More money for health, community infrastructure in Nunavut’s $3.7B budget
By Chris Windeyer and Paul Tukker Nunavut Premier and Finance Minister John Main tabled the largest budget in the territory’s
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Fort Good Hope mother says medical bureaucracy increased stress
By Yumna Iftikhar Chloe Dixon laughs before saying she likes being in Toronto but misses her home in Fort Good
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N.W.T. water needs greater protection as Alberta merges major river basins, says MLA
An N.W.T. MLA says the territory needs to fiercely protect treaty rights and territorial waters, amid Alberta’s merger of two
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Brakes on Lapland health cuts a win for Arctic communities, says Sami Parliament
Lapland’s regional council decided on Monday to maintain several health services in Finland’s Far North, reversing proposals that had alarmed
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Pharmacists say they’re shouldering a growing share of the Yukon’s health care burden
Territorial government says it’s considering expanding scope of practice for pharmacists Pharmacists say they’re taking on a bigger role in
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Nearly 700 health and social services jobs at risk in Lapland and South Karelia
The wellbeing services counties of Lapland and South Karelia have announced sweeping job losses. The Lapland health, social and rescue
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N.W.T. health minister pressed on response to Indigenous health-care report
By Devon Tredinnick Report released in May makes 13 recommendations to improve outcomes for Indigenous patients N.W.T.’s health minister had
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Mayor of Faro, Yukon, says community facing a health-care crisis
‘We’re at a very restricted service level at this time and no prospect of when it might be over’ Jack
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Head of new Yukon health authority says Shäw Kwä’ą can help improve care
Seven people have been appointed to launch the new body The newly appointed chair of the Yukon’s new health authority
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Nunavik TB action plan to be finalized in coming weeks, says health ministry
By Samuel Wat Earlier this year, Nunavik’s mayors tried to get tuberculosis outbreaks declared a public health emergency Quebec’s Ministry
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Reduced service at Pelly Crossing, Yukon, health centre because of staffing
Centre will remain open, with one nurse until Friday The community health centre in Pelly Crossing, Yukon, is operating at
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Medevac delays put Nunavik patients at risk, say doctors
By Félix Lebel, Francis Tessier-Burns Health centre in Puvirnituq, Que., had to deal with 3 medevac delays last week A lack
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Nunavik health board proposes hiring private staff to help curb tuberculosis outbreak
By Félix Lebel Facing an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak, the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services in northern Quebec
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Whitehorse hospital making improvements after equipment sterilization problems
Newly released report makes more than a hundred recommendations to improve hospital systems Water and steam quality are to blame
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Increase in dental travel to Yellowknife likely to continue: N.W.T. health minister
Elder says 1-hour dental appointment required nearly 3 days away from home recently N.W.T.’s minister of health says there’s no
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