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The standing committee on accountability and oversight discussed plans for the vaccine roll out in children aged five to 11 as well as the N.W.T. government's handling of the current COVID-19 outbreak.

Dr. Kami Kandola and Scott Robertson of the Health and Social Services authority took questions live on The Trailbreaker.

MLAs heard few details about what the reopening plan contains, but the N.W.T.’s chief public health officer says vaccines will largely determine what can be reopened, and how soon.

N.W.T. ministers took Tuesday’s mid-week session to introduce some new programs, before a busy few days.

As the N.W.T. government revisits its COVID-19 recovery plans, MLAs are seeking better incentives to get the population vaccinated, and for travel exemptions in the updated plans.

Flood response, COVID-19 restrictions top of mind for short N.W.T. legislative session The N.W.T. legislature is back for a short, but busy session. CBC heard from some MLAs about their top priorities. Social Sharing Posted: May 26, 2021 7:01 PM CT | Last Updated: May 27 A view of the inside of the NWTs legislative assembly. Session starts up again for seven days so MLAs can pass small adjustments to departmental budgets. (Chantal Dubuc/CBC) Politicians are descending on Yellowknife this week f...

Kandola calls for calm as officials await test results from COVID-19 contacts in Yellowknife N.W.T. health officials are awaiting test results from roughly 90 people identified as contacts to a cluster of five COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 26, 2021 9:30 AM CT | Last Updated: April 26 Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer of the N.W.T., says officials are awaiting test results from approximately 90 people identified as contacts of a cluster of fi...

Walk-in vaccine clinic coming to Yellowknife, and other COVID-19 news from the N.W.T.s top docs A plan to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in the N.W.T. for vaccinated residents is coming soon, says the territory’s chief public health officer. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 15, 2021 12:33 PM CT | Last Updated: April 15 Terriorial medical director Dr. AnneMarie Pegg, left, and N.W.T. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola answer questions live on The Trailbreaker Thursday.(CBC)

The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce president called on the premier to take on a more active role when it comes to easing COVID-19 restrictions in an opinion piece published in last weekend’s Yellowknifer. At least one member withdrew their businesses over the comments.

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As Governments and businesses turn their minds toward the recovery and re-opening of the economy, our team is closely monitoring updates from governments across Canada. The following summarizes the recovery and re-opening measures which have been announced to date in each jurisdiction. We will continue to update this summary as further measures are introduced across the country. This roundup ...