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Newsroom (Backgrounders Only)
August 17, 2021
News Releases
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July 14, 2021
News Releases
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (July 14, 2021) – Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the $1.75 million Anti-Poverty Fund.
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Yellowknife –
June 21, 2021
News Releases
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is changing self-isolation requirements for all Northwest Territories’ residents, starting today at 5:00 p.m.
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Yellowknife –
June 9, 2021
News Releases
Today, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) released Emerging Wisely 2021: Step by Step Together, its plan for easing and ending pandemic restrictions.
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Yellowknife –
May 26, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today that it has made changes to the eligibility criteria for Métis Health Benefits to reduce barriers to access supplementary health insurance.
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Yellowknife –
May 12, 2021
News Releases
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is removing the temporary COVID-19 restrictions put in place for school closures in Yellowknife, Ndilǫ̨, Dettah and Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories (NWT). This order also included after-school and other extracurricular programs.
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Yellowknife –
April 21, 2021
News Releases
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is allowing for remote tourism activities to resume in the Northwest Territories (NWT) for the 2021 summer season under certain conditions.
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Yellowknife –
April 21, 2021
News Releases
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is introducing new measures that reduce self-isolation requirements for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Yellowknife –
March 11, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released updated long term care bed projections for the Northwest Territories.
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Yellowknife –
December 1, 2020
News Releases
Child and Family Services (CFS) continues to make progress in transforming its system to meet the needs of children and youth in its care. Since the last progress report update in July 2020, CFS has completed 54% of action items within the Quality Improvement Plan.
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