More funding, clearer guidelines and fairer distribution of resources are needed to improve the GNWTSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s harvesting assistance program, according to a recent review of that program.

Jan. 16 to 22 is National Non-Smoking Week, which takes place on the third week of January every year. It is meant to help focus people on the objective of quitting tobacco and to help educate Canadians on the dangers of smoking cigarettes.

As of the Jan. 15-16 weekend, Covid-19 rapid tests are now available for incoming passengers at the Hay River and Fort Smith airports.

The Government of Canada is providing $9 million to retrofit 50 Yellowknife homes in an initiative through the Borealis Housing Co-Operative.

A translator and interpreter for four decades, Mary Rose Sundberg says she understands the importance of language in both individuals and communities flourishing: SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½œOne of the things I see often happening is that as soon as someone finally realizes that they want to change their life, their way of life, the way theySA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™re living their life, they want to they go on this healing journey.

Health Canada has approved PfizerSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Paxlovid Covid-19 medication.

On Monday morning, NunavutSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s chief public health officer announced shortened isolation periods.

A group of camo-clothed hunters roamed along a beach on QuebecSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Magdalen Islands one day this past November, settling themselves along a stretch of shore where grey seals were most active. Some carried rifles, another had a hakapik, which is a club used for harvesting seals.

Housing development for four neighbourhoods over the next five years is set to begin this month in the Town of Hay River with the sale of lots on Vale Island.

Hay River are investigating the suspicious death of a man at Lagoon Road, just north of Hay River, over the weekend.