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Yellowknife – December 18, 2020
News Releases

Returning students and persons with specific legal situations requiring travel will continue to have their stays at regional isolation centres fully covered by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) in the New Year.

Yellowknife – December 11, 2020
News Releases

Today, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced preliminary plans to roll out the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine between January and March 2021.

Yellowknife – December 1, 2020
News Releases

The Northwest Territories’ isolation centre cost-coverage payment policies will shift in the New Year.

Beginning on January 5, 2021, the GNWT will no longer cover costs for isolation centre stays related to discretionary or personal travel.

Yellowknife – November 24, 2020
News Releases

The COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat today released the report What We Heard- Evolving COVID-19 Self-Isolation Policies in the Northwest Territories.

Yellowknife – November 3, 2020
News Releases

A new campaign launched by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is calling on everyone across the territory to mask up to protect each other as the COVID-19 risk grows across Canada. 

Yellowknife – July 17, 2020
Media Statement

Premier Caroline Cochrane issued the following statement today concerning the report of the NWT Integrity Commissioner:

Yellowknife – June 12, 2020
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has moved to Relaxing Phase Two of Emerging Wisely – the territory’s plan for relaxing the COVID-19 public health restrictions,  and made amendments to the territory’s travel restrictions.

 

Yellowknife – June 10, 2020
Media Statement

Caroline Cochrane, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Diane Thom, Minister of Health and Social Services, and Dr.

May 15, 2020
News Releases

Today, the Northwest Territories (NWT) takes its first careful steps towards a more open society.

Yellowknife – May 12, 2020
News Releases

Today, the GNWT charted a path to emerging from the current public health measures implemented to contain COVID-19 in the NWT – and the easing could start within a week.

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