Q+A | N.W.T’s chief public health officer on new vaccines, rise in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in the N.W.T., with 54 known cases counted between June and August this year,
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Yukon court dismisses challenge of law used to enact COVID-19 rules
Seven plaintiffs argued legislation used to create and enforce COVID-19 rules was unconstitutional A Yukon judge has dismissed a legal
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Tuberculosis rising after COVID-19 pandemic redirected services, say health officials
By Alison Northcott ‘Huge rebound’ in TB deaths and cases in some areas, according to Canadian health officials Canada’s longstanding
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Nunavut warns of a ‘surge’ of COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit, the Baffin region
At long last, Nunavummiut were able to again gather for Christmas games and feasts during the holidays. But the good
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COVID-19 hits Nunavut’s continuing care centre in Gjoa Haven
Gjoa Haven’s continuing care centre is suffering from a COVID-19 outbreak. All eight residents and one staff member tested positive for
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Federal government extends pandemic funding for northern food security
Nutrition North program subsidies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for at least two more years, says
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Greenland to launch 4th vaccination campaign this fall
Greenland will launch a new vaccination campaign this fall, saying it’s expecting a new COVID-19 wave at the end of
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Yukon updates guidelines for managing COVID-19 cases, contacts, PCR testing
Contacts of people who have COVID-19 no longer need to self-isolate but should still monitor for symptoms, according to the
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Record number of worker deaths across northern Canada in 2021
When news broke of Markus Dyck’s death, it rocked not only the small Nunavut community where he lived but the
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Covid-19 no longer classified a ‘danger to society’ in Sweden
After two years, from today, Covid-19 is no longer categorised as ‘a danger to society and a threat to public
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut set to stop posting weekly COVID-19 case counts
Public updates to Nunavut’s COVID-19 case counts aren’t coming as frequently as they once did, and the territory plans to
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Yukon to lift ‘nearly all’ COVID-19 restrictions next week
‘We’re in a place now where we’ve managed to weather a storm,’ said Premier Sandy Silver Yukon will lift “nearly all”
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Is Canada’s Northwest Territories in a mental health crisis? MLA, health minister at odds over the answer
Great Slave MLA says territory is at a critical point; Health Minister says it’s nothing N.W.T. can’t handle Warning: This
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Iceland to axe all COVID restrictions Friday saying “as many people as possible” need to catch virus
Iceland will do away with all COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, both domestically and at the border, saying herd immunity is
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More restrictions to ease as Canada’s Yukon territory heads ‘down the other side’ of Omicron peak
‘We are trending toward safer waters,’ said Premier Sandy Silver Yukon will ease more public health restrictions on Friday, with
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