NWT explores ‘real consequences’ for acts of Elder abuse
The NWT's health minister says work is ongoing to establish "real consequences for failing to protect Elders and taking advantage of them."
Minister backtracks in Ingraham Trail fire coverage debate
Yellowknife will stop fighting fires on the Ingraham Trail in five weeks. The local MLA is not at all convinced the GNWT will have a solution by April 1.
Is the NWT about to create a travel bubble with the Yukon?
The NWT's health minister says she hopes to have "good news" regarding opening up travel between the territory and Yukon by the end of March.
Second-dose clinics announced for remaining NWT communities
The NWT rounded out its list of upcoming second-dose Covid-19 vaccine clinics by adding dates in Fort Resolution, Fort Liard, Norman Wells, and Fort Good Hope.
Funding for Hay River growers shows NWT ‘moving toward a sector’
"An opportunity to catapult food into a new realm." Three Hay River businesses received a combined $410,000 from a federal and territorial agriculture fund.
Applications welcomed for $20,000 health research stipend
Aurora College students are invited to apply for a $20,000 stipend designed to involve them in health research while they study.
NWT’s young hockey goalies taking table tennis lessons
Can table tennis make you a better hockey goalie? We're about to find out. Teenage goalies in Hay River will get two months of specialist training.
NWT nears 2,000 fully vaccinated residents
The latest figures show just over 1,300 NWT residents received their second dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 last week. Around 1,000 got their first dose.
Ahead of new plant opening, NWT examines how best to sell its fish
The NWT is devising a strategy to sell its fish when a new Hay River processing plant opens. Attempts to revitalize the fish industry will rely on its success.
ENR issues warning over illegal caribou harvesting
The NWT said there will be "more wildlife officers on the ground" enforcing the rules after recent reports of illegal caribou harvesting.
Contract signed to begin mining at Nechalacho, east of YK
Mining for rare earth minerals will begin at Nechalacho in March. It'll create a small open-pit mine, considered a demonstration project, and around 30 jobs.
More second-dose vaccine clinics open up across NWT
Seventeen NWT communities will host more Covid-19 vaccine clinics in the next two weeks, offering both first and second doses. Here are the details.