Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife strangers become friends in chaotic trip home
Yellowknife residents stranded in Alberta banded together in a desperate bid to get home for Christmas, helped by northern airlines.
The post Yellowknife strangers become friends in chaotic trip home first appeared on Cabin Radio.Smith’s Landing to host Dene National Assembly in 2023
The Dene National Assembly will be hosted by the Smith's Landing First Nation in 2023, celebrating 50 years since the landmark Paulette Case ruling.
The post Smith’s Landing to host Dene National Assembly in 2023 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yes, the NWT actually has reindeer transport permits
The Northwest Territories issued Santa Claus a reindeer transport permit this week. Those permits are a real thing here, as are the NWT's reindeer regulations.
The post Yes, the NWT actually has reindeer transport permits first appeared on Cabin Radio.YWCA NWT says family sponsorship drive worked wonders
The YWCA NWT says this year's family sponsorship drive was a “huge success," helping families in Yellowknife acquire necessities during the holiday season.
The post YWCA NWT says family sponsorship drive worked wonders first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two ravens are NWT’s latest avian flu casualties
Tests have confirmed two ravens found dead in the Dehcho two months ago had avian flu. There remains "no indication of an outbreak," the GNWT said.
The post Two ravens are NWT’s latest avian flu casualties first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s population flatlines as rest of Canada grows
The Northwest Territories' population dropped by five people in the past year as every other Canadian jurisdiction grew, new data shows.
The post NWT’s population flatlines as rest of Canada grows first appeared on Cabin Radio.In Clyde River, hunters have salaries and benefits
A program employing full-time, salaried hunters is both improving food security in Clyde River and demonstrating hunting's worth to the Nunavut community.
The post In Clyde River, hunters have salaries and benefits first appeared on Cabin Radio.An association is coming to help the NWT’s ‘fed up’ tenants
"We need collective action." Sparked by the state of public housing in places like Yellowknife's Lanky Court, an NWT tenants' association is being drawn up.
The post An association is coming to help the NWT’s ‘fed up’ tenants first appeared on Cabin Radio.Human rights complaint filed over ‘humiliating’ liquor store visit
An Indigenous woman asked the NWT Human Rights Commission to intervene after an alleged case of racial profiling at Yellowknife's downtown liquor store.
The post Human rights complaint filed over ‘humiliating’ liquor store visit first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dene Nation will back call for resignations over cultural camp raid
Leaders at a Dene Nation meeting passed a motion supporting the Łútsël K'é Dene First Nation's call for resignations and an apology over a cultural camp raid.
The post Dene Nation will back call for resignations over cultural camp raid first appeared on Cabin Radio.Air Tindi pushes ‘Edmonton express’ amid travel chaos
Air Tindi says its special Yellowknife-Edmonton service is standing by to help NWT passengers affected by Tuesday's travel chaos across Canadian airports.
The post Air Tindi pushes ‘Edmonton express’ amid travel chaos first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is it going to stay this cold in the NWT over Christmas?
It's a bitterly cold week in the Northwest Territories. Some places can expect a warmer Christmas weekend, but other areas might see even chillier weather.
The post Is it going to stay this cold in the NWT over Christmas? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Union and city relations worsen following bargaining impasse
The union representing Yellowknife's municipal workers accused the city of "bad-faith" bargaining amid suggestions a strike vote could be called in January.
The post Union and city relations worsen following bargaining impasse first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police issue appeal over man wanted in Fort Smith
RCMP in Fort Smith asked for help finding a man said to be facing charges of assault and uttering threats.
The post Police issue appeal over man wanted in Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.When climate change threatens cemeteries, how do communities cope?
How do you protect the dead when graveyards are at risk in a changing Arctic? Northern Canada's communities are confronting a sensitive question.
The post When climate change threatens cemeteries, how do communities cope? first appeared on Cabin Radio.With the ‘most guns and most knowledge,’ NWT MP tackles Bill C-21
The NWT's Liberal MP says he is applying his own gun knowledge in a bid to scale back the federal government's proposed ban on some long guns.
The post With the ‘most guns and most knowledge,’ NWT MP tackles Bill C-21 first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT shuts down Yellowknife Covid-19 testing facility
Yellowknife's main Covid-19 testing centre will close permanently on Friday, the NWT's health authority said, after almost two years of operation.
The post GNWT shuts down Yellowknife Covid-19 testing facility first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa spending $4.1M to better ventilate four NWT buildings
A Yellowknife museum, Fort Smith high school, and health centres in Fort McPherson and Whatì will have ventilation work through a Covid-related federal program.
The post Ottawa spending $4.1M to better ventilate four NWT buildings first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife duo sign for same university basketball team
"It's going to be like a family member coming with me." Two Yellowknife teenagers helped each other secure spaces on a university basketball team in Halifax.
The post Yellowknife duo sign for same university basketball team first appeared on Cabin Radio.Festive free parking starts in Yellowknife on Wednesday
You'll be able to park for free in downtown Yellowknife between Wednesday, December 21 and Monday, January 2 this holiday season.
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