Fort Smith

Cabinradio

• Fort Smith’s pool closes after ‘tempered glass goggles shatter’
  Fort Smith recreation staff are draining the municipal pool after a pair of tempered glass goggles shattered in it. This turns out to be an oddly common issue. The post Fort Smith…
• GNWT says bird flu found in Fort Smith herring gull
  A gull in Fort Smith tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, the GNWT said. It's the 16th case here since 2022. The post GNWT says bird…
• In pictures: Wood Buffalo National Park opens $10.7M field station
  Wood Buffalo National Park has a new field station in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to support community-based monitoring and act as a gathering place. Take a tour. The post In pictur…
• Heavy rain helps crews working on Highway 5 wildfires
  Parts of Wood Buffalo National Park received as much as 40 mm of rain on Sunday, helping firefighters working on the Bear Creek complex near Highway 5. The post Heavy rain helps c…
• Fort Smith moves to food voucher system for Wrigley evacuees
  Fort Smith is now feeding evacuees from Wrigley through a voucher system that allows people to choose between the town's handful of restaurants. The post Fort Smith moves to food …
• Q&A: How the GNWT has evolved evacuee financial supports
  We asked the NWT Department of Finance what evacuees receive, who qualifies, rules to be aware of, and how supports have evolved since the crisis year of 2023. The post Q&A: How t…
• Parks Canada working to keep Highway 5 traffic safe through smoke
  Parks Canada says its staff are preparing in case wildfire smoke begins to severely affect visibility along Highway 5 from Fort Smith to Hay River. The post Parks Canada working t…
• ‘Big day of assessment’ for Wrigley wildfire, officials say
  "A challenging situation we'll be managing for the long term." Rain has bought fire crews north of Wrigley some time to work out how to handle wildfire FS015. The post ‘Big day of…
• What’s available for Fort Simpson and Wrigley evacuees so far
  From evacuation relief payments to free transit and meals, this is what we know about the services available to Dehcho wildfire evacuees. The post What’s available for Fort Simpso…
• ‘It’s our turn.’ Fort Smith, evacuated in 2023, opens doors to Wrigley
  Fort Smith residents endured one of the NWT's longest evacuations of 2023. Now the town is welcoming evacuees from Wrigley and glad to put on a Canada Day show. The post ‘It’s our…

Cabinradio

• Fort Smith’s pool closes after ‘tempered glass goggles shatter’
  Fort Smith recreation staff are draining the municipal pool after a pair of tempered glass goggles shattered in it. This turns out to be an oddly common issue. The post Fort Smith…
• Folk 2026: Get a taste of this year’s artists
  It's Folk week. Ahead of Yellowknife's biggest annual music festival, we picked a selection of six artists to help get you into the 2026 lineup. The post Folk 2026: Get a taste of…
• Cabin Radio to hire Ottawa-based national politics correspondent
  Cabin Radio is moving to hire its first journalist based outside the NWT: an Ottawa correspondent covering national politics for a northern audience. The post Cabin Radio to hire …
• Destroyed NWT church appears in Swiss Yukon Gold Rush model set
  Using wood, a straw and a plastic steeple, Rolf Weinmann finished his replica of Colville Lake’s Our Lady of the Snows church nearly a year after it burnt down. The post Destroyed…
• The story behind that viral Whatì jigging clip
  A video of two people dancing their hearts out at this week's Tłı̨chǫ Annual Gathering has been seen by a million people. Meet the stars. The post The story behind that viral What…
• Yellowknife businesses complete Hay River ‘trade mission’
  Yellowknife firms toured Hay River industrial sites and held economic development discussions in a trip billed as preparation for coming major investment. The post Yellowknife bus…
• These NWT women are getting major games coaching experience
  “It's like a complete 180." Emma Carey and Novelyne Bordey are the NWT’s participants in a program for female coaches ahead of the 2027 Canada Winter Games. The post These NWT wom…
• Fire bans lifted in North Slave, South Slave, some NWT parks
  Fire bans are lifted at a range of territorial parks in the North Slave and South Slave, the GNWT announced on Friday after broader region-wide bans ended. The post Fire bans lift…
• Wildfires postpone Dene National Assembly in Fort Simpson
  With Fort Simpson soon entering its third week since evacuating because of a wildfire nearby, the Dene Nation postponed its planned assembly in the community. The post Wildfires p…
• Man’s firearms charges connected to NWT video are dropped
  Following an "alternative measures program," the Crown dropped charges against a man connected to a video filmed in the NWT that featured firearms. The post Man’s firearms charges…

