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Non-resident worker tests positive to COVID-19

A non-resident traveling into Yellowknife for work tested positive to COVID-19 last week. The individual is asymptomatic and currently self-isolating. The chief public health officer announced the news in a press release on Jan. 1. The individual arrived in Yellowknife by domestic air travel, but the release says there is…




Alternatives North report finds housing crisis a major cause of poverty in smaller communities

The report includes eight recommendations for how the territory can address the issues.


The K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) chief says a poverty report shows the territorial government needs to do more to address a housing crisis in the communities. The Alternatives North NWT Poverty Report Card found that in 2018, 79 per cent of households in KFN identified at least one housing problem….




Yakeleya calls for water summit after news of leaking oil sand waste

The Dene national chief is calling for a water summit after learning that toxic oil sands waste in Alberta is leaking near the Athabasca River. This comes after the Narwhal published an article confirming the oil sands stored in tailings ponds near Alberta’s Athabasca River, are leaking.  “In 2017, Environmental…



One person diagnosed with COVID-19 in Fort Smith

The territory’s new rapid test machines have diagnosed on case of COVID-19 in Fort Smith. In a public health advisory, officials say the individual recently returned from travel outside of the NWT and is isolating at home with one other person. There is no additional exposure risk. The ID Now…