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…
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Wastewater signal detects COVID in Behchokǫ̀, NWT at 220 cases
The territory is officially reporting more cases in the past two weeks than it has the entire pandemic. In a press release issued Monday evening,…
RCMP asking public for help in Fort Simpson house fire investigation
Fort Simpson RCMP are asking for the publics’ assistance in an investigation on a house fire that happened on June 29. RCMP arrived at…
GNWT to remove border checkpoint near Fort Smith
The territorial government announced it will be removing the highway 5 checkpoint at the NWT-Alberta border near Fort Smith. A press release says the checkpoint…
COVID vaccines to be available in health centres across the NWT
COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available in health centres across the territory. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced the news in a press release on…
Self-isolation requirements may end in ‘early summer’
CPHO says certain thresholds need to be met in order to reopen fully.
Self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated residents are anticipated to end in the “early summer.” But not until certain vaccination thresholds are hit and the daily…
Slow start to NWT wildfire season likely to continue into June
Wildfire season in the NWT has had a slow start and will likely stay the same into June. So far in May, there has only…
‘We’re going to do everything we can to help them:’ MP McLeod is advocating for flood victims
Michael McLeod, the NWT’s Member of Parliament, has some encouraging words for residents who’ve been affected by recent flooding. “The federal government is monitoring the…
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…
Yellowknife adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine; mobile teams returning to communities in April
All adults residing in Yellowknife are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. This was announced by Julie Green, minister of Health and Social Services, during…