The Chief Public Health Officer has issued a health advisory over a confirmed case of hepatitis A (an infection of the liver), coming from a food handler working at two restaurants inside the Edmonton International Airport. Any residents who ate at the Belgian Beer Café or Boston Pizza in early…
Yellowknife’s long-awaited Wellness and Recovery Centre is getting a $24 million funding boost from the federal government. That’s according to a joint announcement by Northwest Territories MP Michael McLeod and Minister of Health and Social Services Julie Green on Friday. Once complete, the new centre will offer a variety of…
As wildfires rage across the territory, smoke seemed to be stubbornly stuck above the N.W.T. capital. BreezoMeter provides real-time air quality data for locations across the world. This morning, data collected by the website showed the air quality above Yellowknife was poor enough to pose a “very high health risk”…
Anthrax has been confirmed in the bison population of the Slave River Lowlands through laboratory testing. The cases were confirmed on Friday. The report from Environment and Climate Change states that, consequently, all bison carcasses will now be regarded as confirmed anthrax cases. So far, 27 cases of anthrax have…
A suspected anthrax outbreak is underway in the Slave River Lowlands bison population, according to the Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC). Fifteen bison carcasses were discovered between Fort Smith and Fort Resolution over the last weekend. Although test results are still pending, ECC is treating the situation as…
William Rodgers and Rylan Wainman couldn’t stop talking about their workouts. Their philosophy teacher called them “meatheads.” Rather than quiet down, the two students of East Three Secondary school in Inuvik decided to turn their love of fitness into a science experiment. Now, their study on the social acceptance of…
The NWT’s supply of the COVID-19 vaccine for children five and under is set to expire in the coming week. Parents can still have their kids vaccinated until March 8. After that date, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) says the vaccine is expected to be unavailable…
Glenda Simon has been in the healthcare sector for 25 years, and has seen firsthand the barriers Indigenous people face accessing care. “I don’t like seeing patients struggle through the health system, it breaks my heart,” she says. Now, Simon is one of the new Indigenous Patient Advocates with the…
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 agreement between all provinces and territories, and the federal government. While Premier Caroline Cochrane welcomed the money, she also said it is not enough to…
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 MLAs a menu of solutions: school food programs, funding for food vouchers in communities, more support for harvesters, reducing the operational costs for producers, trade…