One person diagnosed with COVID-19 in Fort Smith
The territory’s new rapid test machines have diagnosed on case of COVID-19 in Fort Smith. In a public health advisory, officials say the individual recently…
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NWT residents can expect faster internet at better prices in next 3 years: Northwestel president
Curtis Shaw, Northwestel’s president, says every NWT community will have upgraded internet speeds at better prices in the next three years. During a committee meeting…
Alberta police investigating alleged sexual harassment complaints at Poundmaker’s Lodge
Poundmaker’s is one of six southern facilities residents are sent to for treatment, but the only one with a focus on Indigenous healing.
Two complaints of inappropriate sexual behaviour at Poundmaker’s Lodge are currently being investigated by police. Poundmaker’s is one of the facilities the territorial government sends…
Inuvialuit, Gwich’in team up to build new contracting company
The Inuvialuit Development Corporation and Gwich’in Development Corporation have come together to create Delta North Alliance, a general contracting company. In a news release, the…
Organization requests deadline for processing claims in Sixties Scoop settlement
"Scoop survivors deserve better," says Kathe Legrange.
An organization representing Sixties Scoop survivors is calling for a deadline for processing all claims that are part of the settlement with the federal government….
Individual diagnosed with COVID-19 in Hay River
One person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Hay River. A public health notice says the person was tested after returning from domestic travel. They…
One person dead in excavator accident in Fort Simpson
RCMP are reporting a “sudden death” following an apparent excavator accident in Fort Simpson. In a news release, police say officers in the community received…
Chief Perry Bellegarde stepping down was ‘bittersweet’: Dene Chief Norman Yakeleya
Chief Perry Bellegarde has announced he will not be seeking re-election next summer as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Chief Bellegarde made…
COVID vaccine available to 75% of eligible NWT adults by March
On Thursday afternoon, Premier Caroline Cochrane said the NWT would be receiving enough doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine to immunize 75 per cent of…
Hundreds currently in self-isolation to be tested following positive COVID-19 wastewater results
The chief public health officer is asking people in self-isolation between Nov. 30 and Dec. 9 to get tested, even without symptoms.
Dr. Kami Kandola says the request for everyone currently in self-isolation to get tested for COVID-19 is being done out of an “abundance of precaution.”…