A scuttled transitional housing project at Arnica Inn has recovered and is set to house homeless residents at risk of COVID-19, Yellowknife Women’s Society...
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated is allotting $1.25 million of its $22.5 million in federal COVID-19 response funds to ensure Nunavut communities have clean water for...
Chief Public Health Officer Kami Kandola issued a statement Saturday morning denouncing 'Pike' Mike Harrison and any resident defying public health orders when travelling...
Indigenous communities in the NWT are not prepared for a possible outbreak of COVID-19 and assistance is needed.
“We don’t have the medical resources they...
Supermarkets in small communities across the NWT are facing the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic with their own product policies and safety measures.
Even before...
Now that incoming traffic through the Mike Zubko Airport is being screened and quarantined as needed, Town of Inuvik Mayor Natasha Kulikowski is now...
Small business owners in the Northwest Territories strained by collapsing demand amid a global pandemic may see some relief from Ottawa soon.
The federal government...
Reduced air traffic into Paulatuk has helped ease anxiety in the community over the COVID-19 pandemic, but residents are still not taking any chances.
"Generally...
The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Canadian businesses hard and companies in the NWT are no exception, but financial assistance is in sight.
NWT businesses experiencing...
Summit Air announced today that 45 employees will be "temporarily leaving" the airline due to COVID-19 and the subsequent economic slowdown.
The company, which until...
A state of emergency has been declared for the Northwest Territories.
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), Paulie Chinna, declared a territory-wide state of...
The issue: school closures
We say: contingency needed
Our world has been turned upside down by the coronavirus COVID-19 over the past few weeks.
So much of...
Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, may have started the year aiming to have a federal budget for Northerners that would...
Fort Liard’s mayor says the hamlet is focusing on keeping Elders safe and informed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re trying to protect our Elders —...
The small community of Kakisa, about a half-hour's drive southeast of Fort Providence, has always been isolated and self-dependent.
Community members are taking the necessary...
The Day Centre and Sobering Centre in Yellowknife has contingency plans and the recent closure of two food support organizations in Yellowknife won’t adversely...
The YWCA in Yellowknife has prioritized providing child care for parents who are working in essential services.
"We have not found a place as of yet...
The City of Yellowknife has closed all City playgrounds effective Thursday afternoon following the advice of chief public health officer Kami Kandola.
"Because of the...
Education Minister R.J. Simpson outlined in a letter to all parents, guardians and education staff on Wednesday that one of the top priorities following...
Frustrated and concerned, Fort Good Hope’s senior administrative officer says some community members aren’t following social distancing protocol amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“They’re not taking...
Most Dene communities in the NWT are vulnerable to infection by COVID-19 and need more medical assistance, Norman Yakeleya, national chief of the Dene...
Northwest Territories health card holders needn't worry about their benefits disappearing amidst a global health emergency.
The territory is extending expiring and expired health cards,...
The GNWT added some clarity on how Alberta residents living near the Northwest Territories border are affected by the border closure, specifically near Fort...
For Iqalummiut wondering which businesses are still accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Iqaluit has issued an update.
The following businesses are open:
Arctic...
Many Yellowknifers have likely spotted an eye-grabbing addition to the city’s skyline in recent days.
The Explorer Hotel is lighting up vacant rooms to form...
