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Community, Featured, Health, News January 10, 2023

Staff shortage causes midwifery reduction in Fort Smith; families sent to Yellowknife

Expecting families from Fort Smith will need to travel to Yellowknife to deliver their babies for the foreseeable future. The Northwest Territories Health and Social…

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NTHSSA deficit nearly quadrupled in six years: Report

"Without reforms to achieve better value from existing health system resources now, the GNWT may be forced to reduce healthcare services in the future," the report reads

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Health Minister shuts the door on NWT-based treatment centre

"The simple reason that we don't have a treatment centre is because they don't work. We have tried four times," said Julie Green

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Bedbugs infest Fort Simpson public housing, again

Twenty-six units in Fort Simpson and three in Wrigley were found to have bedbugs

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Indigenous more susceptible to getting the flu

Officials say now that the masks are off and people are gathering again, the flu is expected to make a comeback this season.

Art, Community, Education, Featured, Health, News October 6, 2022

DKFN member wins award for children’s book on death and dreams

Lisa Boivin was taken from her home community of Deninu Kųę́ when she was a baby. Nearly 40 years later, she reconnected with her father…

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In photos: Arctic Winter Games Week 1

After about one week at the Arctic Winter Games, Team NT has captured 37 gold ulus and 79 …READ MORE
February 3, 2023 4:44 pm
Gwich’in chef shares the importance of sober living — and beef jerky

On a typical pandemic day, Stephanie Baryluk’s kitchen was bustling. That’s because Baryluk, a Gwich’in chef from Fort …READ MORE
February 1, 2023 12:26 pm
Upcoming camp to focus on youth voices on vaccines, health care

An upcoming camp wants to tackle vaccine hesitancy in youth and help answers questions about health care. “It’s …READ MORE
January 31, 2023 12:47 pm
Fort McPherson Caribou Summit unites around the importance of responsible hunting

Robert Alexie is retired now, but once upon a time he was a full-time harvester and a tour …READ MORE
January 30, 2023 9:06 am
Fort McPherson Hamlet office broken into, 10 phones stolen

The Fort McPherson hamlet office was broken into last night and 10 phones belonging to the search and …READ MORE
January 24, 2023 2:23 pm

Health

Staff shortage causes midwifery reduction in Fort Smith; families sent to Yellowknife

Listen: New Dene language podcast wants to mic drop mental health

Carfentanil found in Hay River again

GNWT launches 811 health advice line

The new service is being offered 24-hours a day, seven days a week

The new service is being offered 24-hours a day, seven days a week

“We’re not used to being isolated”: Beaufort Delta chiefs hope new anti-suicide funding will curb post-Covid isolation

The Beaufort Delta was the hardest-hit region in this year's suicide spike

The Beaufort Delta was the hardest-hit region in this year's suicide spike

NTHSSA deficit nearly quadrupled in six years: Report

"Without reforms to achieve better value from existing health system resources now, the GNWT may be forced to reduce healthcare services in the future," the report reads

"Without reforms to achieve better value from existing health system resources now, the GNWT may be forced to reduce healthcare services in the future," the report reads

Bedbugs infest Fort Simpson public housing, again

Twenty-six units in Fort Simpson and three in Wrigley were found to have bedbugs

Twenty-six units in Fort Simpson and three in Wrigley were found to have bedbugs

Indigenous more susceptible to getting the flu

Officials say now that the masks are off and people are gathering again, the flu is expected to make a comeback this season.

Officials say now that the masks are off and people are gathering again, the flu is expected to make a comeback this season.

DKFN member wins award for children’s book on death and dreams