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• Requests for NWT youth sports fund are more than double annual budget
  A GNWT program for youth sport events issues about $400,000 annually. This year, the territory says, the fund received applications for more than $821,000. The post Requests for N…
• Inuvik on heightened bear watch with landfill fence electrified
  With an electrified fence working to keep bears out of Inuvik's landfill, there's concern about sightings elsewhere in the town. We checked in with the mayor. The post Inuvik on h…
• GNWT expanding northern distance learning program to larger centres
  A GNWT distance learning program for high school students will soon be offered in larger centres. Here's more about what students can expect. The post GNWT expanding northern dist…
• Inuvik to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Canadian Legion
  "We're probably one of the biggest memberships within the country." Inuvik is planning celebratory events to mark the Royal Canadian Legion's 100th anniversary. The post Inuvik to…
• MLA wants better infrastructure in Behchokǫ̀ for driving tests
  MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong is advocating for better road infrastructure in Behchokǫ̀ so residents don't have to go to Yellowknife for their driver's tests. The post MLA wants bet…
• Pride 2026: Events taking place in Yellowknife and the NWT
  Parades, golf, lunch-and-learns and even a ball hockey tournament. Here are some upcoming highlights from Pride month across the NWT. The post Pride 2026: Events taking place in Y…
• GNWT backs ‘free, prior and informed consent’ approach to highway
  The NWT's premier issued a statement endorsing a call by three Indigenous governments for a leading role in determining the Mackenzie Valley Highway's future. The post GNWT backs …
• Inuvik student wins bronze medal at national science fair
  Gracie Adams, a Grade 8 student in Inuvik, won a bronze medal and two university scholarships at a national science fair for her research on zombie fires. The post Inuvik student …
• Sahtu, Gwich’in, Pehdzéh Kı̨ leaders sign Mackenzie Valley Highway MOU
  The Sahtu Secretariat, Gwich'in Tribal Council and Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the Mackenzie Valley Highway. The post Sahtu, Gwich’in,…
• Why this solar farm is a ‘significant milestone’ for Inuvik
  A solar farm at Inuvik’s Midnight Sun Complex is now fully operational and proving how well renewable energy can perform in northern climates, the town says. The post Why this sol…

Cabinradio

• GNWT hopes MTS Crown corp switch will ease annual losses of millions
  The GNWT set out more detail about plans to turn its loss-making barge division into a Crown corporation, saying "financial sustainability is a key objective." The post GNWT hopes…
• Requests for NWT youth sports fund are more than double annual budget
  A GNWT program for youth sport events issues about $400,000 annually. This year, the territory says, the fund received applications for more than $821,000. The post Requests for N…
• No flood threat yet, Nahanni Butte leaders say after storm warning
  Community leaders in Nahanni Butte told us how they're monitoring levels in nearby rivers after a GNWT warning of a "rainfall event" in the region. The post No flood threat yet, N…
• White-nose syndrome, deadly to bats, reaches NWT for first time
  A disease decimating North American bat populations has reached the Northwest Territories. Previously, the NWT had been one of the last holdouts. The post White-nose syndrome, dea…
• Boil-water advisory lifted for Hay River and surrounding communities
  The GNWT lifted the precautionary boil-water advisory for Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa issued on May 24 because of muddy water. The post Boil-water …
• Number of Hay River children in foster care ‘has doubled since 2025’
  Hay River's health authority says the number of children in care has risen sharply over the past two years, alongside a decline in available foster placements. The post Number of …
• Concern in NWT about impact of Kevin O’Leary’s Alberta AI data centre
  Supporters of an AI data centre in northwestern Alberta say it will provide jobs. Critics have concerns about environmental impacts, including in the NWT. The post Concern in NWT …
• NWT school granted $30,000 from Indigo Love of Reading Foundation
  Range Lake North School won $30,000 from Indigo Love of Reading Foundation to upgrade its library resources. We asked Grade 5 students which books they want. The post NWT school g…
• Cabin Radio’s Pet Project: King needs a new home
  King loves attention and leans his whole body into you for pets. Can you resist him? Jasmine went to meet him for Cabin Radio's Pet Project at the NWT SPCA. The post Cabin Radio’s…
• Giant Mine remediation passes $1.5 billion in spending
  Work to remediate Yellowknife's toxic Giant Mine has now involved more than $1.5 billion in spending, figures released by the federal government on Monday show. The post Giant Min…

Yellowknifer

• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• Readers Write: New Governor General a great choice
  From Brian McCutcheon,
• Letter to the Editor: Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to refocus on the climate
  From: Bob Bromey, Alternatives North
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• Yellowknife churches gather across denominations for shared public concert
  Catholics, Anglicans and several others join forces to host Worship Fest 2026 at Somba K’e Civic Plaza
• Yellowknife band Sun Starved wins musical faceoff to play at Folk on the Rocks
  11 acts compete for one coveted spot at July music festival
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding
• Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
  Toronto played host to the first game on Canadian soil

Yellowknifer News

• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding
• Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
  Toronto played host to the first game on Canadian soil
• Impaired kayaker charged after alleged theft in Behchoko
  Accused 63-year-old man apparently used snow shovel to paddle around Marion Lake before capsizing
• Alberta man arrested after YK gas station robbery involving replica pistol
  Accused stole cigarettes and fled on foot, RCMP say
• Yellowknife prepares to host international caribou conference
  Decline of herds on agenda as nation-building projects lead to mounting worries among conservationists
• Monument to residential school students marks period of ‘cultural genocide’
  Yellowknifers gather for ceremony at Somba K’e Park

NNSL

• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• Readers Write: New Governor General a great choice
  From Brian McCutcheon,
• Letter to the Editor: Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to refocus on the climate
  From: Bob Bromey, Alternatives North
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• Yellowknife churches gather across denominations for shared public concert
  Catholics, Anglicans and several others join forces to host Worship Fest 2026 at Somba K’e Civic Plaza
• Yellowknife band Sun Starved wins musical faceoff to play at Folk on the Rocks
  11 acts compete for one coveted spot at July music festival
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding
• Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
  Toronto played host to the first game on Canadian soil