Town of Inuvik takes action for potential impacts of COVID-19
Keeping residents safe during the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority for the Town of Inuvik. As a precautionary measure, the Town administration has decided…
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Feds to provide $100M to help Canada’s Indigenous people deal with threat of coronavirus
The federal government has set aside $100 million for Indigenous people to help them deal with the coronavirus outbreak. That’s according to Assembly of First…
Mine Training Society in Yellowknife suspends all training activities due to COVID-19
The Yellowknife-based Mine Training Society (MTS) has now has suspended all training activities, due to the threat of coronavirus. In a news release issued Tuesday…
Update: Yellowknife’s Snowcastle to close early for second year in a row
The Snowcastle on Yellowknife Bay now says it will close for the season effective immediately. The announcement was made in a news release issued late…
Northwestel asks CRTC for temporary relief on Internet charges during coronavirus outbreak
Northwestel says it has submitted an urgent application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for temporary relief on residential Internet usage to make…
Blizzard in high North, strong winds in Yellowknife wreak havoc
As if dealing with the threat of coronavirus wasn’t bad enough, residents in parts of the Northwest Territories have had to deal with Mother Nature…
Premier says all schools in NWT to remain closed until after Easter
All elementary and high schools in the Northwest Territories will now remain closed at least until April 14. That’s the Tuesday following Easter Monday. That…
Coronavirus brings postponements to NWT court system
The coronavirus outbreak is affecting courts in the Northwest Territories. Details have been outlined on the NWT Dept. of Justice court schedule website. Supreme Court…
NWT Chief Public Health Officer offers fresh advice on stopping spread of coronavirus
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) of the Northwest Territories is recommending that NWT residents avoid all non-essential travel outside of the territory due to…
Coronavirus in the NWT not a question of if but when, says Premier
It was a coronavirus-themed day at the Legislative Assembly on Friday. Nearly all regular MLAs had a COVID-19 question for cabinet. Earlier in the sitting,…