Police are investigating after a 38-year-old man was found dead in a Yellowknife building. In a press release, the RCMP say they responded to a call to service regarding a “sudden death.” The man was found unresponsive on Jan. 8 around 7:30 a.m. in a building in the area of…
On Saturday, Dec. 5 Myrine Kakfwi felt sick. “By Monday, he said he was coughing so bad that he started coughing up blood,” says Dolly Pierrot, Myrine’s mother. Now just over a month later he sits in the Intensive Care Unit of an Edmonton hospital, diagnosed with COVID-19. Myrine grew…
The COVID-19 testing site in Yellowknife has moved for the sake of space. The NWT Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) announced the move from the primary care clinic to 108 Archibald Street. The move is to ensure the testing site has adequate surge capacity and reduces the impact on…
Inuvik residents have grown accustomed to the darkness but say they’re excited to welcome back the light. This year residents cant gather for its annual festival, instead, they meet online. Today at 1:39 p.m. begins the first sunrise of a new year for the community. “It just becomes a pattern…
Residents in the NWT’s most remote communities should expect to see mobile vaccination teams arrive starting next week. On Tuesday, the territorial government released its strategy to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. While the majority of doses will be kept for priority groups over the next two months, some communities will…
Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation has confirmed Chief Darryl Marlowe was in a accident but is recovering. ŁKDFN SAO Hanna Catholique confirmed Marlowe was in a snowmobile accident and is at the Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife. But she says he is doing well. With updates. More details to come.
Starting today, residents traveling outside the Northwest Territories for leisure will be responsible to cover the cost of their stay at a self-isolation centre. Premier Caroline Cochrane announced the territorial government would no longer cover the costs in a press conference on Dec. 1. As the changes go into effect…
Premier Caroline Cochrane defended the fact three senior government officials traveled outside the territory over the holidays despite her urging of residents not to do so. “While all residents were encouraged to avoid unnecessary travel, travel outside the NWT is not restricted,” she said at a press conference on Tuesday….
Although it was a difficult decision, the Gamètì Handgame Committee is postponing the annual men’s tournament that was scheduled for March. Organizers say the postponement of Gamètì’s 4th Annual John D Quitte (Aawaa) Men’s Handgame Tournament comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a difficult decision but…
Fort Smith RCMP say a missing 14-year-old has been found safe. Police did not give any details on where the youth has found.