The N.W.T. government’s COVID Secretariat is not tracking how many of its tickets actually result in fines being paid, and it won't say whether an MLA who admitted to breaking the rules has been ticketed.
N.W.T. MLA who broke isolation removed as chair of accountability committee
MLAs voted to remove Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn as chair of the standing committee on accountability and oversight after he visited the legislature while he was supposed to be isolating.
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Posted: May 14, 2021 3:00 PM CT | Last Updated: May 14
MLA Steve Norn has been removed as chair of the standing committee on accountability and oversight, MLAs announced Friday.(Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada)
The N.W.T. MLA who visited the legislature during a 14-day isolation period has now been removed as chair of the legislature s standing committee on accountability and oversight.
3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, no new exposure sites
As of Monday, there were 51 active COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, with 92 per cent of those cases among children and youth.
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Posted: May 10, 2021 5:40 PM CT | Last Updated: May 10
Northwest Territories public health officials announced three new COVID-19 cases and three probable cases in Yellowknife on Monday, but no new exposure sites.(NIAID Integrated Research Facility/Reuters)
The spread of COVID-19 cases linked to an outbreak at a Yellowknife elementary school appears to be slowing down, with three new confirmed cases, and three probable cases announced Monday.
There are now 51 confirmed, active COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, up from 48 on Friday, according to an update from the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer.
MLA Steve Norn accused Yellowknife chiefs of promoting 'hate, racism, [and] death threats' in a lengthy response to their calls for him to resign over his breach of isolation.