NWT to receive $70 million in new health care funding over 10 years
The NWT will receive an additional $7 million annually for health care for the next 10 years. The money comes as part of a new…
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Residents offer buffet of solutions to address NWT food insecurity
Just do something, anything. That was the message to a handful of MLAs during a committee meeting on food security held Wednesday night. Presenters handed…
Health and Social Services warns of chicken pox outbreak in Tuktoyaktuk
Symptoms of chicken pox include fever, headache, and lesions on the torso and face, then the arms and legs
The department of Health and Social Services is warning about an ongoing chicken pox outbreak in Tuktoyaktuk. Multiple people in different households have recently contracted…
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…
Listen: New Dene language podcast wants to mic drop mental health
A new Dene-led podcast is making mental health easier to talk about, especially in Dënësųłinë́. The show focuses on real people overcoming struggles from addiction…
Carfentanil found in Hay River again
Carfentanil, an extremely toxic opioid, has been found in illegal drugs in Hay River. This is the second time police detected carfentanil in the community…
GNWT launches 811 health advice line
The new service is being offered 24-hours a day, seven days a week
Health advise is now available for all NWT residents at the touch of a button. And it’s free. The GNWT says a toll-free 811 health…
“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
Ken Kyikavichik says the past few years have been challenging for his people. “The amount of grief that’s gone on, especially over the last two…
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
Last updated on Nov. 3 at 4:15 p.m. The deficit of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has quadrupled in the six…
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
The Northwest Territories will not be getting its own addiction treatment centre any time soon. That’s according to the territory’s Minister of Health and Social…