decisions made in Alberta? Here's an overview as 2026 begins.
The post The links between Alberta water decisions and NWT water levels first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dene National Assembly resolutions include new water office
Chiefs' pay, a new office focused on water issues, and Yellowknife's tourism tax were among issues dealt with by resolutions at the Dene National Assembly.
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The Tłı̨chǫ and Yellowknives Dene already had a deal to jointly advance the proposed Arctic Corridor between the NWT and Nunavut. Now, the GNWT has signed on.
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The Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts is celebrating 80 years in the North with a series of community events throughout 2026.
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Alternatives North is inviting people across Canada to share postcards featuring original artwork and words related to the legacy of Giant Mine.
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The NWT's Chief Environmental Health Officer has lifted a precautionary boil-water advisory as issues at Wrigley's water treatment plant have been fixed.
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NWT RCMP say they are investigating allegations of misconduct at Yellowknife's Garderie Plein Soleil after three employees were suspended.
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Hay River RCMP say they are charging two people, one of them a 17-year-old from Alberta, after a Sunday operation on Saskatoon Drive.
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YWCA NWT is seeking Indigenous artists interested in painting a mural inside the entrance of its Gotı̨li Kǫ̀ building in Yellowknife.
The post YWCA NWT seeking Indigenous artists to paint mural first appeared on Cabin Radio.Juanita Alipao, a Yellowknife Filipino matriarch, is remembered
Juanita Alipao made her Yellowknife studio apartment a hub of Filipino culture, food and family, blazing a trail for others. Her life is remembered on Saturday.
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"It's for all skill levels and it's a blast of a time." If you haven't been to Hay River's Polar Pond Hockey before, here's a guide to playing in 2026.
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A new report published by Canadian senators urges the federal government to better support modular homebuilders. Here's what builders in the NWT think.
The post How federal support could speed up homebuilding in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT business groups urge GNWT to completely rethink economic plan
As NWT ministers make their annual pilgrimage to a major mining conference, some business leaders say it's time for "difficult and disruptive" economic change.
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The NWT government is planning to continue its territory-wide lead tests at schools in Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ this week.
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Dancehall music and Bollywood collided in Yellowknife's Top Knight bar on Saturday. The organizers hope more events can bring cultures together like this.
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Inuk-Mohawk singer Beatrice Deer's new single, Arranged, tells "a unique story about difficult arranged marriages turned into happy endings."
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