City of Yellowknife
Less than 1 min.read

Report: N.W.T has some of the highest rates of drinkers and smokers in Canada

Mike Gibbins
By Mike Gibbins

Yellowknife, NWT – According to data recently released by Statistics Canada, the Northwest Territories has some of the highest rates of heavy drinkers and smokers in the country.

Last year, a third of N.W.T residents reported being heavy drinkers, which is the highest rate in Canada and nearly double the national average of 18.9%.

More than a third of N.W.T residents also reported being smokers; the second highest rate in the country behind only Nunavut where 59% of residents say they smoke daily or occasionally.

The national average is 19.3%.

CJCD Moose FM News

Mike Gibbins
Mike Gibbins
Hello and thank you for listening to 100.1 Moose FM! To contact me, you can email me, find me on Twitter or call (867) 920-4663.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Indigenous youth reported missing from Yellowknife

Northwest Territories
Yellowknife RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating a 13-year-old Indigenous youth, who was last seen in Yellowknife.

NorthWords NWT releases schedule and author list for 2026 festival

Community
NorthWords NWT has released the schedule and visiting authors for their 2026 Writer’s Festival.

Alberta bill would end seasonal clock changes

Provincial
Alberta has taken the first step toward ending seasonal clock changes.

NWT’s spring flow: some of thickest ice on lowest water on record

Environment
Scientists with GNWT’s Environment and Climate Change centre say water levels are low across most of the territory but above-average snowpack in the Slave and Liard river basins, combined with a delayed spring melt, could result in near-normal spring flows. Scientists advised weather in the weeks ahead will plays a key role in the possibility of flooding. 

Hay River Health and Social Services Authority reach agreement for move to public service

Town of Hay River
The Government of the Northwest Territories, the Union of Northern Workers, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority have reached an agreement on the migration of HRHSSA members to the public service.