Northwest Territories News
Chief says ‘there’s hardly any policing presence’ in Gamètì
Gamètì's chief says the lack of an RCMP detachment is becoming a critical issue, describing incidents in which she says officers asked her to respond instead.
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So you heard the fur economy is booming. Here's the data: NWT sales at just one fur auction in March surpassed all of the territory's 2025 sales put together.
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Yellowknives Dene author Katłįà Lafferty's fourth book, Mother Earth is Our Elder, offers a northern Indigenous perspective on the climate crisis.
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The Mackenzie Valley Winter Road has closed but the Dettah ice road's still open. Here's a guide to which winter roads remain operational in the NWT.
The post See which NWT winter roads have closed for the season first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canadian fur market experiencing ‘mini boom’
"The fur market is very strong." The head of the Fur Institute of Canada says "people should get out and trap" as the market is experiencing a renaissance.
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A Quebec man accused of murdering a 29-year-old in Fort Good Hope last year will face trial in NWT Supreme Court after a preliminary inquiry concluded.
The post Quebec man accused of Fort Good Hope murder will head to trial first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT looks to modernize ‘antiquated’ land titles, corporate registries
The GNWT has begun the process of finding someone who can modernize the largely paper-based systems it uses to administer land titles and corporate registries.
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Worms! Make your own butter! Sewing with fish leather! Here's a day-by-day guide to Earth Week 2026 – April 20-26 – in and around Yellowknife.
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École Allain St-Cyr is the latest Yellowknife school to be issued with a public health order over lead in its water. An adjoining daycare is also affected.
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The Town of Fort Smith says it is "developing and implementing mitigation plans" after tests showed elevated lead levels in water at various facilities.
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The Łútsël K'é Dene First Nation's chief questioned the sincerity of an apology issued this week by the NWT's premier over a 2022 culture camp raid.
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A man was sentenced to three years' imprisonment nearly six years after a woman reported being sexually assaulted at a hotel in Yellowknife.
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One person has died and another is seriously injured after two snowmobiles collided near the NWT-Saskatchewan border, police say.
The post One person dead after snowmobile collision near NWT-Sask border first appeared on Cabin Radio.The GNWT has a new tourism strategy. Here’s the plan.
The NWT government released a document titled Tourism 2030, setting out five years of actions to grow tourist numbers. These are the key points.
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"This is all rumour and innuendo, so that's why I contacted you." A Yellowknife amateur detective wants your help tracking down this fabled pond hockey trophy.
The post Do you know what happened to the Snowking Cup? first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We’ve been through a lot, so this is really good news for us’
Leaders in and around Hay River say $20 million in federal cash for a new water treatment plant is one of the most important investments in the town's history.
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A Yellowknife accountant is asking the NWT Supreme Court to place a hold on a hearing into a complaint made against him by the Town of Norman Wells.
The post Accountant seeking stay of hearing into Norman Wells complaint first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Residents say they feel unprepared for increasing emergencies’
The GNWT is relaunching its emergency preparedness campaign ahead of flood and fire season, with a focus on helping people make emergency kits and plans.
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NWT duo PIQSIQ will play Vancouver's Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday alongside singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark.
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Premier RJ Simpson said he's sorry for the impact of what the Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation calls an “aggressive and disrespectful” 2022 raid of a cultural camp.
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