NDP, Liberals talk northern housing
Kelvin Kotchilea and the NDP are pledging to have a national Indigenous-led housing strategy within their first 100 days if they win the upcoming federal…
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Yellowknife health services ‘significantly reduced’
According to the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA), health services in Yellowknife are limited today. This comes after the recent outbreak of…
CPHO orders closure of schools in Ndilǫ, Dettah and Yellowknife
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT’s chief public health officer, says Yellowknife Public Health can’t keep up with testing and contact tracing demand. That’s led her…
Election for Tłıchǫ grand chief postponed
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and containment order in Behchokǫ̀, the Tłıchǫ grand chief election has been postponed. The new election date is Nov….
Updated: Both day shelter and sobering centre now closed in Yellowknife
Updated Saturday, Sept. 11, 8 p.m. Both the Yellowknife day shelter and sobering centre are now closed for an undetermined amount of time. On Friday,…
COVID-19 cases in Behchokǫ̀ expected to rise again: health minister
The cause of the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Behchokǫ̀ is still unknown and health officials say they expect the case count to continue to rise….
Northern youth discuss combating climate change at recent summit
“They're forcing me to care about this because they are slowly destroying my livelihood,” says Siku Rojas.
The Young Leaders Summit on Northern Climate Change hosted by Ecology North took place from August 17-21. 17 participants from the Yukon, Nunavut and the…
Behchokǫ̀ under containment order
According to the chief public health officer (CPHO), Dr. Kami Kandola, an additional 11 residents have probable or confirmed COVID-19 in the community – putting…
NWT health system feeling strain of outbreak; restrictions coming for Behchokǫ̀, Ndilǫ, Dettah and Yellowknife
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has put the NWT’s health care system “on a critical precipice,” says Kim Riles. Riles is the CEO of the Northwest…
CPHO declares outbreak among homeless population in Yellowknife
According to the chief public health officer (CPHO), Dr. Kami Kandola, there has been an outbreak of COVID-19 amongst the “under-housed and vulnerable population” in…