Yellowknife closes city hall and solid waste facility due to coronavirus threat
The City of Yellowknife has shut down city hall and the solid waste facility as of today (Thursday). In a new release issued late Wednesday…
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NWT health minister declares territory-wide Public Health Emergency due to coronavirus threat
The Northwest Territories minister of health and social services has now declared a territory-wide Public Health Emergency in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. There…
Facebook page ‘Caremongering YK’ set up to help people during coronavirus threat
Amidst all this chaos over coronavirus – we have seen Yellowknifers rally to help others. Local lawyer Paul Falvo noticed a Facebook site called Caremongering and…
Yellowknife sentencing hearing delayed for Ice Road Truckers star convicted of arson
A sentencing hearing in Yellowknife for a star from the reality TV series Ice Road Truckers has been delayed. Arthur Burke, 65, pleaded guilty last…
Dene National Chief advises his people to go out on the land in order to protect against coronavirus
The National Chief of the Dene Nation is advising his people to go out on the land to avoid exposure to coronavirus. Norman Yakeleya made…
NWT Court of Appeal quashes appeal from gun-toting, Alberta drug dealer who was working Fort Providence
An Edmonton man who was sentenced to five years in jail after he was convicted in Yellowknife of possession of crack cocaine for the purpose…
Feds to provide $100M to help Canada’s Indigenous people deal with threat of coronavirus
The federal government has set aside $100 million for Indigenous people to help them deal with the coronavirus outbreak. That’s according to Assembly of First…
Mine Training Society in Yellowknife suspends all training activities due to COVID-19
The Yellowknife-based Mine Training Society (MTS) has now has suspended all training activities, due to the threat of coronavirus. In a news release issued Tuesday…
Update: Yellowknife’s Snowcastle to close early for second year in a row
The Snowcastle on Yellowknife Bay now says it will close for the season effective immediately. The announcement was made in a news release issued late…
Northwestel asks CRTC for temporary relief on Internet charges during coronavirus outbreak
Northwestel says it has submitted an urgent application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for temporary relief on residential Internet usage to make…