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 are now isolating and doing well, according Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer. Her office identified two flights with possible exposure risk stemming from…
The NWT chief public health officer (CPHO) says the territory will be receiving thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccines within the first few months of 2021. The territory is expecting over 51,000 doses — enough to vaccinate 75 per cent of NWT residents aged 18 and older. Each person will…
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 eligible adults within the first three months of 2021. Early in the new year, the NWT will get doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize…
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.” The chief public health officer issued an advisory earlier Wednesday saying traces of the virus were found in Yellowknife’s wastewater. At least one undetected case…
The second of five public listening sessions on caribou conservation in the Sahtú will be next spring in Délı̨nę. The session’s central question is “What should people’s role be in maintaining healthy relationships between caribou and other wildlife?” The first listening session was in Colville Lake in January. Last month,…
The presence of COVID-19 was confirmed in Yellowknife wastewater, the NWT chief public health officer (CPHO) says. “There is likely an undetected case of COVID-19 in Yellowknife,” says Dr. Kami Kandola, CPHO. The CPHO asks residents who were isolating between Nov. 30 until Dec. 9 to get tested, immediately. “You…
A recent toxicology report by the chief coroner confirms two deaths in the territory as a result fentanyl. Fentanyl is a powerful opioid and Health Canada writes even a few grains can be enough to kill someone. According to a press release, the deaths occurred in two separate communities in…
Dr. AnneMarie Pegg says she wants to create a North where Indigenous peoples feel safe accessing care. After completing her first week as the new Territorial Director of Medicine for the NWT she says, she understands why Indigenous communities struggle with accessing health care. Dr. Pegg will now be responsible…
Premier Caroline Cochrane says her own children will not be returning to the territory for Christmas as a result of the pandemic. Cochrane, whose children attend school in the south, said during a press conference the pandemic has made travel unsafe and her government is recommending against it unless necessary. …
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Dec. 8. The extension comes as cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, 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 pandemic.” The…