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Yellowknife – November 4, 2024
Media Advisory

Media are invited to join Dr. André Corriveau, Acting NWT Chief Public Health Officer, as he receives his annual flu and COVID shots.

When: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Centre Square Mall Vaccination Clinic 

Yellowknife – October 30, 2024
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has introduced a new tool to address the ongoing drug toxicity crisis and contaminated illicit drug supply.

Yellowknife – October 24, 2024
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – October 22, 2024
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – October 21, 2024
News Releases

Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler tabled the 2023-2024 Annual Report of the Director of Child and Family Services (CFS) in the Legislative Assembly earlier today.

Yellowknife – October 18, 2024
Media Statement

Minister of Health and Social Services, Lesa Semmler, issued the following statement today supporting the court-filed proposed plan for tobacco compensation:

Yellowknife – September 29, 2024
Public Service Announcement

In response to the ongoing syphilis outbreak declared in 2019, and an increased rate of other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), the Government of the Northwest Territories will open a temporary STI clinic in Yellowknife on October 1, 2024.

Yellowknife – September 25, 2024
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has launched a new visual dashboard to track the presence of COVID-19, Influenza (Flu) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Behchokǫ̀, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Norman Wells, and Yellowknife.

Yellowknife – September 17, 2024
News Releases

In February 2023, the Addictions Prevention and Recovery Services Work Plan (2022-2024) was released. As of today, at the plan’s conclusion, 100% of the action items in the Work Plan have been completed.

Yellowknife – September 12, 2024
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking feedback from dental hygienists, stakeholders, and the public on proposed Dental Hygienist Profession Regulations.

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