Public health emergency extended for 18th time
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Dec. 8. The extension comes as cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, a press release…
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MLA proposes Dettah take over fire services on Ingraham Trail
Steve Norn says it would be a win-win-win situation if Dettah was to provide emergency fire services for residents along the Ingraham Trail. He argues…
Hay River orders evacuation for Vale Island, West Channel
The Town of Hay River has issued an evacuation notice for residents of Vale Island and West Channel. The town issued the notice about 9…
GNWT declares ‘proactive’ state of emergency
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Paulie Chinna declared an NWT-wide state of emergency earlier this week. It took three days for the government…
NWT officials offer additional details on first coronavirus case, travel restrictions
It took health officials about 12 hours to inform the public about the first case of COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories. During a press conference…
After first few weeks, 911 service working on ‘self-rescue’ protocols
There have been over 750 calls to 911 in the first two weeks since the emergency number launched at the start of November. But many…