Some GNWT employees required to be fully vaccinated by end of November
The Government of the Northwest Territories is requiring employees that work with vulnerable populations to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30. A press release says…
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Exposure notifications issued for multiple election day polling stations
Two Yellowknife polling stations used for the federal election are identified as a public COVID exposure locations. According to the territorial government’s public exposure location…
Yellowknife to enter ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown as NWT reports highest per capita active COVID cases
A “circuit breaker” lockdown is going into effect in Yellowknife as the territory grapples with the highest national per capita rate of active COVID cases….
More ICU admissions as COVID cases continue to rise
Two more residents have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a result of COVID-19, according to the chief public health officer (CPHO)….
Second COVID related death reported in NWT
A second resident of the Northwest Territories has died of COVID-19, according to the chief public health officer (CPHO). A press release issued Monday evening…
First case of COVID reported in Tulita, two students in YK test positive
Fourteen more cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday, including one in Tulita. Additionally two Yellowknife high school students have tested positive, one attends École…
COVID case reported at North Slave Correction Centre
Nine more cases of COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, along with 12 recoveries. To date there are 117 active cases of COVID-19 in the NWT,…
18 new COVID cases reported across NWT
There are now 265 active cases of COVID-19 across the Northwest Territories. Eighteen new cases were reported on Thursday, 12 of which were in Norman…
Twenty-nine new COVID cases reported across the NWT
The territorial government is reporting another 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That brings the total number of active cases in the Northwest Territories to 198….
North-Wright Airways offering discount for cargo shipments to support the Sahtú
North-Wright Airways is offering a discount for anyone hoping to ship supplies, including groceries, to those in the Sahtú. From Aug. 20-30 North-Wright Airways will…