Northwest Territories News
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.
The post Inuvik police charge BC teenagers over pistol, drugs first appeared on Cabin Radio.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.
The post YK youth organizations collaborate to improve collective impact first appeared on Cabin Radio.Second edition of barrenlands gateway book entering print
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.
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