Health

3commentsHealth  Aug 12, 2022

Paramedics arrive in Nunavik to support short-staffed health centres

Hudson Bay health-care crisis getting ‘worse and worse,’ head of union says

5commentsHealth  Aug 12, 2022

Oil spill near Clyde River water source went unreported for months

Water is safe to drink says senior administrative officer; Health Department spokesperson

4commentsHealth  Aug 11, 2022

GN warns of possible rabies case in Kugluktuk

Health Department advises people to be cautious around animals that are acting strangely

1commentsNews  Aug 5, 2022

Two cases of suspected avian flu found in Nunavut

Canadian Wildlife Service said it discovered possibly infected birds during surveillance testing

22commentsHealth  Aug 3, 2022

Kinngait’s health centre to close until end of September

Health Department says closure is due to staff shortages; Pangnirtung centre also closed for first week of August

3commentsNews  Jul 28, 2022

Plastic bottles from Iqaluit water crisis bound for recycling in Montreal

Eight sea cans of plastic bottles will be shipped off on the first sealift ship arriving in Iqaluit by end of month

4commentsHealth  Jul 27, 2022

City of Iqaluit to pay $800K to clean contaminated underground water tanks

City councillors approved remediation plan for water treatment plant Tuesday evening

16commentsHealth  Jul 25, 2022

Staff shortages force Pangnirtung health centre closure

Virtual health and paramedic services available from August 1 to 7

4commentsHealth  Jul 18, 2022

GN’s third-party review of Iqaluit water emergency hasn’t started yet

Nunavut’s chief public officer announced the review in December

7commentsNews  Jul 14, 2022

Premiers call for more health-care money at B.C. summit

Funding boost would require federal government to kick in an extra $27.6 billion per year to provinces and territories

7commentsHealth  Jul 14, 2022

Inuk woman’s lonely death possibly due to cardiac event: coroner

Elisapee Pootoogook, 61, died Nov. 12 in Montreal after seeking shelter in condo construction site

9commentsNews  Jul 13, 2022

COVID-19 4th wave expected in Nunavik

Infectious disease expert says region may see higher cases due to the spread of new variants in the south

0commentsNews  Jul 13, 2022

City of Iqaluit ends mask mandate

Councillors vote unanimously to repeal bylaw at Tuesday meeting

3commentsHealth  Jul 12, 2022

Hudson Bay clinics need province’s support, head of Nunavik nurses union says

Staffing, administrative issues causing lower quality service, burnout, says Cyril Gabreau

1commentsHealth  Jul 11, 2022

Toss shellfish whose freshness is in question, GN says

Health Department issues advisory on clam harvesting; says to avoid areas near wharfs, industrial runoff, store safely to avoid health risk

3commentsHealth  Jul 8, 2022

9 children in Gjoa Haven diagnosed with respiratory virus

Kids at high risk encouraged to get palivizumab antibodies across Nunavut

4commentsHealth  Jul 5, 2022

‘I loved the challenges’: Minnie Grey leaving Nunavik health board

As she prepares for retirement, executive director calls COVID-19 pandemic greatest challenge, lesson of career

3commentsHealth  Jul 4, 2022

Vaccination against monkeypox available in Nunavik

Quebec reports 202 cases in province, but spread in Nunavik still ‘unlikely’, says local health board

28commentsHealth  Jul 4, 2022

Sanikiluaq’s ambulance arrived last fall. 10 months later, it’s never been used

Facebook post describing heart attack prompts questions about medical transport in Belcher Islands community

1commentsHealth  Jul 1, 2022

Pond Inlet woman advocates for accessibility on world stage

Zoe Elverum joined the United Nations conference for rights for people with disabilities

15commentsHealth  Jun 30, 2022

Kayaker rescues boy, two men from frigid water near Sanikiluaq

Mother says son is ‘doing fine’ after being airlifted to hospital

10commentsHealth  Jun 30, 2022

Kativik campaign encourages acts of kindness

Initiative by housing bureau aims to improve mental health, living conditions for Nunavimmiut

8commentsHealth  Jun 29, 2022

Women in Nunavut still face barriers to abortion access

‘It’s difficult to be discreet about your health when you have to fly out’

9commentsHealth  Jun 28, 2022

Nunavik health board annual general meeting opens in Kuujjuaq

Departments, regional health centres to make presentations at 1st in-person AGM since start of pandemic

3commentsHealth  Jun 27, 2022

Ottawa city council could vote on Larga Baffin plan July 6

Planning committee already gave green light to proposal for 350-bed boarding facility for Nunavummiut