GNWT extends public health emergency for tenth time
Diane Thom, the minister of Health and Social Services, has once again extended the public health emergency. The territorial government says the risk remains high…
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GNWT ‘considering all options’ if Alberta continues to not meet monitoring obligations
The Canadian Press acquired a report that indicates monitoring of the Athabasca was suspended due to COVID.
Smith’s Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie says he is “shocked” by reports the Government of Canada and Alberta have suspended certain oilsands monitoring projects….
New fund to create and improve child care centres in the territory
"Priority will go to communities with limited or non-existent early learning and child care programming," says the GNWT
A new territorial program is coming to the NWT to help non-profit organizations and Indigenous governments with infrastructure repairs and retrofits for early-learning child care…
Severe rainstorm hits Hay River
"We're hoping to get it cleaned up and put a plan together to open before the summer's out," says GNWT contractor.
Louise Falls Campground is temporarily closed after the wider South Slave region experienced a severe rainstorm Monday morning. The Twin Falls Territorial Park – Lake…
No known cause yet for fire at Imperial Oil site in Norman Wells
Air quality does not appear to be affected, the company says.
There is still no known cause for a fire that broke out at the Imperial Oil facility in Norman Wells on Friday evening. Imperial responded…
Health Authority to improve privacy policies after commissioner’s report
The organization received criticism from the privacy commissioner after medical documents were allegedly discovered at a landfill in Fort Simpson in 2018
The NWT health authority says it is improving privacy and document storage after a report from the privacy commissioner criticized the organization’s safeguards. The report…
YKDFN rescinds support for Slave Geological Province Corridor project
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says that it has retracted its support for the Slave Geological Province Corridor project. The decision comes after YKDFN says…
COVID-19 case at Diavik mine confirmed
Twenty-seven people remain in isolation at the site.
One individual has been confirmed to have COVID-19 at the Diavik Diamond Mine. Yesterday, the NWT government announced a presumptive case; it has since been…
City, YKDFN launch sprinkler system to protect communities from wildfires
Approximately 100 years ago a wildfire left Dettah smoldering, giving it the name which translates to “bunt point.” “We don’t want history to repeat itself,”…
Medical documents found in Fort Simpson dump may have been stolen: privacy commissioner
The NWT privacy commissioner’s report investigating health records recovered at the Fort Simpson landfill in 2018 allege theft may have played a role in the…