Canada’s Green Party leadership candidates debate food security and the North’s economy
The nine candidates vying to replace Elizabeth May as the leader of the Green Party held their fourth leadership debate on Monday
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Canada slots nearly $15M for Nunavut harvesters, to improve food security
The federal government is giving Inuit in Canada over half of a $40-million grant for harvesters, and Nunavut Inuit will see
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Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups
The International Maritime Organization’s sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) meeting wound up in London on Friday, with agreement
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Inuit orgs welcome Canada’s support of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic waters
Canada’s support of an international ban of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters is an important step to safeguard
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Canada comes out in favour of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic
Canada announced its support of an international heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban in the Arctic on Tuesday, saying it favours
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Canada’s Northwest Territories releases plan to hit 22 priorities in 4 years
The government of Canada’s Northwest Territories has released its 2019-23 mandate, which includes details about how and when the government plans
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Water reservoir in Iqaluit, Northern Canada almost full as winter nears
Finally some good news for Iqaluit residents regarding their water supply. An emergency project to pump water from Unnamed Lake
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Northerners welcome changes to Canada’s Nutrition North program, but wish for more
People across the North are pleased to see changes to Nutrition North, the federal program that aims to make food
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Sealifted goods, tampons added to Canada’s Nutrition North subsidy program
Nutrition North will begin subsidizing non-perishable food items and products like diapers when they are shipped via sealift to remote
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Canadian gov grants $15M for agriculture projects in North
The Canadian government is spending $15 million to increase food security in the North, according to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister
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Canada’s Nunavut territory to get large slice of $40 million federal harvester support program
A national Inuit organization is pushing for Inuit to get a significant chunk of Ottawa’s promised $40 million for a
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Indigenous participation key to Arctic development, Inuit activist tells Economic Forum of the Americas
Full Inuit participation will be key to long-term sustainable development in the Arctic as well as helping the world confront
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Food insecurity rising in Canada’s eastern Arctic since launch of federal subsidy program
Food insecurity in Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) has gotten worse since the introduction of the Nutrition North program in 2011,
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Community in Arctic Canada finding new ways to produce food
Kugluktuk, Nunavut, in Canada’s central Arctic, is finding new ways to provide the community with fresh produce. In April the
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Canadian gov holds off on Nutrition North changes to gather more input from Inuit
The federal government is holding off on cutting Nutrition North subsidies to nearly three dozen food items, CBC News has
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