Staff shortage expected at Fort Smith Health Centre
Residents of Fort Smith can expect longer wait times as the community experiences another shortage of healthcare workers. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services…
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3,000 COVID spit tests coming to the NWT
The territory will be receiving an alternative method for COVID testing. Now young children and adults who can’t have the standard nasal swab test may…
Masks no longer mandatory in public places in Behchokǫ̀, Ndilǫ, Dettah and Yellowknife
Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, has removed her orders of mandatory masking in indoor public spaces for Behchokǫ̀, Ndilǫ, Dettah and Yellowknife. The…
One case of COVID-19 confirmed in Hay River
Public health officials confirmed on Friday that an individual in Hay River has COVID-19. They sent out a public health notice alerting the public at…
GNWT to present arsenic risk assessment results
CKLB will be carrying the presentation live and streaming on our Facebook page on Thursday evening.
The territorial government will be presenting the results of the Legacy Arsenic Health and Human Risk Assessment on Thursday, June 17. The project examined the…
GNWT suspends Yukon travel exemption
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, has suspended the exemption from self-isolation for travellers from the Yukon. The decision comes as an…
N.J. Macpherson outbreak over: CPHO
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at N.J. Macpherson school in Yellowknife to be over. According to…
New Yukon-NWT travel regulations kick in despite case uptick
The opening of the Mackenzie Ferry on the Dempster Highway this week means new regulations around travellers coming from the Yukon kicked in. The NWT…
2 new cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife
Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife. This brings the total active cases to 63 with…
NWT schools set to reopen May 17
Schools in Yellowknife, Dettah, Ndilo and Behchokǫ̀ will be able to reopen for in-person learning as early as Monday, May 17, Chief Public Health Officer…