N.W.T. reports zero new COVID-19 cases for first time in months
CBC
For the first time in months, no new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in the N.W.T.
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer has been reporting new cases daily in the territory since mid-August following an outbreak that was linked to a handgames tournament in the Sahtu region.
The number of active cases across the territory continued their downward trend on Thursday. It now stands at 64, a drop of nine since Wednesday.
Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ have 30 confirmed, active cases, two fewer than on Wednesday.
In Behchokǫ, there are 16 active cases, five fewer than what was reported on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, there are 11 cases in Hay River and K'atl'odeeche First Nation, a decrease of two from yesterday.
There remain seven cases in Inuvik, where three new public exposure notices were issued Thursday.
Yellowknife city council removed $550,000, intended to operate its own dog pound, from the city's draft budget on Monday.
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Multinational food corporation Cargill said on Tuesday it plans to cut roughly five per cent of its staff, or about 8,000 jobs.
The season's first blast of winter weather continued Tuesday in the region and north of the city with some schools and school purpose vehicles cancelled and plows out in force on the roads.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a meeting with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the other opposition party leaders on Parliament Hill on Tuesday to brief them on his visit to Florida to meet with president-elect Donald Trump and some of his incoming cabinet secretaries.