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Fort Good Hope gets plan to address housing needs

The K’asho Got’ı̨nę Housing Society will be building 20 new homes and repairing another 50 to improve housing in Fort Good Hope. The projects are part of a five-year strategic and housing plan recently adopted by the housing society. Last year, the NWT bureau of statistics identified Fort Good Hope…


Prime Minister announces $2 billion dollar investment for necessary medical equipment and supplies in Canada

The Prime Minister announced progress today under Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19, which increases Canada’s ability to respond to the outbreak with necessary medical equipment and supplies. Justin Trudeau says the government is investing $2 billion to support diagnostic testing and to purchase ventilators and protective personal…




RCMP safely apprehend armed and barricaded man in N’Dilo

There was a tense situation in N’Dilo Friday night after a man barricaded himself in a residence with access to firearms. According to an RCMP news release, “On  March 27, close to midnight, the Yellowknife RCMP were dispatched to check on the well-being of a 49-year-old man, who barricaded himself…



Feds give $2.6 million for Indigenous people to go out on the land during coronavirus pandemic

Indigenous Services Canada is supporting Indigenous residents going out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic. It announced $2.6 million in funding that will flow through the territorial government to its Indigenous partners. In a news release, the federal government says the funding is to “support families who would not…




City of Yellowknife closes all city playgrounds

The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that effective immediately, all City Playgrounds will be closed until further notice. In a news release, the city stated, “This action has been taken following information released by Dr. Kami Kandola, Chief Public Health Officer, GNWT, on COVID-19.” All City playgrounds…