Public health emergency extended for 19th time
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Dec. 22. The extension comes as cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, a press release…
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Starting Jan. 5 residents traveling for leisure will pay to stay at self-isolation centres
Residents who need to travel outside the NWT for medical or compassionate reasons will have their stay covered.
With updates Residents traveling outside the Northwest Territories for leisure will no longer have the cost of their stay at a self-isolation centre covered by…
Premier, CPHO discourage travel this holiday season
During a press conference Premier Caroline Cochrane encouraged all residents to download the COVID-Alert App
Premier Caroline Cochrane says her own children will not be returning to the territory for Christmas as a result of the pandemic. Cochrane, whose children…
Public health emergency extended
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Nov. 24. The extension comes as cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, a press release…
As temperatures dip, little progress made on temporary day shelter
The chief public health officer has ruled out using pandemic powers to open a temporary day shelter in Yellowknife. Under the Public Health Act, Dr….
GNWT announces first phase of new MMIWG action plan
The work plan "isn't the most exciting document", but it's a start, says Caroline Wawzonek, minister responsible for the status of women.
More conversations to come as the GNWT prepares to redefine the 231 Calls to Justice in the territory. The first phase of the action plan…
GNWT says framework coming to boost Indigenous staff levels
In the past year, the GNWT workforce has grown by 500 people. Only 156 of those are Indigenous Aboriginal hires.
The territorial government is working on an Indigenous recruitment and retention framework to try and address an ongoing lack of representation within its workforce. Indigenous…
GNWT releases plan to transform Aurora College into polytechnic university
Declining enrolment, graduation rates and reputation of the college is at the heart of this change, says Chris Joseph, person in charge of the college's transformation plan
The only public post-secondary institution in the NWT is getting an upgrade. After a couple of years of deliberation, the territorial government has released the…
Public health emergency extended for 16th time
The extension comes as COVID-19 has re-entered the territory.
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Nov. 10. The extension comes after the NWT announced several new cases of COVID-19, a…
Q&A: Katrina Nokleby talks losing her cabinet roles, responds to criticisms and looks at future as regular MLA; Part 2
'I left a vacuum and somebody else filled it. That's my biggest regret, not showing them more of myself before somebody else told them who I was,' says Nokleby.
Yesterday, CKLB published a Q&A with ousted minister Katrina Nokleby. Following an emotional end to the first interview, she agreed to return for a follow…