Health


Pilot project intends to offer more streamlined care for mental health services to NWT residents

Mental health support options will be available online and for same-day care, all at the touch of your fingertips.


Access to online mental health resources and a stable internet connection is a paradox for most northern communities. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is joining together with the Government of the Northwest Territories for a two-year mental health project to reduce wait times and improve services. Jennifer Drygeese,…



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…




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…


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…