Yellowknifer

• Nancy Vail: The real threat to the North is right here, right now
  With around 500 evacuees in Yellowknife fleeing fires in Fort Simpson, three perished firefighters, Peel River flooding preventing people and supplies heading to and from Inuvik, …
• Thorsten Gohl: Physical literacy is more than movement
  For the past few weeks, I have written about taking the first minute, celebrating small victories, imagining what could be possible, and remembering that self-care allows us to ca…
• UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, but RCMP say 6-year-old still missing
  Police release photos of adults, suspect vehicle
• City considers an accessible taxi grant program
  Proposed initiative would see more handivan vehicles brought into Yellowknife
• QEC employees vote to accept 18 per cent wage increase over four years
  Employees will now get National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a holiday
• Counsellors aim to ease wildfire evacuees’ trauma by bringing them to wellness camp
  ‘It’s a safe place… we are doing whatever we can’
• In photos: Hay River youth face in off cardboard boat race
  Youth in Hay River tested their engineering and seafaring abilities at the town’s Cardboard Boat races on June 28.
• Yellowknife’s new executive archdeacon arrives from New York
  Executive archdeacon Peter Schellhase took over duties as Right Reverend Alexander Pryor’s new assistant on July 6
• Hay River Town Council supports GNWT bid to host 2035 Canada Winter Games, but hedges on town’s participation
  Council says bid should proceed but requests more information
• 3 sent to hospital after tornado touches down near Alberta-Saskatchewan border
  Dillberry Lake Provincial Campground evacuated Wednesday evening, July 8

Yellowknifer News

• UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, but RCMP say 6-year-old still missing
  Police release photos of adults, suspect vehicle
• City considers an accessible taxi grant program
  Proposed initiative would see more handivan vehicles brought into Yellowknife
• QEC employees vote to accept 18 per cent wage increase over four years
  Employees will now get National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a holiday
• Counsellors aim to ease wildfire evacuees’ trauma by bringing them to wellness camp
  ‘It’s a safe place… we are doing whatever we can’
• Yellowknife’s new executive archdeacon arrives from New York
  Executive archdeacon Peter Schellhase took over duties as Right Reverend Alexander Pryor’s new assistant on July 6
• Hay River Town Council supports GNWT bid to host 2035 Canada Winter Games, but hedges on town’s participation
  Council says bid should proceed but requests more information
• 3 sent to hospital after tornado touches down near Alberta-Saskatchewan border
  Dillberry Lake Provincial Campground evacuated Wednesday evening, July 8
• Indigenous women report ‘shocking’ mistreatment during childbirth care: study
  63 per cent report mistreatment and 75 per cent report disrespect in first-of-its-kind UBC-led research
• NWT’s 16th case of bird flu confirmed in Fort Smith
  Herring gull infected; residents advised to be cautious when handling wild birds
• Drug dealer sentenced to eight years after 2024 hatchet attack on woman in Hay River
  Hindowa Sama pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of cocaine for trafficking; co-accused awaits sentencing

NNSL

• Nancy Vail: The real threat to the North is right here, right now
  With around 500 evacuees in Yellowknife fleeing fires in Fort Simpson, three perished firefighters, Peel River flooding preventing people and supplies heading to and from Inuvik, …
• Thorsten Gohl: Physical literacy is more than movement
  For the past few weeks, I have written about taking the first minute, celebrating small victories, imagining what could be possible, and remembering that self-care allows us to ca…
• UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, but RCMP say 6-year-old still missing
  Police release photos of adults, suspect vehicle
• City considers an accessible taxi grant program
  Proposed initiative would see more handivan vehicles brought into Yellowknife
• QEC employees vote to accept 18 per cent wage increase over four years
  Employees will now get National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a holiday
• Counsellors aim to ease wildfire evacuees’ trauma by bringing them to wellness camp
  ‘It’s a safe place… we are doing whatever we can’
• In photos: Hay River youth face in off cardboard boat race
  Youth in Hay River tested their engineering and seafaring abilities at the town’s Cardboard Boat races on June 28.
• Yellowknife’s new executive archdeacon arrives from New York
  Executive archdeacon Peter Schellhase took over duties as Right Reverend Alexander Pryor’s new assistant on July 6
• Hay River Town Council supports GNWT bid to host 2035 Canada Winter Games, but hedges on town’s participation
  Council says bid should proceed but requests more information
• 3 sent to hospital after tornado touches down near Alberta-Saskatchewan border
  Dillberry Lake Provincial Campground evacuated Wednesday evening, July 8