COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials
By Emily Blake Plan to eliminate TB by 2030 still in place Nunavut’s health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted
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Syllabic eye charts: Doctors’ groundbreaking approach for Indigenous patients
Inuit in northern Quebec are now able to take vision tests using the Inuktitut writing system, after two Montreal doctors
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Health services reduced in 6 Nunavut communities amid staff shortages
Health department says more than two dozen indeterminate positions are vacant in those communities Health services have been reduced in six
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‘A little hope’: Residents of Mayo, Yukon, hope to forge path forward through drug crisis
People in Mayo, Yukon, say they came out of a town hall meeting Monday night with some hope and faith
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Town hall meeting called in Mayo, Yukon, to talk about drug crisis
The mayor of Mayo, Yukon, has called a town hall meeting for Monday evening to talk about drugs and violence in
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Nunavut declares tuberculosis outbreak in Pond Inlet
Nunavut’s chief public health officer has declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Pond Inlet. Five people in the north Baffin
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Northern premiers sign federal health deal offering half of what they wanted
Territorial premiers have officially given their blessing for a federal health-care plan that will see a small boost to health
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Day after nurse sit-in in western Nunavik, union denounces employer actions
The day after a sit-in by nurses in the western part of northern Quebec, their union is denouncing the employer
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Yukon government offers cash bonuses to attract and keep nurses
‘An awful lot of other people deserve and should get something like this as well,’ union says The Yukon government
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Some Nunavut health centres could close for weeks because of staffing, gov’t says
Health department warns of more closures in several communities this winter The Nunavut government is warning of possible health centre
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Burnout, Indigenous reconciliation on agenda of new Yukon Medical Association pres.
Dr. Alex Kmet took on new role after the association’s annual general meeting last weekend The new head of the
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Yukon nursing vacancies ‘very serious’ amid ongoing countrywide nursing shortage
Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee revealed that the vacancy rate in community nursing is currently over 40% The Yukon is experiencing
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Canadian paramedic shortage could put hitch in N.W.T. recruitment plan
By Celeste Decaire · CBC News Provinces across the country struggling to keep paramedics on board The N.W.T. government is looking to
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A Nunavut health leader on how to use paramedics to solve a health staffing crisis
Training, planning and communication are key to success, says Dr. Francois de Wet The Northwest Territories is contracting paramedics to
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Quebec rejects plea to send army to Nunavik to help with health worker shortage
By Virginie Ann · The Canadian Press Region’s health board says it has been asking for reinforcements for weeks Quebec’s Health Ministry has
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