Nunavut suspends travel bubble with NWT
Nunavut has suspended its travel bubble with the Northwest Territories as Yellowknife deals with a COVID-19 outbreak. “Following the new announcements on the COVID-19 situation…
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CPHO: All household members must self-isolate if one person travels
Travel outside the NWT for the holiday season is also being discouraged.
As Nunavut experiences a serious COVID-19 outbreak, the Northwest Territories is implementing tougher restrictions. This includes the chief public health officer enforcing all members of…
Northern TikToker shares reasons to stay alive, Inuit style
Annie Buscemi admits that “it’s the simple things in life” that keep her going. Buscemi, 23, from Iqaluit, started making TikToks as a way to help herself through her anxiety. Since losing her job back in September, Buscemi created a virtual diary, called Ullaakkut (meaning good morning) as a way to practice gratitude. This was […]
COVID cases in Nunavut rise to 60, travel bubble with NWT suspended
Nunavut has imposed a shutdown on non-essential business.
All non-essential services across Nunavut will be required to close to limit the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, the travel bubble between Nunavut and the Northwest…
Seven presumptive COVID cases at Nunavut mine
The presumptive cases come on top of two confirmed cases at the Hope Bay Mine.
The Nunavut department of health is sending a rapid response team to a mine after reporting seven presumptive COVID-19 cases on Monday. The cases are…
Yellowknife man sentenced 4.5 years for robbing Circle K twice
Joanasie Qumuaqtuq has just over three years left after time served.
A Yellowknife man who robbed the same convenience store twice has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years of prison time. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her…
Two presumptive COVID cases at Nunavut mine site
Travel bubble with NWT won't be affected
Nunavut is reporting two presumptive COVID-19 cases at the Mary River Mine on Wednesday morning. A press release says there is no evidence of transmission…
Presumptive COVID case in Nunavut won’t affect travel bubble
A presumptive COVID-19 case at a mining site in Nunavut will not derail the two territory travel bubble. Mike Westwick, communications manager with the Department…
New travel bubble allows NWT and Nunavut residents to travel more freely between territories
The Government of the Northwest Territories has officially moved to Relaxing Phase Two of the Emerging Wisley Plan. The territorial plan moving forward includes relaxing…
WSCC sues Baffinland over worker death in December 2018
One of the largest mines in Nunavut is facing a series of charges related to the death of a worker on December 16 last year….