Canadian North receives over $5 million to continue essential services
Canadian North airline will receive over $5 million from the Government of the Northwest Territories to continue providing services during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite the…
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NWT launches new website to provide COVID-19 info
In an effort to streamline important information on the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the territorial government has launched a new website. The website includes accurate information…
CPHO says NWT in ‘home stretch’ to easing public health orders, plan still to come
In a half-hour long news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola did little more than tease an upcoming plan to…
Premier says hair salons, similar businesses likely first to re-open with right protection; detailed recovery plan still to come
NWT residents in need of a haircut will need to let their locks grow a little longer. But they can take comfort in knowing hair…
‘Not everybody can afford to wait’: Payments for Sixties Scoop survivors delayed by COVID-19
Sixties Scoop survivors will still have to wait for an unknown period of time before seeing the money they’re owed through the federal settlement. Collectiva,…
CPHO tells NWT residents returning from Kearl Lake oilsands site to self-isolate
Any NWT residents that were at the Kearl Lake oilsands site in Alberta in the past month may have been exposed to COVID-19. The territory’s…
Latest public health order could be the last; officials shift to preparation of second wave of COVID-19
Despite having no active cases of COVID-19 in the NWT, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola has tightened the travel restrictions at the border….
Dominion Diamond Mines files for creditor protection
The owner of the Ekati diamond mine, the largest in the Northwest Territories, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta…
Despite no active COVID-19 cases, public health orders still weeks away from being lifted
Territorial Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says it’s still going to be four to six weeks before she even starts thinking of relaxing…
Here are the details on federal COVID-19 grants for small and medium businesses in the North
Eligible businesses can get between $2,500 and $100,000 to cover expenses like rent and utilities. (The full list can be found in the link to…