Hay River puts residents on notice of possible evacuation
The Town of Hay River has issued a precautionary notice advising residents of Vale Island and West Channel of potential evacuation. “Residents should now prepare…
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YKDFN responds to Norn ‘betrayal’ comments
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation has a simple response to its MLA Steve Norn: “What has been said has been said.” The comment came after…
Pfizer vaccine available for Yellowknife youth this week; communities in ‘coming weeks’
The NWT is expanding its vaccination plan to include residents between 12 and 17. The decision comes after Health Canada approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for…
Behchokǫ̀ hosting pop-up vaccine clinic
Behchokǫ̀ residents will have another chance to be vaccinated. A pop-up clinic will be at the Kó Gocho Sportsplex on Thursday, May 6 from 10…
COVID-19 cuts into Behchokǫ̀ hide tanning camp
Organizers say the camp is not fully cancelled, just delayed for the time being.
The growing outbreak of COVID-19 in Yellowknife is also affecting nearby communities. A workshop started on Monday near Behchokǫ̀ and was supposed to run two…
Bear and cubs sighted in Yellowknife: ENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is reporting a sighting of a black bear and two cubs in Yellowknife. They were seen near the…
1 new COVID-19 case in Yellowknife; outbreak declared at N.J. Macpherson School
The OCPHO is also cancelling all organized youth extra-curricular activities until further notice.
The office of the chief public health officer has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at N.J. Macpherson School after one confirmed case, and at least…
Majority of current Yellowknife COVID-19 cases are variant of concern
The office of the chief public health officer has confirmed that five out of the six current cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife are the B.1.1.7…
Community working to bring home 2 injured Tuk hunters
Two hunters from Tuktoyaktuk are injured hundreds of kilometres away from the community. CBC first reported the rescue effort Tuesday afternoon. Tyrone Raddi told CBC…
Helicopter crash kills 3 in Nunavut
The aircraft was part of Great Slave Helicopters, based in Yellowknife.
A helicopter crash in Nunavut has killed three people, including two flight crew and a wildlife biologist. The aircraft was part of Yellowknife-based Great Slave…