GNWT holds survey on vaping regulations
The Government of the Northwest Territories is holding a survey to determine new regulations around vaping products. The survey is being done in an effort…
Health
Mandatory masks coming to YK Independent grocery stores
Customers and staff will soon be required to wear a face covering while inside all Independent grocery stores in Yellowknife. Loblaw Public Relations says the…
Diavik COVID-19 case cleared
The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) says the investigation into a case of COVID-19 at Diavik Diamond Mine is over. The case…
COVID-19 wastewater program coming to the NWT
The government says samples of sewage water may help detect the presence of COVID-19 in local communities.
The government is launching a wastewater testing program to potentially detect the presence of COVID-19 in the territories. The program will collect sewage samples from…
Diavik mine worker’s COVID test confirmed as positive
21 people are currently self-isolating.
A presumptive COVID-19 case at the Diavik Diamond Mine was confirmed as positive Thursday afternoon. Twenty-one workers are in isolation as a result of the…
Presumptive positive case of COVID-19 found at Diavik mine
The territorial government says there is a presumptive case of COVID-19 at Diavik Mine. The unnamed individual arrived at the Northwest Territories in a chartered…
New COVID-19 secretariat role coming to the GNWT
In preparing for a second wave of COVID-19, the territorial government is creating a secretariat role within the department of Health and Social Services to…
School closures unlikely if single COVID case enters the classroom: CPHO
Dr. Kami Kandola says closing down schools in March highlighted “unintended consequences” on students’ mental health and learning. As a result, the NWT chief public…
South Slave under boil water advisory
A boil water advisory is in effect in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa, and the K’atl’Odeeche Reserve. The advisory is a result of higher than normal…
Public health emergency extended for 12th time
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Sept. 15. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5,…