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Hospital in Hay River, N.W.T., has no doctor on site this week
The Hay River Regional Health Centre will only have two nurse practitioners on site this week for assessment and triage because of staffing shortages. Patients needing further care can access a doctor over the phone or will be medevaced.
Management board urges hunters to watch for parasites in harvested caribou
A recent discovery on the land is raising alarm among hunters in the Northwest Territories, after a Saskatchewan hunter found 16 caribou infected with a parasite, near Rennie Lake, N.W.T. and shared the images online.
'He makes people's lives better': service dog in training brings connection to Fort Smith, N.W.T.
A service dog in training is bringing comfort and connection to Fort Smith residents. JJ the English lab, visits care homes, classrooms and other organizations.
CANADA VOTES 2025
Housing, affordability, good leadership top concerns for these N.W.T. voters
Whether they live in larger centres like Yellowknife or smaller communities like Fort Smith and Inuvik, many N.W.T. voters say they want candidates to be accountable and connected to the challenges Northerners face.
'I feel pretty badass': Indigenous women dive into welding at Aurora College
A hands-on welding program in Fort Smith, N.W.T., is helping Indigenous women gain skills, confidence, and a new sense of direction.
Former liquor store operator in Fort Smith, N.W.T., says she had just days to clear out after losing contract
Nikita Paziuk says that when she lost the contract to run the liquor store in Fort Smith, N.W.T., the territory kept her in the dark about it until late last month — days before the new operators were set to take over.
'We do not have time to be waiting': Fort Smith women push for addictions treatment facility in N.W.T.
Accessing inpatient addiction treatment in the North can take months, a delay that two Fort Smith, N.W.T., women say is costing lives. They are calling for a permanent, culturally-grounded treatment centre built in the N.W.T.
Fort Smith, N.W.T., trapper keeps tradition alive for future generations
Mary Schaefer of Fort Smith, N.W.T., works a full-time job, but she still finds the time to trap, hunt, and get out on the land every winter in the evenings, carrying on traditions passed down by her family.
Northern medical patients find support through Edmonton-based non-profit
Goba Care in Edmonton provides assistance, advocacy, and cultural connection at no cost to northern residents travelling south for medical appointments.
Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation offers healing through on-the-land wellness camp
A new land-based healing program offered by Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (LKFN) in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., is helping participants reconnect with nature, traditional skills, and themselves.