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Featured, Health, News August 11, 2020

Indigenous-owned tour company requests support from GNWT

Joe Bailey of North Star Adventures says he is currently 'surviving' of funding from the feds.


The owner of an Indigenous tour company is calling on the territorial government to provide additional support for his struggling  industry. The global COVID-19 pandemic, which shut the NWT’s borders, has forced North Star Adventures owner, Joe Bailey, to lose his entire customer base and subsequently refund $50,000 to prospective…

Featured, Health, News August 5, 2020

GNWT extends public health emergency for tenth time

Diane Thom, the minister of Health and Social Services, has once again extended the public health emergency. The territorial government says the risk remains high as there have been several outbreaks in southern Canada. It adds that about 700 new self-isolation plans are filed every week. The territory also confirmed…

Featured, Health, News August 4, 2020

Health Authority to improve privacy policies after commissioner’s report

The organization received criticism from the privacy commissioner after medical documents were allegedly discovered at a landfill in Fort Simpson in 2018


The NWT health authority says it is improving privacy and document storage after a report from the privacy commissioner criticized the organization’s safeguards. The report investigated a 2018 incident where health records were allegedly recovered at the Fort Simpson landfill. “The incident in Fort Simpson has been a critical event…

Featured, Health, News July 30, 2020

Presumptive COVID case at Diavik Diamond Mine

A presumptive COVID-19 case is present in the Diavik Diamond Mine outside Yellowknife. An Albertan worker tested positive upon entering the territory, but is not exhibiting any symptoms, a government of the Northwest Territories press release says. The individual is in isolation along with anyone who has been in contact…

Featured, Health, News July 27, 2020

Stanton Territorial Hospital services disrupted

Sterilization device malfunctions have reduced capacity for surgical services at Stanton.


Stanton Territorial Hospital is experiencing some equipment malfunctions with its sterilization services. The Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) says in a press release, the malfunctions were due to wet packs — moisture left after the sterilization process. “This issue was flagged immediately and that no improperly sterilized equipment was…