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It’s now illegal to sell flavoured vaping products in the NWT

Starting today, flavoured vaping products are banned from being sold in the NWT. The territorial government says the change is “intended to protect children and youth.” The ban comes after the GNWT held public consultation sessions early last year. The consultation showed only 51 per cent of residents supported banning…




More contagious COVID variant detected in NWT

Two cases of the Omicron BA.2 variant of the COVID-19 virus have been detected in the Northwest Territories, according to public health. The territory has also confirmed a 21st death related to COVID-19. The two cases of the new variant are in Yellowknife and the Beaufort Delta region. In an…


Vehicle damaged and licence plates stolen in Hay River

Several GNWT licence plates have been reported stolen and a vehicle vandalized, according to Hay River police. The events are believed to have occurred over the weekend at a business on Industrial Drive. Police anticipate more items will be found in the investigation as it continues. Anyone with information is…



ENR investigating illegal caribou harvest

Wildlife officers are investigating an incident of illegal caribou harvesting within the Kǫk’èetı Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) no-hunting zone. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says this is the fourth investigation this year. “(Sixteen) caribou appear to have been harvested illegally in the mobile zone,” reads a post to social…