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Gamètì Handgames tournament postponed due to COVID-19

“It was a difficult decision, but we cannot risk getting our Elders sick,” says Boris Eyakfwo, Gamèti Handgame Committee member.


Although it was a difficult decision, the Gamètì Handgame Committee is postponing the annual men’s tournament that was scheduled for March. Organizers say the postponement of Gamètì’s 4th Annual John D Quitte (Aawaa) Men’s Handgame Tournament comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a difficult decision but…




45-year-old man dies in vehicle collision near Behchokǫ̀

A 45-year-old man was killed in a vehicle collision near Behchokǫ̀ on New Years Eve, RCMP say. On Dec. 31 at approximately 5 p.m., RCMP received a call about a fatal collision on Highway 3. According to a press release, the man, who hasn’t been identified, exited a southbound vehicle…


Whooping cough confirmed in Fort Simpson

The chief public health officer has confirmed four cases of whooping cough in Fort Simpson as of Jan. 4. Whooping cough or pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease that is highly contagious, a press release reads. It is caused by a bacteria that infects the lungs and airways and is most…


COVID-19 vaccinations begin in NWT

The NWT has begun vaccinating residents against COVID-19. This comes after Health Canada approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 23. In a press release, the chief public health officer says this is a turning point in the pandemic and the territory is expected to vaccinate around 75 per cent…


Non-resident worker tests positive to COVID-19

A non-resident traveling into Yellowknife for work tested positive to COVID-19 last week. The individual is asymptomatic and currently self-isolating. The chief public health officer announced the news in a press release on Jan. 1. The individual arrived in Yellowknife by domestic air travel, but the release says there is…



Publication ban lifted on Breanna Menacho murder case

The NWT Supreme Court lifted a publication ban on an agreed statement of facts from a trial of two people found guilty for being accessories to the murder of Breanna Menacho. The trial found Lisa Brule and Jordan Nande sentenced to 10 months in prison for being accessories to murder,…