Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife’s property tax increase is now set to be 6% in 2025
Yellowknife's council finished going through next year's budget. The tax increase has gone from 8% to 6%, a drop powered mostly by an incoming carbon tax grant.
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Assembly of First Nation chiefs voted to include the Northwest Territories in a historic child welfare settlement with the federal government.
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Ten communities across the Northwest Territories go to the polls on Monday. Here's a list of candidates and a guide to voting venues and times.
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Authorities and residents in Fort Providence said tests of the local drinking water had uncovered no issues, despite a fuel smell reported by some.
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The Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Parks Canada signed an agreement over how KFN traditional land inside Wood Buffalo National Park will be managed.
The post KFN and Parks Canada sign agreement over traditional land first appeared on Cabin Radio.Carmen Braden releases new album, A Hard Light
Yellowknife composer and performer Carmen Braden released her fourth studio album, calling it her "deepest and darkest and singer-songwriterest yet."
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NWT ombud Krista Carnogursky will take over the territory's languages commissioner role while the legislature considers its future.
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RCMP in Délı̨nę said they'll be active throughout the holidays "to reduce the harm" after accusing a 23-year-old of using flights to illegally bring in alcohol.
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Yellowknife councillors waived walking track and playground fees at the fieldhouse in 2025 and made more budget tweaks on Wednesday night. Get the latest.
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A Yellowknifer has won a million dollars on a lottery scratch card bought at the city's downtown Reddi Mart.
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A federal program designed to make nutritional food more accessible to northerners is considering expanding to some "semi-isolated" communities.
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The NWT government says it will spend $445,000 a year to help the Hay River & Area Métis Local #51 run the town's homeless shelter.
The post GNWT funding will help Métis Local run Hay River shelter first appeared on Cabin Radio.Naka Power calls for simplification of NWT’s power rate system
Naka Power called for the NWT to streamline its electricity system from seven rate zones to two – and told MLAs some bigger changes could be contemplated.
The post Naka Power calls for simplification of NWT’s power rate system first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aurora College nursing students share their research
From the cultural safety of virtual care to the use of traditional healing in harm reduction, NWT nursing students presented research this week in Yellowknife.
The post Aurora College nursing students share their research first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik fire department wants residents to clear paths to hydrants
Inuvik's fire hydrants connect to its above-ground utilidor pipe network running behind most homes. In winter, firefighters say, the hydrants need a clear path.
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The City of Yellowknife says its new fleet of accessible transit vehicles, dubbed YKFlex, will enter service on Friday, completing an overhaul of city transit.
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Sahtu leaders are meeting with food bank experts and Nutrition North to look at new ways of getting affordable food into the region. We joined their discussion.
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The money Yellowknife gets back from the carbon tax might help city councillors balance next year's budget. Here's the latest on cuts and additions.
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An NWT woman charged with second-degree murder has been released on bail. She is required to stay in Yellowknife among other court conditions.
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The GNWT confirmed it will send the NWT Power Corporation $12 million a year to reduce a proposed 25% rate hike to 15%, though that figure may still change.
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