Northwest Territories News
YK1 agrees to take GNWT emergency funding for EAs
Yellowknife's YK1 school district will use some of a $14-million GNWT emergency fund to "recall educational assistants" lost through Jordan's Principle cuts.
The post YK1 agrees to take GNWT emergency funding for EAs first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT low on Covid-19 vaccine after its supply spoiled
The NWT's health authority says the territory's supply of Covid-19 vaccine is "currently limited" after a shipment spoiled in transit.
The post NWT low on Covid-19 vaccine after its supply spoiled first appeared on Cabin Radio.Racquet Club files rezoning application with an eye on the future
The Yellowknife Racquet Club has asked City Hall to rezone the parcels of land on which it sits. The club says that'll allow it to do more in future.
The post Racquet Club files rezoning application with an eye on the future first appeared on Cabin Radio.CN says it has finished discontinuing Hay River rail line
CN says the process of formally ending its obligations regarding the rail line between Hay River and Enterprise is complete.
The post CN says it has finished discontinuing Hay River rail line first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s mildest Halloween rounds off warm October
The trick-or-treaters who braved Friday's wind and ignored the Jays game were experiencing one of Yellowknife's warmest Halloweens. November 1 set a record too.
The post Yellowknife’s mildest Halloween rounds off warm October first appeared on Cabin Radio.Montreal Victoire’s Dara Greig joins Fort Smith hockey camp
"It was really exciting to get her here." The PWHL's Dara Greig helped to lead a hockey development camp for youth and women in Fort Smith.
The post Montreal Victoire’s Dara Greig joins Fort Smith hockey camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Tennis Club signs deal with city for bigger clubhouse
Yellowknife Tennis Club hopes to build a new clubhouse before the next summer season after agreeing an updated land lease with City Hall.
The post Yellowknife Tennis Club signs deal with city for bigger clubhouse first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wild winds trigger extended power outage in Ulukhaktok
Ulukhaktok's school opened as an emergency shelter – and a place to watch the Jays game – as winds gusting to more than 100 km/h took out power.
The post Wild winds trigger extended power outage in Ulukhaktok first appeared on Cabin Radio.These northerners travelled across Canada for a taste of the World Series
"It's nice to have something that actually unites people." Meet the Blue Jays fans who travelled great distances from the NWT for a glimpse of the World Series.
The post These northerners travelled across Canada for a taste of the World Series first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet the NWT artists attending a residency program in Sweden
Northwest Territories artists Brian Kowikchuk and Leela Gilday have been chosen to attend an art residency in northern Sweden's Tärnaby next year.
The post Meet the NWT artists attending a residency program in Sweden first appeared on Cabin Radio.Canadian North laying off some its pilots, union says
Canadian North is laying off some of its pilots because its Boeing 737 aircraft are operating fewer flights, the union representing those pilots said.
The post Canadian North laying off some its pilots, union says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife given $900K to enhance Street Outreach program
The City of Yellowknife will receive just over $900,000 from a federal fund to expand Street Outreach. There's also money for a Sahtu harm reduction program.
The post Yellowknife given $900K to enhance Street Outreach program first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik RCMP investigating homicide at local business
Police in Inuvik say they are investigating a homicide reported on Thursday evening at a business on the town's Industrial Road.
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Police in the NWT say they have seized more than five kilos of suspected cocaine after stopping a speeding vehicle near Mosquito Creek, south of Behchokǫ̀.
The post RCMP make ‘NWT’s largest cocaine seizure’ outside Behchokǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.City says unattended candle caused Borden Drive fire
The City of Yellowknife says a candle left unattended was the cause of a fire at a home on Borden Drive on Thursday afternoon.
The post City says unattended candle caused Borden Drive fire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Expanded program ‘will help fill gap’ of learning centre closures
The NWT government is expanding an employment readiness program for smaller communities in partnership with the NWT Literacy Council.
The post Expanded program ‘will help fill gap’ of learning centre closures first appeared on Cabin Radio.Merlyn Williams, whose tales and jokes lit up Yellowknife, is remembered
A celebration of life will be held on Sunday for Merlyn Williams, a proud Welshman who instantly found a home in Yellowknife. He passed away last month aged 84.
The post Merlyn Williams, whose tales and jokes lit up Yellowknife, is remembered first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jordan’s Principle cuts: YCS ‘won’t be able to sustain’ some programs
Yellowknife Catholic Schools became the latest NWT school board to sound the alarm over the impending disappearance of Jordan's Principle funding.
The post Jordan’s Principle cuts: YCS ‘won’t be able to sustain’ some programs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Union members gather outside HQ over accountability, transparency
A group of workers staged a demonstration outside the Union of Northern Workers' Yellowknife building, citing accountability and transparency concerns.
The post Union members gather outside HQ over accountability, transparency first appeared on Cabin Radio.Staff housing shortage ‘is leaving classrooms without teachers’
An MLA pressed the NWT premier on staff housing for teachers, saying affordability and availability of homes are complicating recruitment in small communities.
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