Playgrounds closing

The pending closure of the NWT’s three huge diamond mines will certainly reduce direct taxation revenues for the territorial government, but it’s the ripple effects through the private sector that could really hurt our economy, says the minister in charge. During a virtual town hall Thursday night — the first…

According to the chief public health officer, seven new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the territory since Nov. 2. Bringing the total active case count to 73, with seven coming from Inuvik, 32 from Dettah, Ndilǫ and Yellowknife, 13 from Hay River and K’atl’odeeche First Nation and 21…