Flu shot clinics open in Northwest Territories from Thursday
Flu shots will be available in Yellowknife from Thursday. Details for other communities are to be announced. Flu is expected to be a bigger problem this winter.
NWT Sunday briefing: Letters, weather and more
In this week's briefing: booster shots, how we illustrate the news, your letters about QR codes and an aquatic centre in Yellowknife, and another election day.
Injured woman on Fort Providence highway sparks police appeal
A woman has been medevaced to Alberta after being found seriously injured in the middle of Highway 3 outside Fort Providence. Police appealed for information.
Outpacing national advice, NWT widens Covid-19 booster program
The NWT will begin offering Covid-19 booster shots to residents as young as 50, a local decision that outpaces the speed at which national guidance is evolving.
GNWT amends date for East Three junior kindergarten advisory
Parents of kids who attended an Inuvik junior kindergarten on Wednesday, October 13 are told "to immediately isolate and arrange testing for their children."
NWT Covid-19 numbers fall again, more than 20 exposure warnings
The NWT reported 22 new Covid-19 cases, its lowest number of new cases in weeks. Even so, there were many exposure notices for Yellowknife and Inuvik.
Advice over City Cab Covid-19 outbreak expands to passengers
If you took a City Cab in Yellowknife on or after September 29, monitor yourself for symptoms of Covid-19 and arrange for a test if need be.
No date for MLAs to sit as legislature grinds to halt over Covid-19
The date for NWT MLAs to begin their fall sitting has been delayed again over the Covid-19 outbreak both in Yellowknife and at the territorial legislature.
Yellowknife office to open for vaccine credential collection
If you've had trouble downloading your proof of vaccination or you need help accessing a paper copy, a new office opens in Yellowknife on Tuesday.
‘Early community transmission’ in Inuvik, says NWT government
Inuvik is seeing "evidence of early community transmission" of Covid-19. Residents were warned the town is currently on the same trajectory as Yellowknife.
NWT police charge eight people with impaired driving
Police in the Northwest Territories say they charged eight people with impaired driving during a targeted operation over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
Freight barges, a rare sight in modern Yellowknife, dock near Con
Freight barges hauling heavy equipment from the Nechalacho mine docked in Yellowknife, a once-routine sight that is now a rarity in the city.