[CBC] N.W.T. women’s groups get $1.6M for gender equality

Original article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-womens-orgs-equality-1.5099512 Multi-year funding ‘rare,’ says YWCA executive director Avery Zingel · CBC News · Posted: Apr 16, 2019 8:06 AM CT | Last Updated: April 16 Four groups working to improve the lives of women and girls in the Northwest Territories will now have sustainable, multi-year funding. Liberal MP Michael McLeod announced $1.6 million in federal money … Read more

[CBC] Northern advocates say new HIV guidelines a win

Original article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/advocates-hiv-lgbt-north-1.4937107 New federal directive for Crown attorneys only affects how people with HIV are treated in the territories Katie Toth · CBC News · Posted: Dec 08, 2018 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 8, 2018 Northern advocates for people with HIV and people in the LGBT community are applauding changes to how HIV-positive people in … Read more

[CBC] N.W.T. sexual health retreat for young men a SMASH hit

Original article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/foxy-boys-programming-nwt-1.3676154 ‘Being masculine doesn’t mean having big muscles and treating women bad. It’s about expressing yourself’ CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2016 3:12 PM CT | Last Updated: July 12, 2016 The people behind the FOXY sexual health program for young women have wrapped up their first retreat for young men — and … Read more