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NWT’s 8-1-1 hotline experiencing phone issues
The NWT 8-1-1 COVID-19 call center is experiencing technical phone line issues according to Chief Public Health Officer Kami Kandola.
Kandola says that the phone...
‘Don’t penalize people that have left for Christmas’: Premier
Two GNWT officials travelled outside of the territory over the holiday period, despite the Chief Public Health Officer urging residents not to travel.
Deputy health...
GNWT releases vaccine strategy
The GNWT has released its COVID-19 vaccination strategy, a plan that will lay out how the territorial government will distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines...
Yellowknife Community Foundation gave nearly 700k in 2020 to local community
The Yellowknife Community Foundation (YKCF) announced that its 2020 campaign to support the local community and projects from across the NWT was an “outstanding...
Ryan Shank – ‘The Colonel Sanders of the North’
Lots of people have taken up new projects during the pandemic.
Ryan Shanks' project earned him the nickname ‘The Colonel Sanders of the North.’
“I've lived...
Public Health Emergency extended through January 19th
Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the NWT’s Public Health Act on the advice...
First doses of Moderna vaccine arrive in NWT
The NWT has received its first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
The 7,200 doses arrived by plane on Monday, which is enough to vaccinate...
High-risk seniors get vaccine first before others: GNWT vaccine distribution plan
A vaccine distribution plan can be expected early January, as the GNWT still finalizes the details.
The plan will include identifying high risk members of...
Public Health Emergency extended through January 5th
Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the NWT’s Public Health Act on the advice...
Bullock’s Bistro – A star Yellowknife attraction
Bullock's Bistro is Yellowknife's most famous restaurant, situated in a historical landmark building in Old Town, and serving up delicious fresh fish from Great...
Tawna Brown — Globe-trotting photographer
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COVID-19 has disrupted many things this year.
Travel has been one of the aspects of life most heavily impacted by the pandemic, with many...
Winter road connecting Fort Smith and Fort Chipewyan closed
Parks Canada has decided to close the winter road that connects Fort Chipewyan in Alberta with Fort Smith and other nearby communities.
Residents of Fort...
Yellowknife – An unmatched beauty
Yellowknife is one of the most beautiful places in the world and its appeal is never lost on both people who’ve lived here their...
Santa Claus granted isolation exemption for upcoming delivery run
Santa has been declared an essential worker, in time for his annually scheduled delivery run to NWT’s 33 communities.
NWT’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr....
State of Emergency in Yellowknife extended
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Paulie Chinna has extended the State of Emergency in Yellowknife.
The extension is being made under the...
Economic future looks bleak for NWT compared to other territories: report
The Northwest territory’s economic outlook is worse than Yukon and Nunavut according to a new analysis from Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
A declining mining...
Kam Lake development in early stages, despite ‘pent up demand’
Despite “pent up demand”, plans for a housing development extension to Kam Lake are still in their early stages.
According to Sheila Bassi-Kellet, administrator with...
GNWT failing in reducing poverty: Alternatives North report
The GNWT needs to restructure the economy to be less dependent on the mining sector and government employment, implement a guaranteed basic income and...
Territory receiving 50,000 doses, specialized freezers to distribute vaccine
The territory is receiving over 50,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine and specialized freezers to store them.
Two freezers are being delivered to the Northwest...
Territory to get Moderna vaccines early 2021
The NWT is set to receive enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize 75 per cent of the eligible adult population in the...
Hundreds should be getting tested: CPHO on wastewater traces
Hundreds of people should be getting tested after traces of COVID-19 were found by the wastewater samplers in Yellowknife.
This is according to estimates from...
All the cuts made during budget deliberations: budget 2021
Almost a dozen projects have been cut from the city budget to keep the tax rate lower than originally thought.
The cuts include money for...
