YELLOWKNIFE (July 11, 2017) – NWT residents are being asked to provide their views on how the Northwest Territories will safely regulate cannabis and to comment on proposed principles to guide how the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) addresses cannabis legalization.
Newsroom
July 11, 2017
Public Service Announcement
June 14, 2017
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (June 14, 2017) – Glen Abernethy, Minister of Health and Social Services, announced that an interim location has been identified for the Sobering Centre program in Yellowknife. A collaborative effort by the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (
June 5, 2017
Public Service Announcement
YELLOWKNIFE (June 5, 2017) – The Department of Health and Social Services has released the first of a 5-part video series to spread awareness about the dangers of opioid misuse and abuse.
June 2, 2017
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Delivered on June 2, 2017
Mr. Speaker, Disability Awareness Week is approaching in the NWT.
June 1, 2017
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Delivered June 1, 2017
May 30, 2017
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, the Department of Health and Social Services continues to be committed to improving the health and the lives of Northerners.
April 20, 2017
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (April 20, 2017) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has begun the necessary work to prepare for the legalization of cannabis following the tabling of federal legislation in the House of Commons last week.
April 18, 2017
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (April 18, 2017) – In response to Health Canada’s recent announcement that expecting mothers covered by the Federal NIHB program who have to travel outside of their home community to give birth will now be supported by one non-medical escort, the Department of Health
April 11, 2017
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (April 11, 2017) – Residents will be celebrating the official opening of the new Jimmy Erasmus Seniors’ Home tomorrow in Behchokǫ̀.
March 14, 2017
News Releases
DETTAH (March 14, 2017) - The Department of Health and Social Services, with support from Health Canada, is hosting a pan-territorial on-the-land summit to provide an opportunity for land-based programming experts to exchange best practices and discuss opportunities and challenge