The N.W.T.’s privacy commissioner says she will investigate after a man found hundreds of confidential medical records at a dump in Fort Simpson.
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Hundreds of N.W.T. health records found at Fort Simpson dump
The documents contain detailed information about patients’ mental health and history of drug use, including applications to addictions treatment facilities, progress reports from those facilities, and detailed notes from one-on-one counselling sessions.
Cannabis as colonialism? N.W.T. woman says government shouldn’t ‘impose’ legalization
Community advocates say legal marijuana has been thrust upon them and they didn’t have a say.
Confused and ‘very alone’: Concussion survivor calls for change to N.W.T. healthcare
A woman who sustained a concussion in Yellowknife last year is using her story to advocate for improvements to the territory’s healthcare system.
Ontario skip turned coach key to N.W.T. early success at Scotties
It’s an unlikely curling connection but right now it’s creating some Scotties magic in St. Catharines, Ont. Two years ago elite Ontario skip John Epping, currently fifth on this year’s money list on the World Curling Tour, reached out to Yellowknife skip Kerry Galusha about helping the team out. “Kerry was down and out with […]
3rd time a charm for N.W.T. skip Galusha at Scotties
ST CATHARINES — Kerry Galusha has played in a lot of big games over the years at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts but Saturday afternoon’s win to clinch a berth in this year’s championship in St. Catharines, Ont., seemed to carry a different level of importance. The 39-year-old skip from Yellowknife was locked in a back-and-forth game with New […]
N.W.T. planning tax on soda pop for 2018
Soda pop in the Northwest Territories may soon become a little more expensive thanks to a Department of Finance initiative to tax sugary drinks. CBC | Health News
