Worker in stable condition after serious workplace accident at Aurora Ford
A worker who suffered an injury as a result of an electrical incident at Yellowknife’s Aurora Ford Saturday afternoon is in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Stanton Territorial Hospital.
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Posted: Feb 22, 2021 1:33 PM CT | Last Updated: February 22
Lee Cawson, vice-president of the Aurora Group of Companies, said the injured worker is in stable condition at Stanton Territorial Hospital. He said he expects the dealership to be open Tuesday, following an investigation into the cause of the accident by the Workers Safety and Compensation Commission Monday.(Anna Desmarais/CBC)
Birthing tubs at Yellowknife s Stanton hospital still not operational
It s been a year and nine months since the grand opening of the new Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, and the birthing tubs in the hospital’s highly-anticipated birthing suites are still not operational.
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Tubs now set to be in use by Feb. 15 only during labour, not delivery, health officials say
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 26
After announcing the tubs will be operation by December 2020, health officials now say there is a delay. The tubs are now set to be operational by Feb. 15, a year and nine months after the hospital opened. (Walter Strong/CBC)
Karen Hogan appeared before the territorial government’s Standing Committee on Government Operations on Friday for a belated review of the government’s 2018-19 public accounts.
Is the vaccine safe, and is N.W.T. on track for herd immunity? Doctors answer COVID-19 questions
With vaccination against COVID-19 beginning in N.W.T. communities, the territory s top doctors are combating misinformation and answering questions about who can get it, and whether herd immunity is on the horizon.
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Posted: Jan 14, 2021 12:40 PM CT | Last Updated: January 14
The N.W.T. s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Kami Kandola, received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 13. She said it was an honour to get the vaccine in a small community she s been trying to protect against the virus.(Kate Kyle/CBC)