Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer (CPHO) announced six new cases of COVID-19 in the territory. Five cases are connected to the Gahcho Kué mine and the other is a Yellowknife resident. The five individuals are isolating and doing well, reads a press release. This brings the total cases…
Residents who currently live with an addiction or have in the past can now have their say in how the territorial government can improve its recovery services. The Department of Health and Social Services has launched a survey asking for information on what services are working, what needs to be…
Medic Iqquiyuituq has been homeless for over 20 years. Ever since the Salvation Army closed its doors on Feb. 7, he’s afraid of what that might mean for his sobriety. Iqquiyuituq says he’s been sober for almost six months and needs places like the Salvation Army to keep him on…
The total cases of COVID-19 at Gahcho Kué mine is now 10. Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, confirms four new cases at mine on Feb. 12. Out of the four confirmed cases, three are NWT residents and the other individual is an out-of territory worker. According to a…
Almost 300 NWT residents have received both doses of the Moderna vaccine. However, the majority of residents still await their first dose. Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer was joined by Dr. AnnMarie Pegg, territorial medical director, in a virtual media briefing on Feb. 10. Dr.Pegg says there is…
According to the office of the chief public health officer, a new case of COVID-19 has been identified in Yellowknife. Health officials say the individual travelled from Calgary, Alta. on Feb. 8. Residents on WestJet flight #3359 from Calgary in rows 2 to 15 are considered to be at risk…
Julie Green, minister of Health and Social Services, apologized for her comments to Katrina Nokleby a day after saying the Great Slave MLA was “soliciting horror stories” on social media of people’s experience with the mental health system. Green also removed her point of order. Below is CKLB’s original story….
Natasha Kulikowski wants women who are on a journey to sobriety to know they’re not alone. “Just knowing that there’s other people out there going through the same thing is very important,” she says. That is why she launched the Facebook group Arctic Circle Sobriety last week, where sober women can…
Medical staff at Gahcho Kué mine have identified six new presumptive cases of COVID-19. This is in addition to the two confirmed cases identified last week, when Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola declared an outbreak at the mine. Health officials have sent confirmatory tests for analysis at Stanton…
Dehcho First Nations will be hosting a 30-day healing program called Nezųh Aoht’é Gha Edek’eh Eghálaęhnda (Journey to My Best Self). In a news release, DFN says the program is to “help participants overcome barriers related to mental health and addictions by being rooted in holistic and cultural ways of…