NWT Health and Social Services now offering virtual COVID-19 care
The territorial government’s Department of Health and Social Services (HSS) is now offering virtual care to make sure that health care provides can continue to…
Articles by John McFadden
YKDFN releases letter on COVID 19 and diamond mines’ response to it
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) has released a letter to its members over COVID-19 and the response from the territory’s diamond mines. It reads……
Workers Safety Commission issues work place directives in light of COVID-19
The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) has now developed a risk assessment tool to guide employers in determining if a worker can safely be…
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation pleads with residents to not interfere with reindeer hearding
The Inuvik-based Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is telling residents of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) that a team of reindeer herders will be out on…
NWT defence lawyers call for temporary release of prisoners during COVID-19 outbreak
Criminal defence lawyers in the Northwest Territories have collectively written a letter to the wardens at the three main correctional centres in the Northwest Territories…
Chief Public Health Officer advises NWT residents to cancel public gatherings
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is advising residents and organizations in the Northwest Territories to cancel all gatherings effective immediately. Dr. Kami Kandola is…
Federal northern affairs minister reassures NWT residents they are not being forgotten during coronavirus outbreak
The federal minister of northern affairs wants to reassure residents of the Northwest Territories that they are not being forgotten by the Government of Canada…
Yellowknife woman sentenced to 21 months in jail for convenience store robberies, assaults on jail guards
A young Yellowknife mother has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after she pleaded guilty to robbing two Yellowknife convenience stores – one at…
Man gets four months jail time for attacking female Elder, two RCMP officers in Fort Simpson
A man has been sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a female Elder at a small house party in…
GNWT has no plan to close liquor stores and cannabis outlet amidst coronavirus threat
The Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NWTLCC) will keep all its liquor stores and its one cannabis outlet open – at least for the…