NWT Chief Public Health Officer asks people to stop vaping after vaping-related deaths, illnesses
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) for the Northwest Territories has some very simple advice for people who vape or who are thinking about trying…
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‘We want to save lives’: new study focuses on domestic violence risks in vulnerable populations
Warning: This story discusses domestic violence and homicide. It’s a well-known fact in the Northwest Territories that Indigenous women suffer disproportionate rates of domestic violence….
Nurse says knowledge of healthcare system helped save her life
If Lianne Mantla-Look had listened to a doctor in Edmonton, she may have come back to Yellowknife without ever treating her stomach cancer. Instead, she…
Inuit-led health survey asks ‘How are we?’
“While Inuit are asked to take part in many surveys, most are not developed and controlled by Inuit.” That’s what makes the Qanuippitaa? National Inuit…
Inuvik greenhouse kicks off new food delivery program
Anyone in Inuvik looking for a night off from cooking can look to the community greenhouse for a new food delivery service. Ashley Jacobson is…
Foster Family Coalition hopes to raise FASD awareness with picnic
Learning about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the easiest way to support someone living with it. That’s according to Korry Garvey of the Foster Family…
New blue lines in downtown Yellowknife show smokers where they can and can’t smoke
Yellowknifers who smoke downtown now have one less excuse if they are caught smoking too close to entrances of buildings. Maintenance crews from Northview Properties…
NWT Chief Public Health Officer declares syphilis outbreak
The Chief Public Health Officer has declared a syphilis outbreak for the Northwest Territories. In a news release issued Thursday morning, health officials say the…
Changes may be coming to legal age to buy cigarettes
You may soon need to be a little older to buy cigarettes in the NWT The Standing Committee on Social Development agreed with proposed legislation…
Caribou recovery plan to address ‘unprecedented’ threat level
About 3 million barren-ground caribou roamed the NWT 25 years ago. Since then, the number has dropped 500,000—with some herds seeing an even sharper decrease…