Northwest Territories News
In pictures: Folk kicks off with Warm the Rocks
See some of our best photos from Friday night at Yellowknife's Long Lake as Folk on the Rocks 2024 begins. There'll be many more all weekend, so check back.
The post In pictures: Folk kicks off with Warm the Rocks first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT extends fire ban to South Slave, Dehcho, North Slave
The NWT government banned open flames outdoors across almost the entire South Slave, Dehcho and North Slave regions, citing "high-to-extreme wildfire danger."
The post NWT extends fire ban to South Slave, Dehcho, North Slave first appeared on Cabin Radio.Does this NWT man have the world’s largest set of energy drink cans?
An "accidental collection" of energy drink cans is on display in Hay River. It took nearly two decades to assemble and its owner is chasing a world record.
The post Does this NWT man have the world’s largest set of energy drink cans? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet some of the performers keeping your kids entertained at Folk
Don’t leave the kids at home this weekend. Let us introduce some of the performers making their return to the Lil’ Folkers Stage at Folk on the Rocks 2024.
The post Meet some of the performers keeping your kids entertained at Folk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Listen live: Folk on the Rocks 2024
Cabin Radio is bringing you Folk on the Rocks 2024 live, continuing with coverage of Saturday's best performances from noon till midnight. Listen here.
The post Listen live: Folk on the Rocks 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: The Yellowknife festival you can only attend by boat
Float on the Rocks returned to Yellowknife Bay for an evening of music where the audience arrives by canoe, kayak or paddleboard. Here's how that looks.
The post In pictures: The Yellowknife festival you can only attend by boat first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife, Northern stores hit by CrowdStrike outage
The City of Yellowknife and North West Company said they were hit by a global IT outage caused by an error in software from cyber security firm Crowdstrike.
The post City of Yellowknife, Northern stores hit by CrowdStrike outage first appeared on Cabin Radio.You nominated these evacuation heroes. We’re sending them to Folk!
Dozens of people who helped during 2023's evacuations were nominated in our contest. Meet the winners, who get Folk on the Rocks VIP access from Lawson Lundell.
The post You nominated these evacuation heroes. We’re sending them to Folk! first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lessons from Canada’s first circumpolar medical residency site
Four years in, a family medicine residency based in Yellowknife has "contributed to our community and to our health system in all kinds of big and small ways."
The post Lessons from Canada’s first circumpolar medical residency site first appeared on Cabin Radio.Amid vet shortage, worried NWT pet owners take first aid courses
It's a weekend, nobody's at the vet clinic and the dog is in pain. Those are circumstances Yellowknifers dread, and they're signing up for canine first aid.
The post Amid vet shortage, worried NWT pet owners take first aid courses first appeared on Cabin Radio.Twelve NWT students win scholarships related to housing needs
The GNWT announced the winners of $1,000 scholarships designed to help young northerners advance careers in housing-related fields.
The post Twelve NWT students win scholarships related to housing needs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Here’s why Vancouver’s Sikh motorcyclists are in Yellowknife
Almost 40 riders from the Sikh Motorcycle Club took a road trip to Yellowknife to call for changes to NWT helmet rules that would help people who wear a turban.
The post Here’s why Vancouver’s Sikh motorcyclists are in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fire ban in Yellowknife as South Slave braces for 37C and smoke
Yellowknife reinstated a fire ban as other parts of the NWT prepared for extraordinarily warm and smoky weather. All-time records could fall.
The post Fire ban in Yellowknife as South Slave braces for 37C and smoke first appeared on Cabin Radio.The Yellowknife Wolverines are in a league of their own
Yellowknife's girls' softball team has no real opponent in the NWT. That's why the team plays in Alberta provincials where, remarkably, it keeps winning.
The post The Yellowknife Wolverines are in a league of their own first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife now has six animated murals. Here’s how to find them
First, stand back and admire the art. Then use an app to bring each installation to life. Here's our guide to six new animated murals in Yellowknife.
The post Yellowknife now has six animated murals. Here’s how to find them first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik to host Fiddle and Flow Festival next month
A three-day celebration featuring musicians from across the Beaufort Delta will take place in Inuvik in mid-August. There's still time to apply to take part.
The post Inuvik to host Fiddle and Flow Festival next month first appeared on Cabin Radio.Know an NWT resident who’s had a ‘major impact’? Get them a medal
Nominations are now open for the King Charles III Coronation Medal. Twenty will be awarded in the NWT. Here's how you can nominate someone, and why.
The post Know an NWT resident who’s had a ‘major impact’? Get them a medal first appeared on Cabin Radio.Want to meet your Nato quota? Build us a highway, NWT tells Canada
The NWT government is pitching the $1 billion-plus Mackenzie Valley Highway as one way to up Canada's defence spending in line with Nato requirements.
The post Want to meet your Nato quota? Build us a highway, NWT tells Canada first appeared on Cabin Radio.What the heck is happening with the NWT’s ferries?
Four ferries serve the NWT's highways. Three of them have been withdrawn from service for extended periods this summer. We asked the minister what's happening.
The post What the heck is happening with the NWT’s ferries? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife tent encampment group switches to new approach
A large wooden platform designed to be the base for a Yellowknife tent encampment has disappeared, but only so the materials can support a change in the plan.
The post Yellowknife tent encampment group switches to new approach first appeared on Cabin Radio.