NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (May 7, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a new and potentially dangerous drug combination in the Northwest...
YELLOWKNIFE (May 5, 2025) - The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer has received notification of a confirmed case of measles in Yellowknife with multiple exposure locations from Sunday April 27...
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ( March 24, 2025) - The Chief Public Health Officer is issuing an advisory to notify the public of measles circulating in Canada and globally, with the potential introduction...
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (February 25, 2025) - The Chief Public Health Officer is advising the public of an increase in influenza activity in all regions of the NWT. Recent data shows a rise in Influenza...
DEHCHO REGION (January 30, 2025) - The Chief Public Health Officer is issuing a public health advisory to notify the public about significantly increased influenza activity in the Dehcho region. This...
DÉLĮNĘ (November 21, 2024) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises all residents in the community of Délı̨nę that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted. On October 31, 2024...
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 19, 2024) – The Chief Public Health Officer is warning the public about the dangers of liquid bromazolam in the illegal drug supply. Bromazolam, a synthetic...
DÉLINE (October 31, 2024) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Déline to boil their drinking water for at least one minute. This advisory is precautionary in nature...
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (August 30, 2024) – Para-Flurofentanyl was detected in a recent drug seizure, prompting the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory about the dangers of...
SAMBAA K’E (August 28, 2024) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises all residents in the community of Sambaa K’e that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted. On July 15, 2024...
Nahanni Butte (July 16, 2024) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises all residents of Nahanni Butte that infants, children under five, and pregnant women should not drink the community’s tap...
Sambaa K'e (July 15, 2024) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Sambaa K'e to boil their drinking water for at least one minute. This advisory is precautionary in...
YELLOWKNIFE (July 3, 2024) The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is issuing a public health advisory to notify the public of potential exposure to an infectious case of Tuberculosis (TB). Please be...
HAY RIVER – June 5, 2024 – The detection of “brown crack” cocaine mixed with multiple other substances including fentanyl, fentanyl analogues (norfentanyl), methamphetamine and benzodiazepine found in...
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – March 11, 2024 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is alerting the public of a recent suspected overdose-related death in the Northwest Territories. NWT’s...
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – March 6, 2024. The Chief Public Health Officer is issuing an advisory to notify the public of measles circulating in Canada and globally, with the potential introduction into...
BEAUFORT DELTA REGION – February 23, 2024. The Chief Public Health Officer is issuing a public health advisory to notify the public that influenza cases are rising in the Beaufort Delta region. The...
YELLOWKNIFE (December 6, 2023) - The Chief Public Health Officer is issuing an advisory to notify the public of a significant increase in influenza cases in the NWT over the past week, with the...
YELLOWKNIFE (28 November 2023) – The Chief Public Health Officer is advising all residents in the community of Délı̨nę that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted. Residents who receive...
YELLOWKNIFE - 24 Nov 2023 - The Chief Public Health Officer is advising all residents in Déline to boil their drinking water for at least one minute. This advisory is precautionary in nature and is...