COVID-19: Here are some of the schedule changes to major airlines in the NWT
Canadian North Earlier this week, Canadian North announced it is reducing the Edmonton-Yellowknife-Inuvik passenger flight to once a day and cancelling the flight once to…
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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…
Folk On The Rocks 2020 announces second wave of music acts
Folk On The Rocks is optimistic that their 40th Anniversary festival on July 17-19, will go ahead as planned in Yellowknife. The second round of…
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…
Canada’s six largest banks plans to provide financial relief to Canadians
Canada’s six largest banks announced plans yesterday to provide financial relief to Canadians impacted by the economic consequences of COVID-19. According to an RBC News…
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…
Yk resident a true champion for helping the elderly during Covid-19 pandemic
One resident in Yellowknife is doing her part by creating relief bags to help elderly residents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sheila Champion created a Facebook…
Union of Northern Workers Office closing, staff working from home
The Union of Northern Workers Office (UNW) office is closing because of the Covid-19 pandemic and staff are being advised to work from home. Todd…
Yellowknife businesses offer ‘elderly hours’ to help seniors with shopping
Some Yellowknife businesses are offering ‘elderly hours’ to help protect older shoppers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems that those most vulnerable to COVID-19 are…