Reconciliation and universal basic income are two policies voters can expect from Courtney Howard’s platform for the federal Green Party leadership race. In a virtual press conference Thursday, Howard, a Yellowknife-based emergency physician, said the platform would not be available until July, but addressed what she has planned for it….
The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that Phase 2 of the Emerging Wisely Plan could roll out as early as this upcoming Friday. In anticipation, the department of Industry, Tourism, and Investment has opened its Northwest Territories Parks reservation system this Wednesday, June 10, 2020. With campsite bookings…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government is developing a new way of gathering. “It would be unsafe for the Tłı̨chǫ Nation to gather together in 2020,” said organizers of the Tłı̨chǫ annual assembly in a news release. Since the Tłı̨chǫ Government has officially canceled its annual in-person assembly for July 7-9, 2020 in Wekweètì….
Courtney Howard, a Yellowknife emergency room physician, is entering the race to become leader of the federal Green Party. Howard announced her decision to run in a video Thursday morning. She said the COVID-19 pandemic influenced her decision to enter the race. “The pandemic has made very clear that politics…
You’d be forgiven to think non-residents (other than essential workers) weren’t allowed to enter the NWT. However, now the Government of the Northwest Territories is saying that isn’t the case. “While the (chief public health officer) does not have the authority to prohibit Canadians from entering the NWT, she does…
The City of Yellowknife is calling on you – painters, digital, graffiti artists, photographers, and more – to apply your skills to six new information kiosks being built around the city. The city says the kiosks will reflect Yellowknife heritage, culture, and local landscape. This contract is open to artists…
NWT fishers looking to retrofit their boats with safety equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic can now access funding from the territorial government. The territorial government has created the Commercial Fisheries Industry Safety Support Program where NWT fishers can access up to $10,000 to equip their vessels with safety equipment. Safety…
“Enough is enough,” hundreds of people chanted outside the RCMP detachment in Yellowknife. The chants were part of an anti-racism demonstration held Tuesday afternoon. The event brought hundreds to the multiplex for a solidarity motorcade to ensure social distancing. The speeches were planned to be live streamed — but organizers…
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency and state of emergency until June 23. The government can only extend the states of emergency for two weeks at a time. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but Premier Caroline Cochrane said in…
The Inuvik Fire Department responded to reports of a structural fire on Kugmalit Road at 19:53 on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Firefighters arrived at an abandoned 2 story, multi-unit housing complex engulfed in flames. RCMP evacuated citizens in the neighboring area to protect from the heavy amounts of debris and…