More people have committed suicide in the NWT so far this year than in any other year in at least two decades. That’s according to newly-released data from the NWT Coroner’s Office. Eighteen suicides have been recorded so far in 2022, a significant increase over the 11 recorded in 2021….
A herring gull found in Yellowknife’s Niven Lake neighbourhood is the first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the territory. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) confirmed on Wednesday the bird, which was referred to wildlife officers in June, was confirmed this month as a…
A vaccine against the monkeypox virus is now available to select residents of the NWT. A limited supply of the Imvamune vaccine became available in the NWT on Monday. The vaccine is designed to protect against infection and disease rather than as a treatment. The virus can transmit from person…
Yellowknife’s Primary Care Centre has resumed laboratory services, once again. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 15 the Primary Care Centre had been offering laboratory services since Sept. 6. The Primary Care Centre was closed to laboratory and diagnostic imaging services from June…
Ongoing staff shortages in the NWT’s health care system is causing service reductions across the territory. Three health centres in the Sahtú have moved to emergency-only services for the next month or so. The health centres in Tulita and Norman Wells will only be available for emergencies until Aug. 31. In…
Once again, NWT healthcare services are going to be affected by a staffing shortage. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority says some service reductions will last all summer. For now, NTHSSA says physician coverage in Hay River between July and September “is not guaranteed.” As a result, Hay…
K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Hay River, Enterprise and Kakisa had been under a boil water advisory since large-scale flooding in Hay River this spring. The chief environmental health officer put in the boil water advisory due to higher-than-normal levels of turbidity and the flooding affecting Hay River’s water treatment plant. The…
The chief public health officer is warning that carfentanil has been detected in Hay River. Carfentanil is known as one of the most toxic opioids in the world and could take multiple doses of naloxone to reverse its effects. Public health says carfentanil “can cause immediate and unexpected overdose” in…
Délı̨nę is no longer under a boil water advisory. Last week, the chief environmental health officer said residents should boil their water due to higher-than-normal turbidity, or very muddy water. Public health has now removed the advisory and said no one fell ill due to the water. However, health officials…
The ongoing flooding in Hay River has led to a boil water advisory for four communities in the South Slave. An advisory from the chief environmental health officer (CEHO) reads, “Power outages and other operational issues may prevent drinking water from being disinfected prior to distribution.” The CEHO and Town…