The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) has withdrawn its application to offer homeless services at Aspen Apartments in Yellowknife. This comes after miscommunication between the territorial government and City of Yellowknife that quickly shut down meal and shower services at the apartment complex earlier this month. On…
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for several communities across nearly all NWT regions. The communities affected are: Inuvik Fort McPherson Tsiigehtchic Norman Wells Tulita Fort Providence Kakisa Fort Simpson Jean Marie River Wrigley Fort Smith “Within the next day, temperatures will be reaching or exceeding 29 degrees Celsius…
A part of Highway 1 has been washed out due to flooding. The section of flooded highway is near kilometre 42, about halfway between Enterprise and the NWT-Alberta border. A video posted to social media yesterday shows water rushing across a broken section of highway The Department of Infrastructure installed…
A 22-year-old man from Behchokǫ̀ died at the scene of a crash on Highway 3 early Sunday morning, according to RCMP. In a news release, police say they received a call about 5:30 a.m. on Sunday of a crash near marker 253. Officers arrived on scene with Behchokǫ̀ EMS, which…
Fort Smith RCMP is investigating two incidents police say “appear to be related.” About 12:15 a.m. on Monday, June 21, police say a suspect attempted to use bear spray on other people. “A short while later, one of the individuals involved in the bear spray incident, called to report that…
The territorial government will be presenting the results of the Legacy Arsenic Health and Human Risk Assessment on Thursday, June 17. The project examined the risk of arsenic exposure in areas surrounding the sites of Giant and Con mine, outside of the immediate remediation zone. The research focused on traditional…
People facing homelessness will need to look elsewhere than Aspen Apartments for a meal and hot shower. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NWT Disabilities Council’s Day Shelter/Sobering Centre has been at reduced capacity; the NWT government set up the services at Aspen to try and cover the gap. But…
An inquiry into MLA Steve Norn’s breaking of public health orders is in the public’s best interest, according to the NWT’s integrity commissioner. The integrity commissioner decides whether a complaint should be thrown out or refers it to an independent adjudicator. In early May, Rylund Johnson filed a complaint against…
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, has suspended the exemption from self-isolation for travellers from the Yukon. The decision comes as an outbreak in Whitehorse continues to grow. As of Monday, there were 21 active cases of COVID-19 in the city. The territory also reported its third…
Yellowknife RCMP has found a 41-year-old missing that had been reported missing earlier on Tuesday. Police say she was found safe and sound.