A GNWT report has found Indigenous people in the NWT continue to have a higher cancer mortality rate, while overall territorial cancer rates were similar to national rates.
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Kids Help Phone said it has seen a 25-percent increase in overnight demand in the NWT between January 1 to June 30, 2026 compared to the same period last year.
The pilot Quit Card Program will cover prescribed medications used to quit smoking for residents without insurance or full drug coverage.
The Hay River public beach has been described as one of the best in the North, but swimmers currently face swampy ground and vegetation, including a toxic weed.
The NWT's chief public health officer says that carfentanil and other fentanyl analogues have now been detected in all forms of cocaine in Hay River.
The NWT health authority is suspending labour and delivery services at Inuvik Regional Hospital from August 15 to 23 due to a shortage of physicians.
