Nunavut is reporting two presumptive COVID-19 cases at the Mary River Mine on Wednesday morning. A press release says there is no evidence of transmission within the mine site and the travel bubble between the NWT and Nunavut will not be affected. “The individuals and their contacts are asymptomatic and were…
With over 600 applicants in Alberta still awaiting a transplant, Alberta is asking the NWT for help. Northwest Territories residents can now voluntarily join the Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry to increase the number of donors and improve the chances of a match for those waiting. The Government of…
Updated July 14, 4 p.m. with comments from RCMP Several police officers and firefighters are still on scene near the downtown liquor store in Yellowknife. As first reported by NNSL, the crews responded to a car fire shortly before 1 p.m. The burnt car is still in the liquor store…
Hotıì ts’eeda is providing up to $100,000 in bursaries for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ełets’àts’eedıı — translated to “support each other” in Tłı̨cho — bursary is intended to assist students undertaking studies that further Hotıì ts’eeda’s mandate of fostering research and training in health and wellness. Priority…
Despite two years of “perfect conditions” for caribou, Tłı̨chǫ monitors are still seeing a low calf-to-cow ratio in the Kokètì ekwǫ (Bathurst) herd. Petter Jacobsen is the principal investigator with the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoède K’è (Boots on the Ground) monitoring program. “The bulls are growing large antlers early in…
Education leaders will try to keep schools open as much as possible, even if there are new cases of COVID-19 in the territory, says the territorial government. The need for continuing in-person and distanced learning is met with some technological challenges. The pandemic has highlighted gaps in telecommunications, infrastructure, capacity,…
Long Term Care (LTC) facilities have now begun allowing in-person visitors to residents. During Phase 2 of Emerging Wisely, residents will be able to have one visitor, over 18 years of age. According to a press release, LTC management and staff are now working with residents and families to choose…
LGBTQ2S+ youth from across the North Slave can look forward to canoe trips, campfires and movie nights this summer. This will come as part of the Qmunity Camp NWT, the territory’s first LGBTQ2S+ overnight summer camp. The camp is being run in partnership by the Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife, an…
New data shows a significant decrease in revenue, across the board for businesses in the NWT. The Government of the Northwest Territories has released a set of surveyed data to better understand the economic effects and recovery plan for COVID-19 in the territory. More than 80 per cent of businesses…
After spending the past couple months working on commissions, Dene artist Darrell Chocolate was able to publicly showcase his work at the Yellowknife Farmers Market. The Yellowknife Farmers Market (YKFM) kicked off its summer season on Tuesday, July 7, after a hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…