Pope accepts invitation to visit Canada for ‘reconciliation’
The Vatican announced Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to Canada for a “pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation.” The invitation comes from the Canadian Conference…
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10th COVID related death reported in NWT
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is reporting another COVID-19 related death, the tenth resident to pass away since the start of the pandemic….
GNWT launches COVID-19 pilot screening project
Businesses and organizations in the NWT will soon be able to quickly detect COVID-19 in staff. The GNWT has released DetectNWT, a program responsible for…
GNWT at-home COVID-19 student testing program to include younger children
The territorial government’s pilot project to test students at home for COVID-19 will now include children as young as 4-years old. The project was initially…
Kristine McLeod’s legacy honoured with new scholarship
The Gwich’in Tribal Council in partnership with the GNWT has created a scholarship for young Indigenous leaders in honour of Kristine McLeod, the former GTC…
Cases rising in Hay River, declining in rest of NWT
Cases in Hay River and K’atl’odeeche First Nation continued rising over the weekend. There are now 58 active cases in the two communities, that number…
Frank Andrew re-elected Tulít’a chief
Tulít’a residents have given Frank Andrew another term as chief following the election over the weekend. Andrew was elected with 62 votes. Below are the…
GNWT allows liquor delivery to reduce residents breaking isolation
Residents can now get liquor delivered to their homes. The territorial government changed regulations in the Liquor Act to allow for delivery after it “has…
COVID cases decline in YK; still rising in Behchokǫ̀, Hay River
For the first time in weeks, Yellowknife is reporting no new cases of COVID-19. There are 111 active cases in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ, meaning…
Remote NWT communities await details on exemptions for airline vaccine requirements
Residents from fly-in communities have heard few details on vaccine exemptions for airlines as the requirement goes into effect next week. A federal policy starting…