GNWT announces $13.2 million of ‘initial’ economic support
The territorial government has announced a slew of measures to support the NWT economy through the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of those measures are aimed…
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City of Yellowknife asks residents to be mindful of their waste practices
To plan for The potential impacts of COVID-19, the City of Yellowknife has closed several facilities and asking residents to be mindful of their waste…
Dene National Chief advises his people he is gone to live on the land and advises the Dene Nation to do the same
The National Chief Norman Yakeleya of the Dene Nation advises his people that he is gone to live on the land and that they should…
Federal northern affairs minister reassures NWT residents they are not being forgotten during coronavirus outbreak
The federal minister of northern affairs wants to reassure residents of the Northwest Territories that they are not being forgotten by the Government of Canada…
Colville Lake community members heading out on the land during COVID-19 pandemic
Chief Wilbert Kochon of Colville Lake is helping community members with supplies to prepare them to head out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic….
Yellowknife woman sentenced to 21 months in jail for convenience store robberies, assaults on jail guards
A young Yellowknife mother has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after she pleaded guilty to robbing two Yellowknife convenience stores – one at…
Yellowknife Ski Club promoting social distancing with free trail use during COVID-19 pandemic
The Yellowknife Ski Club is offering free trail use for the remainder of the season to residents to promote social distancing. “The trails are in…
Yellowknife SPCA reports rabid dog, CPHO asks anyone in contact to call
While it isn’t COVID-19-related, another health advisory has cropped up in Yellowknife. According to the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer, the Yellowknife SPCA…
More than 200 COVID-19 tests returned all negative in the NWT
The NWT still has no confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of 4:00 p.m. today the government has performed 222 tests on NWT residents which all…
COVID-19: Here are some of the schedule changes to major airlines in the NWT
Canadian North Earlier this week, Canadian North announced it is reducing the Edmonton-Yellowknife-Inuvik passenger flight to once a day and cancelling the flight once to…