Exploring Theme: "Health Funding Issues"

APTN News: The closing of midwifery services in Yellowknife due to budget cuts will affect smaller communities in the Northwest Territories, advocates say. On May 24, the territorial government announced cuts to some services that included a $900,000 reduction in funding and closing the midwifery program in Yellowknife. “The focus is not on just serving...

One family says the territory is treating them unfairly and they’re struggling to make ends meet. APTN News: Ichiban noodles have been the daily meal for Chris Dryneck’s family for weeks. They say it’s the only meal the family can afford after being cut off from income assistance in April. The Tlicho Dene man has been...