Fort Good Hope dog tests positive for rabies
A Fort Good Hope dog that had contact with a wild fox has tested positive for rabies, the NWT's chief environmental health officer said.
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Arsenic not linked to diseases in Yellowknife area, study finds
We're five years into a long-term study associated with Giant Mine that monitors arsenic exposure among nearby residents. Here are the latest findings.
Hay River RCMP in new drug poisoning warning after lobby scare
Police in Hay River repeated a recent warning about tainted drugs after a man in the town detachment's lobby needed treatment with Naloxone.
An NWT court says the Salvation Army is his home. It isn’t that simple.
People released from NWT jails can end up with the Salvation Army as their court-ordered home address, an instruction that sometimes has complex consequences.
If a non-profit runs an Inuvik shelter, how much should that cost?
Two groups may be interested in taking over the running of Inuvik's warming shelter from Housing NWT. But GNWT budget details raise questions about funding.
Home Base Yellowknife to receive $3M from federal government
Ottawa will give nearly $3 million to Home Base Yellowknife to "address the impacts of social inclusion and the well-being of vulnerable children and youth."
NWT ‘disappointed’ by new federal health funding
The NWT's health minister says a fresh injection of federal healthcare cash doesn't go far enough and wants Ottawa to tie some funding to the cost of living.
Duclos says new health funding will ‘adapt to reality’ of NWT
What will the new federal healthcare deal with premiers mean for the NWT? We got some more details after federal and territorial ministers met on Wednesday.
Where to get Covid-19 rapid tests in YK with city facilities closed
City of Yellowknife facilities were the place to get Covid-19 rapid tests. Now they are closed due to a strike and lockout, there are new test pickup locations.
Chickenpox outbreak declared in Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk is facing a chickenpox outbreak, the NWT's chief public health officer said on Thursday, listing a flight and a hockey game as exposure sites.
Meet the contenders for Wednesday’s Arctic Inspiration Prize
Inuvialuit and Gwich'in projects are on the shortlist of eight contenders for Arctic Inspiration Prize funding. Winners are announced on Wednesday evening.
NWT premier and provinces, territories to meet Trudeau over healthcare
As Canada's premiers seek more federal health funding, Caroline Cochrane said the existing per-capita payment plan cannot meet the NWT's "extraordinary" needs.