Northwest Territories News
#ShopYK organizers say 2025 had ‘record-breaking participation’
Yellowknife's 2025 #ShopYK local spending campaign registered more than $416,000 in sales over the past month, doubling the amount generated last year.
The post #ShopYK organizers say 2025 had ‘record-breaking participation’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lengthy Wednesday police operation at YK convenience store
A police operation took place at Yellowknife’s downtown B7 convenience store for most of Wednesday, though the precise nature of that operation was unclear.
The post Lengthy Wednesday police operation at YK convenience store first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith 18-year-old ‘flees traffic stop,’ faces drugs charges
Fort Smith RCMP laid charges after a man allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop on foot early on Tuesday. Officers say they subsequently found drugs.
The post Fort Smith 18-year-old ‘flees traffic stop,’ faces drugs charges first appeared on Cabin Radio.DND’s message to the North: ‘There’s going to be money flowing’
The research division of Canada's military is promising Arctic sovereignty will come with genuine, widespread benefits. Some northerners remain skeptical.
The post DND’s message to the North: ‘There’s going to be money flowing’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Judge dismisses security request in sexual abuse suit
Ordering a man suing the GNWT over alleged childhood sexual abuse to pay for some legal costs up front would not be in the interests of justice, a judge ruled.
The post Judge dismisses security request in sexual abuse suit first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River looks to strengthen role as northern hub with new strategy
The Town of Hay River appears set to move forward with a new economic development strategy for the community. Here's how the draft looks.
The post Hay River looks to strengthen role as northern hub with new strategy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa ‘welcomes’ Dene Nation’s request for direct funding
The Dene Nation wants to receive federal transfer payments and cut out the GNWT, with a view to taking over child welfare. Ottawa issued a cautious response.
The post Ottawa ‘welcomes’ Dene Nation’s request for direct funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT rolls out new training for small community firefighters
The GNWT launched a training package of nine workbooks that it said is tailored to support fire departments in smaller communities.
The post NWT rolls out new training for small community firefighters first appeared on Cabin Radio.Seabridge to spin off NWT Courageous Lake gold project
Seabridge Gold plans to spin off its Courageous Lake gold project in the Slave geological region northeast of Yellowknife. A new company will try to advance it.
The post Seabridge to spin off NWT Courageous Lake gold project first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lead in the water: Some Harry Camsell School fixtures fail tests
Some water fixtures at Hay River's Harry Camsell School recorded elevated lead levels in tests, though the school said none were "used for human consumption."
The post Lead in the water: Some Harry Camsell School fixtures fail tests first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lucy Kuptana halting ministerial duties to run for IRC chair
Nunakput MLA Lucy Kuptana will pause her duties as the NWT's housing minister to seek the role of Inuvialuit Regional Corporation chair in January's election.
The post Lucy Kuptana halting ministerial duties to run for IRC chair first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is it time to try climate engineering to save Arctic sea ice?
Some scientists are reluctantly concluding the future of Arctic sea ice should involve seriously examining a controversial idea: technological intervention.
The post Is it time to try climate engineering to save Arctic sea ice? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Youth use social media to raise awareness of gender-based violence
During a three-day workshop, 18 youth from across the NWT and Nunavut learned about gender-based violence and worked on videos to spread awareness.
The post Youth use social media to raise awareness of gender-based violence first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT expects more direction on international nurses soon
NWT MLAs want “tangible” action to help internationally educated nurses find work, but officials say they're still gathering data about the barriers faced.
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Michael Vandell has defeated challenger Ronald Bonnetrouge to remain the Deh Gáh Got'ı̨ę First Nation's chief according to provisional results.
The post Michael Vandell re-elected as Deh Gáh Got’ı̨ę chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s Christmas bird count returns on Saturday
Ecology North is looking for volunteers to help spot and count winter birds across Yellowknife on December 20.
The post Yellowknife’s Christmas bird count returns on Saturday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canadian North helps Santa ride into Sahtu for early gift-giving
Canadian North says the 2025 edition of its annual toy drive brought 735 gifts to kids in Pond Inlet and Norman Wells.
The post Canadian North helps Santa ride into Sahtu for early gift-giving first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT man sentenced to 28 months for sexual assault, voyeurism
Justice Karin Taylor sentenced Justin Minute to two years in prison for sexual assault followed by four months for voyeurism. The victim was a young teenager.
The post NWT man sentenced to 28 months for sexual assault, voyeurism first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT rejects another standalone emergency agency recommendation
The NWT government has rejected another recommendation to consider a standalone territorial emergency management agency, this time from a 2022 flood review.
The post GNWT rejects another standalone emergency agency recommendation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Behchokǫ̀ RCMP locate 73-year-old man reported missing
RCMP in Behchokǫ̀ say they are investigating alongside the coroner office after a 73-year-old man who had been reported missing was found deceased.
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