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Featured, Health, News October 27, 2020

CPHO announces presumptive case of COVID-19 in Inuvik

The announcement comes after hours of silence when public health's communications team retracted an initial announcement of a confirmed positive case in the community.


Updated Oct. 27, 6:45 p.m. Public health officials have announced a presumptive case of COVID-19 in Inuvik, bringing the community’s total to three, if confirmed. Officials say the latest case is related to the one announced a week ago; there is no risk to the public as the individual has…

Community, Featured, News, Transportation October 26, 2020

Deh Cho ferries on closure notice

Updated Oct. 27. The Mackenzie River/N’dulee ferry crossing near Wrigley is now closed for the season. The department of Infrastructure closed the MV Johnny Berens on Monday night due to blowing snow and poor visibility. It also closed the MV Lafferty near Fort Simpson, but that ferry reopened on Tuesday…

Featured, Law courts, News, Police October 23, 2020

Fort McPherson man designated long-term offender

A Fort McPherson man convicted of sexual assault has been designated a long-term offender and will be spending two years in prison. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her ruling for the fate of Johnny Simon on Friday at the Yellowknife courthouse. Simon was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 for…

Featured, Health, News October 22, 2020

No risk of exposure at École St. Joseph: CPHO

Dr. Kami Kandola says there is no risk of COVID-19 exposure for anyone at École St. Joseph in Yellowknife, despite a letter circulating social media claiming otherwise. The note found on Facebook appeared to show École St. Joseph letterhead and stated two after hour school program workers had come into…

Art, Community, Featured, News October 22, 2020

Dene author says storytelling is catalyst for healing in debut novel

Land-Water-Sky/Ndè-Tı-Yat’a is an ode to everything the creator made, says Catherine Lafferty


In her debut novel, the Yellowknife author shares an intimate work of fiction on the idea that through storytelling, readers can heal past traumas. In Ndè-Tı-Yat’a, Lafferty confronts the themes of identity, stereotypes, language and abuse. Rooted in her own truth and lived experiences, Lafferty says, these are important conversations…