YK shuts all playgrounds on chief public health officer’s advice
The City of Yellowknife closed all of its playgrounds after the NWT's chief public health officer said steel play equipment can harbour the coronavirus. More »
Top NWT health officials explain why liquor stores remain open
Liquor stores across the NWT remain open during the coronavirus pandemic. Health officials say the alternative would be even worse for the healthcare system. More »
We’ll have more info by Monday, NWT education minister tells parents
Food programs. Mental health supports. Learning from home. Grade 12 students. All four are priorities as NWT education staff work around the clock on a plan. More »
Union of Northern Workers to file grievance over Ekati suspension
The Union of Northern Workers has told employees of the Ekati diamond mine it will pursue a grievance over the way in which workers were laid off last week. More »
Bereft of shows, NACC launches fundraiser to help musicians
The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre is trying to raise $16,000 to help eight NWT artists who are struggling to meet the North's cost of living with no shows. More »
Under pressure, NWT jails start to explain how they’ll protect inmates
Responding to concerned defence lawyers, the NWT's justice minister said jails were taking limited steps to reduce inmate numbers as a Covid-19 precaution. More »
NWT government formally recommends closing schools till fall
The NWT government and education leaders have agreed that the territory's schools be closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, the GNWT said. More »
Aklak Air cuts back to two passenger flights per week
Aklak Air will drop to two Arctic coastal passenger flights a week as Covid-19 destroys demand for air travel. Even that may be unsustainable, the airline said. More »
Non-essential GNWT staff asked to join territory’s Covid-19 fight
The NWT government has written to non-essential staff working from home, asking them to consider accepting reassignment to positions helping the Covid-19 fight. More »
Heavy police presence outside YK’s Sunridge Place apartments
Multiple police vehicles surrounded Yellowknife's Sunridge Apartments on Tuesday evening, temporarily blocking off access to a stretch of 51A Avenue. More »
YK1 trustees approve motion to close schools for remainder of 2019-20
Yellowknife's YK1 schools will stay closed until the fall, the district decided, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. More NWT schools are expected to follow. More »
NWT checking reports tourists later returned to Hong Kong with virus
Seven people tested positive for Covid-19 after a trip reported to include Peru, Bolivia, and the NWT. So far there's no evidence they had the virus while here. More »