Northwest Territories News
How this NWT doctor hopes to lead a national physicians’ group
Yellowknife's Dr Sarah Cook is the first College of Family Physicians of Canada president from the North. We asked her how she hopes to use that position.
The post How this NWT doctor hopes to lead a national physicians’ group first appeared on Cabin Radio.Artist Maura Meng uses Yellowknife clay in self-reflective exhibit
"I got it in my head that I was going to do this." There are hands emerging from the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre's walls. Maura Meng can explain.
The post Artist Maura Meng uses Yellowknife clay in self-reflective exhibit first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: 1976 in the Northwest Territories
As 2026 dawns, wind the clock back 50 years and see what the Northwest Territories looked like – and who was in northern headlines – in 1976.
The post In pictures: 1976 in the Northwest Territories first appeared on Cabin Radio.Newscaster Rassi Nashalik becomes Member of the Order of Canada
Rassi Nashalik, the first host of CBC's Inuktitut TV newscast Igalaaq, was appointed to the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon on Wednesday.
The post Newscaster Rassi Nashalik becomes Member of the Order of Canada first appeared on Cabin Radio.Read some of Cabin Radio’s best work from 2025
Looking for something to dive into during some new year's downtime? Here’s a selection of Cabin Radio’s best journalism from 2025.
The post Read some of Cabin Radio’s best work from 2025 first appeared on Cabin Radio.15 NWT stories from 2025 that try to answer big questions
From how banishment works to the future of Northwest Passage shipping, read Cabin Radio reporting from 2025 that tried to answer important questions.
The post 15 NWT stories from 2025 that try to answer big questions first appeared on Cabin Radio.Whatì RCMP charge ‘intoxicated individual selling crack’
Police in Whatì say a man has been charged with possessing drugs for the purpose of trafficking after he reportedly sold crack cocaine while intoxicated.
The post Whatì RCMP charge ‘intoxicated individual selling crack’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Providence RCMP charge man after three-month drug investigation
RCMP in Fort Providence say they have charged a 32-year-old with trafficking-related offences after a months-long investigation.
The post Fort Providence RCMP charge man after three-month drug investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Remembering people the Northwest Territories lost in 2025
"He was good at blowing Yellowknife up." "She could always catch dinner." "His impact was immense." Reflect on the lives of some people the NWT lost in 2025.
The post Remembering people the Northwest Territories lost in 2025 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Explorer Hotel car ‘hit four people,’ driver charged
RCMP say the car driven into Yellowknife’s Explorer Hotel hit four people and the driver, a 60-year-old, was impaired. Nobody was reported seriously hurt.
The post Explorer Hotel car ‘hit four people,’ driver charged first appeared on Cabin Radio.Take the Cabin Radio reader and listener survey
As we head into 2026, tell us what you like about Cabin Radio and the areas you'd like us to look at improving. Take this survey and help guide what we do.
The post Take the Cabin Radio reader and listener survey first appeared on Cabin Radio.These biologists are working against the clock to save the NWT’s bats
Northern bats are some of the last holdouts against a deadly fungus sweeping North America. Meet the scientists trying to help the bats beat the disease.
The post These biologists are working against the clock to save the NWT’s bats first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s Street View is now 17 years old. Here’s what changed.
We got tired of waiting for Google to update Yellowknife's Street View, so we did parts of the city ourselves. Here are some of the big changes since 2009.
The post Yellowknife’s Street View is now 17 years old. Here’s what changed. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Avens opens library and pub with local connections
Seniors' group Avens dedicated a new library to the late Bronwyn Watters and is opening a pub with a connection to Up Here magazine.
The post Avens opens library and pub with local connections first appeared on Cabin Radio.These images helped tell the NWT’s stories in 2025
Sometimes it's not the framing, the light or the lens – it's the story in the photo. See some of the shots that helped Cabin Radio bring you the news this year.
The post These images helped tell the NWT’s stories in 2025 first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT ticket wins $107K Lotto 6/49 Christmas bonus
A ticket bought in the Northwest Territories won $107,000 in Christmas Eve's Lotto 6/49 draw, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation said.
The post NWT ticket wins $107K Lotto 6/49 Christmas bonus first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch: The Cabin Radio holiday message
Merry Christmas. Here's a short video reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead to 2026 from a selection of Yellowknife and Akaitcho leaders and residents.
The post Watch: The Cabin Radio holiday message first appeared on Cabin Radio.Car crashes into Yellowknife hotel on Christmas Eve
A car crashed into the foyer of Yellowknife’s Explorer Hotel, obliterating its main entrance. Whether anyone had been hurt was not immediately clear.
The post Car crashes into Yellowknife hotel on Christmas Eve first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife convenience store reopens after police ‘inspection’
The owner of Yellowknife's B7 convenience store says his business has reopened with its usual hours after a lengthy police operation last week.
The post Yellowknife convenience store reopens after police ‘inspection’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik police charge BC teenagers over pistol, drugs
Inuvik RCMP say a 15-year-old and 17-year-old from British Columbia have been charged after being found with a gun, drugs and cash.
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