Northwest Territories News
Q&A: What would a Centre Square Mall campus be like?
Having taken over Yellowknife’s lower Centre Square Mall, Nunastar wants Aurora College to move in. We asked the company to set out its vision.
The post Q&A: What would a Centre Square Mall campus be like? first appeared on Cabin Radio.How many Yellowknife cars get stolen and how many are never found?
One family watched in horror as their Subaru was driven away in a 5am theft. We looked into how many vehicles are stolen in Yellowknife, and how many come back.
The post How many Yellowknife cars get stolen and how many are never found? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife businesses and school report multiple break-ins
Recent weeks have featured a series of break-ins at Yellowknife restaurants, salons and even (repeatedly) a school. Police said some incidents may be related.
The post Yellowknife businesses and school report multiple break-ins first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Good Hope RCMP say public tip led to drug arrest
Police in Fort Good Hope say a 23-year-old from British Columbia faces drug charges after somebody passed on a tip about a flight from Norman Wells.
The post Fort Good Hope RCMP say public tip led to drug arrest first appeared on Cabin Radio.Seven candidates confirmed for IRC chair election
Four candidates from Inuvik, two from Tuk and one from Paulatuk make up a seven-way contest for chair of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. Here's the list.
The post Seven candidates confirmed for IRC chair election first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lead results released for another three South Slave schools
Higher than acceptable lead levels have been found in water at Deninu School and Chief Sunrise Education Centre, the GNWT said, but not at École Boréale.
The post Lead results released for another three South Slave schools first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa gives Burgundy huge $115M loan to keep Ekati operating
After months of financial trouble, the NWT's Ekati diamond mine is receiving a massive $115-million loan from a federal fund designed to counter US tariffs.
The post Ottawa gives Burgundy huge $115M loan to keep Ekati operating first appeared on Cabin Radio.Burgundy boss says Ekati will return smaller, denies it’s a bailout
"We face challenges, still." Jeremy King, who has led Burgundy Diamond MInes since May, described what his firm will do with a new $115-million federal loan.
The post Burgundy boss says Ekati will return smaller, denies it’s a bailout first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ekati ‘would have been a closure’ without loan, northern MP says
"This is government's role." Put forward as Ottawa's spokesman, Yukon MP Brendan Hanley said Ekati's loan came at a fork in the road with the mine on the brink.
The post Ekati ‘would have been a closure’ without loan, northern MP says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Thursday night art sale planned to support Fort Smith family
An art sale fundraiser in Fort Smith featuring some well-known northern artists will help a family recovering from a collision with a semi truck in Alberta.
The post Thursday night art sale planned to support Fort Smith family first appeared on Cabin Radio.NSMA wants wolf harvesting pause, questioning program’s impact
The North Slave Métis Alliance says it has significant concerns about a Tłı̨chǫ Government proposal to extend a wolf harvesting program.
The post NSMA wants wolf harvesting pause, questioning program’s impact first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fractured Dehcho education system awaits independent report
The GNWT has received a draft report from an investigation into concerns about education in the Dehcho, but the full final report will not be made public.
The post Fractured Dehcho education system awaits independent report first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River passes budget with 4% property tax increase for 2026
Hay River's 2026 budget brings a 4% tax hike, dropping to 3.5% for residences. The town called it a measured increase ahead of an "uncertain path" economically.
The post Hay River passes budget with 4% property tax increase for 2026 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Some winter roads run late, others early in 2025-26: check the list
Many NWT winter roads from the Sahtu to Dettah are on track to open by Christmas. "Worrisome" early warmth gave way to ideal ice conditions in some regions.
The post Some winter roads run late, others early in 2025-26: check the list first appeared on Cabin Radio.#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.
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