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EDITORIAL: My descent into the public healthcare system

EDITORIAL: My descent into the public healthcare system

It started with a strange but steady pain in my side which I assumed was from eating something I shouldn’t have. However, when the pain worsened four days later despite all my self-treatments, I decided to get a second opinion. I checked into the Inuvik Regional Hospital and sent my spouse a message to meet me there when she got off work.
GNWT proposes changes to rules around gender identification, name changes

GNWT proposes changes to rules around gender identification, name changes

NWT residents may soon be able to remove the gender field from their birth certificates and register up to four birth parents if new proposed changes to territorial legislation are passed.
9-8-8 set to be new mental health crisis and suicide prevention line

9-8-8 set to be new mental health crisis and suicide prevention line

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will adopt 9-8-8 late next year as “the number to call or text for Canadians who are in need of immediate mental health crisis and suicide prevention intervention.”
Inuvik Drum neighbourly briefs - August 25, 2022

Inuvik Drum neighbourly briefs - August 25, 2022

Gale Warnings blast Beaufort
Inuvik Drum News briefs - September 1, 2022

Inuvik Drum News briefs - September 1, 2022

First Indigenous woman in space
Bear sightings at Stanton parking lot, on city trail system

Bear sightings at Stanton parking lot, on city trail system

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has received several reports of wandering bears over the last 24 hours in Dettah and Yellowknife.
RCMP reminds drivers to exercise caution as school is back in session

RCMP reminds drivers to exercise caution as school is back in session

The RCMP has issued a reminder to drivers to be cautious as children return to school.
Transglobal Car Expedition recovers lost truck

Transglobal Car Expedition recovers lost truck

The Transglobal Car Expedition has recovered the truck they lost near the Qikirtat (Tasmania) Islands on March 23, 2022 while travelling overland from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay.
City of Yellowknife’s updated parking ticket system goes into effect on Sept. 1

City of Yellowknife’s updated parking ticket system goes into effect on Sept. 1

The City of Yellowknife, as of Sept. 1, officially launched a new way to contest parking tickets, known as the Administrative Monetary Penalty system (AMPS).
Inuvik Drum Art showcase: Winter of Roughhewn Contentment by John Tsui

Inuvik Drum Art showcase: Winter of Roughhewn Contentment by John Tsui

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