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33,661 NWT residents affected by security breach

On May 9 a GNWT laptop that contained the personal health information of over 30, 000 Northwest Territories residents was stolen from a locked...

Department of Health and Social Services Confirms Privacy Breach

The Department of Health and Social Services is informing residents of the Northwest Territories of a security breach regarding health information. On May 9, 2018, a...

Yellowknife bans smoking on city property

The City of Yellowknife has banned smoking and vaping on all City-managed recreational properties.  With the exception of trails, designated smoking areas and traditional...

Update on arsenic concentrations in lakes around Yellowknife

The NWT Chief Public Health Officer provided an update on arsenic levels found in some of the lakes located around Yellowknife today. Niven, Range, and...

Nearly half of colorectal cancers diagnosed after they have spread, report finds

An annual report from the Canadian Cancer Society found that about 1 in 2 colorectal cancers in Canada are diagnosed after they have spread to...

Denı́nu Kų́ę́ Health and Social Services Centre opens in Fort Resolution

The new Denı́nu Kų́ę́ Health and Social Services Centre opened in Fort Resolution yesterday. The new centre is "a state-of-the-art facility that for the first...

Health Effects Monitoring program sampling ends this month

The Health Effects Monitoring Program is finishing up the sampling phase this month, with results being mailed to participants in the next two weeks. The...
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