Northwest Territories News
YK youth organizations collaborate to improve collective impact
Yellowknife businesses and organizations that support youth have set up monthly "Hazhǫ Ełexè Łets’eèzhe" networking events to improve collaboration and impact.
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NWT-based Northern Quill Publishing says it is releasing a new, expanded edition of a book about a rugged portage leading into the territory's barrenlands.
The post Second edition of barrenlands gateway book entering print first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River RCMP say impaired driving stop led to drugs charges
An allegedly impaired motorist found "slumping over the wheel" on December 20 now faces charges related to drugs and illegal gun use, Hay River RCMP say.
The post Hay River RCMP say impaired driving stop led to drugs charges first appeared on Cabin Radio.Napeg foundation awards $2K scholarships to 25 northern students
An NWT engineering and geoscience foundation has awarded 25 $2,000 grants to northern students, calling it the largest scholarship cohort to date.
The post Napeg foundation awards $2K scholarships to 25 northern students first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT gives diamond mines a further $9M tax break
The NWT will write off nearly $9 million in property tax owed by three diamond mines, the latest in a series of measures designed to help keep them in business.
The post GNWT gives diamond mines a further $9M tax break first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP ‘refute’ Dene Nation allegation of systemic racism over arrest
RCMP and the Dene Nation clashed over an arrest that led to a man needing treatment. The Dene Nation called it excessive force. RCMP called it self-inflicted.
The post RCMP ‘refute’ Dene Nation allegation of systemic racism over arrest first appeared on Cabin Radio.Alberta man charged after Hay River police ‘find half-kilo of crack’
RCMP in Hay River say an Alberta 24-year-old faces charges after officers "recovered over half a kilogram of suspected crack cocaine during an arrest."
The post Alberta man charged after Hay River police ‘find half-kilo of crack’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.A Cabin Christmas: Make Cabin Radio your holiday soundtrack
From Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, join Cabin Radio for holiday special programming unique to the North. Here's a guide to our shows.
The post A Cabin Christmas: Make Cabin Radio your holiday soundtrack first appeared on Cabin Radio.South Slave stays on diesel as Taltson repair work continues
The Taltson hydro plant – shut down since July – will remain so into 2026 as repairs are taking longer than planned, keeping South Slave communities on diesel.
The post South Slave stays on diesel as Taltson repair work continues first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT regulatory board struggling with workload, lack of staff
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board warned people to expect delays in its work, saying "chronic underfunding" is being exarcebated by shorter-term issues.
The post NWT regulatory board struggling with workload, lack of staff first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT handing operation of Inuvik shelter to advisory board
Housing NWT will hand responsibility for Inuvik's homeless shelter to an advisory board in January, nearly five years after taking over on an interim basis.
The post GNWT handing operation of Inuvik shelter to advisory board first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Liard is latest community placed under water advisory over THMs
The NWT's chief environmental health officer issued an advisory to Fort Liard residents over elevated levels of chemicals known as THMs in drinking water.
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Canada Post and workers' union CUPW say they have reached tentative agreements that will run until early 2029 if ratified by members.
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The NWT's Department of Infrastructure says the ice road connecting Yellowknife and Dettah has opened to light traffic for the 2025-26 season.
The post Dettah ice road has opened for 2025-26, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man arrested in connection with Yellowknife break-ins
RCMP say a man faces charges in connection with a break-and-enter at a Yellowknife school among other incidents.
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Dana Fergusson said a proposal to turn a Yellowknife mall into an Aurora College facility – one the GNWT has yet to accept – would "diminish regional campuses."
The post Fort Smith’s mayor rejects Centre Square Mall college proposal first appeared on Cabin Radio.Burgundy sets out more details about Ekati’s immediate future
The owner of the NWT's Ekati diamond mine set out its opening steps after securing a $115-million federal loan, including the closure of part of its business.
The post Burgundy sets out more details about Ekati’s immediate future first appeared on Cabin Radio.Délı̨nę wants winter road moved away from Great Bear Lake
Citing environmental concerns among other issues, the Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government said the community's winter road should no longer run across Great Bear Lake.
The post Délı̨nę wants winter road moved away from Great Bear Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s latest stolen car has been found, owners say
A vehicle that was in danger of becoming the 20th to permanently disappear from Yellowknife's streets in the past five years has been found, its owners said.
The post Yellowknife’s latest stolen car has been found, owners say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith GrandFriends event builds intergenerational connections
Fort Smith's first GrandFriends event saw around 50 people come together to build community and connections between people from different generations.
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