Canada’s Northwest Territories reports 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday
Territorial count stands at 246, a decrease of 11 since Friday The N.W.T.’s Office of the Chief Public Health Officer
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Gov’t staff being redeployed to help deal with closure of Yellowknife shelters in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Health Minister Julie Green also said the city has offered up an arena as a possible day shelter space As
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Canada’s Northwest Territories adds 7 new COVID-19 cases, issues containment order for Norman Wells
1 new case reported in Fort Smith, none in Behchokǫ̀ Only seven new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since Monday
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‘Need is urgent’: Canada’s Northwest Territories asks Red Cross, feds for help dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
Health minister says there was already a crunch in resources, now the need for nurses is especially pressing The Northwest
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Canada’s Northwest Territories in ‘critical moment’ as Sahtu COVID-19 cluster now considered community spread
Health minister says it’s becoming a multi-community event, will place ‘tremendous’ strain on health system Julie Green, the N.W.T.’s health
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Canadians go to the polls on Sept. 20, here’s the northern candidates so far
Canadians are officially heading to the polls on Sept. 20. The campaign will last 36 days — the minimum campaign
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Inuvialuit organization takes control of storied reindeer herd in Arctic Canada
‘We’ve been indirectly, directly engaged for decades,’ says Inuvialuit leader Duane Ningaqsiq Smith A storied reindeer herd first brought to
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Northern climate poses challenge for hybrid power system in community in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Primary goal was to reduce power outages in remote Arctic community More than five years after Colville Lake’s hybrid power
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CBC Explains – Setting the (temperature) record straight in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The hottest days on record in the N.W.T. are not the official hottest days on record It was hot at
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Canada’s Northwest Territories gives $1.75M to 52 anti-poverty initiatives
The funding supports 2SLGBTQ youth and food security programs, among others The Northwest Territories government has expanded their annual $1
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2022 Arctic Arts Summit to be hosted in Canada’s Yukon territory
Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory will host the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit, the territorial government announced this week. It will be
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Climate change could fuel increase in mosquito-borne viruses in Canada’s Northwest Territories, say officials
California serogroup viruses found in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) mosquitoes in 2020 As the climate changes, the risk of contracting
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Northwest Territories residents experience “another world” in Ivvavik National Park
Seven-year-old Lindyn Fraser is the youngest visitor to Ivvavik National Park in Yukon this summer. “I’m having a lot of fun here,”
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Strong rebound coming for northern territories: Conference Board of Canada
Yukon’s outlook is the strongest, while Nunavut and the N.W.T. may struggle long-term The post-pandemic world looks positive for Canada’s
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Gov’t of Canada’s Northwest Territories tables economic recovery plan, offering little in new support for business
40-page ‘Emerging Stronger’ document mostly details past interventions and failures The government of the Northwest Territories has unveiled its plan
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