Despite having no active cases of COVID-19 in the NWT, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola has tightened the travel restrictions at the border. In an amended order that kicked in on Monday at 4 p.m., essential workers, corrections officers and construction workers that come into the NWT must…
More than a dozen fly-in communities across the Northwest Territories will be getting funding to make it easier for residents to harvest traditional food. The funding is coming from the Harvesters Support Grant, a new addition to Nutrition North. The grant provides $40 million over five years to Indigenous governments…
Residents renting in the private market that are struggling to make ends meet may be eligible for the Transitional Rent Supplement Program. Housing Minister Paulie Chinna announced the NWT Housing Corporation has extended the program to the end of August. The program was supposed to end on March 31, but…
RCMP believe 44-year-old Steven Theriault was at the wheel of a car that ended up upside down near Highway 3 last Wednesday. A young woman from Behchokǫ̀ died in the crash. Police have issued an arrest warrant for Theriault and are requesting the public’s help in finding him. RCMP say…
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has started culling wolves from helicopters. Department officials say the killing is to protect the declining Bluenose-East and Bathurst caribou herds. According to Joslyn Oosenburg, ENR communications officer, the aerial cull started on April 22. “We would have preferred to begin sooner, but…
RCMP says one woman has died, two people are in hospital and two others left the scene after a car rolled over on Highway 3 yesterday about 5 p.m. The crash happened near Mosquito Creek, about 15 kilometres south of Behchokǫ̀. In a news release, RCMP says officers “located a…
The owner of the Ekati diamond mine, the largest in the Northwest Territories, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta has granted Dominion Diamond Mines protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). The company said in a news release that it would use the…
Territorial Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says it’s still going to be four to six weeks before she even starts thinking of relaxing the current public health orders. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, CKLB asked Dr. Kandola to explain why residents should still respect the orders despite…
Eligible businesses can get between $2,500 and $100,000 to cover expenses like rent and utilities. (The full list can be found in the link to the guidelines below.) The grants are through the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency’s (CanNor) Northern Business Relief Fund. According to the fund’s guidelines, it is…
The RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit has laid several charges against an NWT youth. Police say they charged the minor on Saturday and will not be releasing their name under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The charges include: Distribution of intimate images without consent Voyeurism Extortion Assault Uttering threats Corporal…