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Community, Featured, News November 3, 2020

Staff still aboard stranded MV Lafferty ferry

The ferry in Fort Simpson lost power in one engine from bad ice conditions on Monday.

Ice conditions have forced MV Lafferty staff to remain aboard the vessel, which is stranded approximately 200 meters from shore. Greg Hanna, spokesperson for the department of Infrastructure, said the ferry lost power in one engine while being repositioned to dock for the winter season on Monday. No passengers are…

Featured, Law courts, News, Police November 2, 2020

‘He was the greatest dad’: victim impact statements read at McNeely sentencing

Colten McNeely killed Lloyd Edgi in Fort Good Hope in 2017.

The family of Lloyd Edgi delivered emotional victim impact statements describing the trauma his loss has caused them. Edgi, 28, died after being stabbed in the heart by his friend Colten McNeely in Fort Good Hope on Sept. 3, 2017. McNeely, 27, was found guilty of manslaughter in January and…

Featured, Health, News October 29, 2020

Q&A: Mental health advocate Shania Young discusses available resources in the NWT

A mental health advocate says access to culturally appropriate resources in the Northwest Territories is an obstacle many Indigenous people face. Shania Young is an Indigenous woman, mental health advocate and registered nurse in Yellowknife. On Thursday, she delivered a webinar about mental health resources available in the NWT. Young…

Featured, Health, News October 28, 2020

NWT’s 10th COVID-19 case confirmed in Inuvik

The case is linked to another recent positive case in Inuvik.

A confirmed presumptive positive COVID-19 test in Inuvik marks the territory’s 10th case of the virus. Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, announced the most recent positive case in a press conference on Wednesday. The case is the cause of household transmission, Dr. Kandola said, and there…

Featured, Health, News October 28, 2020

Public health emergency extended for 16th time

The extension comes as COVID-19 has re-entered the territory.

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Nov. 10. The extension comes after the NWT announced several new cases of COVID-19, a press release reads. “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the…

Featured, Health, News October 27, 2020

CPHO announces presumptive case of COVID-19 in Inuvik

The announcement comes after hours of silence when public health's communications team retracted an initial announcement of a confirmed positive case in the community.

Updated Oct. 27, 6:45 p.m. Public health officials have announced a presumptive case of COVID-19 in Inuvik, bringing the community’s total to three, if confirmed. Officials say the latest case is related to the one announced a week ago; there is no risk to the public as the individual has…

Featured, Health, News October 26, 2020

No indication of COVID-19 transmission at Gahcho Kué mine: CPHO

The NWT’s chief public health officer says there is no indication that the COVID-19 case at the Gahcho Kué mine has spread. A press release says an investigation found the “likely source” of COVID-19 at the Gahcho Kué mine. The investigation found the mine worker who tested positive had been…

Featured, Health, News October 23, 2020

Yellowknife resident tests positive for COVID-19 at Gahcho Kué

The case was confirmed Friday afternoon.

A Yellowknife resident working at Gahcho Kué diamond mine has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was tested after another worker from Yellowknife received a false positive earlier this week. As a precaution the mine tested 18 workers who traveled in with this worker. De Beers Group confirmed the case…

Featured, Law courts, News, Police October 23, 2020

Fort McPherson man designated long-term offender

A Fort McPherson man convicted of sexual assault has been designated a long-term offender and will be spending two years in prison. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her ruling for the fate of Johnny Simon on Friday at the Yellowknife courthouse. Simon was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 for…

Featured, Health, News October 22, 2020

No risk of exposure at École St. Joseph: CPHO

Dr. Kami Kandola says there is no risk of COVID-19 exposure for anyone at École St. Joseph in Yellowknife, despite a letter circulating social media claiming otherwise. The note found on Facebook appeared to show École St. Joseph letterhead and stated two after hour school program workers had come into…

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