A couple hundred people gathered for a vigil in Somba K'e Park to mark the deaths of four family members killed Sunday in what police call a hate-motivated attack and to decry the existence of Islamophobia and hatred in Canada.
Posted: Jun 03, 2021 11:03 AM CT | Last Updated: June 3
Picnic tables and portable toilets were set up in the parking lot next to Aspen Apartments on 51st Street after the temporary day shelter in downtown Yellowknife closed on Monday. (Sidney Cohen/CBC )
Some canopy tents and picnic tables in a parking lot.
This is how the Northwest Territories government is filling the gap after the temporary day shelter at Yellowknife s Mine Safety Building closed on Monday.
People can visit the encampment beside the vacant Aspen Apartments on 51st Street to grab a bite to eat, store their belongings, and use the portable toilets, but they can t nap comfortably or do laundry inside the building.
The Northwest Territories announced on Thursday that the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer will consider self-isolation exemptions for people travelling to and from Nunavut.
N.W.T. officials say investigations into recent COVID-19 cases still underway
Northwest Territories officials says they re still investigating the new COVID-19 cases recently detected in the territory and that it s likely more will be found.
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Posted: Jan 19, 2021 11:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 19
Premier Caroline Cochrane speaks at a news conference on COVID-19 in the N.W.T. on Tuesday.(Kate Kyle/CBC)
Northwest Territories officials says they're still investigating the new COVID-19 cases recently detected in the territory and that it's likely more will be found.