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Greenhouse project in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec advances with delivery of hydroponic container to Inukjuak

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2020 at 15:02
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A greenhouse project in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, reached another milestone this month with the delivery of

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Canada General RCI Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Ottawa Inuit association distributes country food to 200 households

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2020 at 11:55
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Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), the counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ottawa, distributed country food from Arctic Canada to 200

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada’s Green Party leadership candidates debate food security and the North’s economy

Hilary Bird, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 13:35
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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 Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada slots nearly $15M for Nunavut harvesters, to improve food security

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10:15
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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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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020 at 15:51
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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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Ships located just outside of the city of Iqaluit in Canada's eastern Arctic. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General RCI 

Inuit orgs welcome Canada’s support of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic waters

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 14:08 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 14:09
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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 Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

Canada comes out in favour of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 15:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 15:25
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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 General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada’s Northwest Territories releases plan to hit 22 priorities in 4 years

Alyssa Mosher, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 09:31
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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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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Water reservoir in Iqaluit, Northern Canada almost full as winter nears

Meagan Deuling, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 14:34
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Finally some good news for Iqaluit residents regarding their water supply. An emergency project to pump water from Unnamed Lake

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Northerners welcome changes to Canada’s Nutrition North program, but wish for more

Angela Hill, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 11:58
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People across the North are pleased to see changes to Nutrition North, the federal program that aims to make food

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Sealifted goods, tampons added to Canada’s Nutrition North subsidy program

Sara Frizzell, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 13:56 — Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2019 at 09:28
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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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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian gov grants $15M for agriculture projects in North

Dave Croft, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 15:07
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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 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada’s Nunavut territory to get large slice of $40 million federal harvester support program

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2019 at 09:51
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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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Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Indigenous participation key to Arctic development, Inuit activist tells Economic Forum of the Americas

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 15:38 — Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2019 at 13:54
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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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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Food insecurity rising in Canada’s eastern Arctic since launch of federal subsidy program

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 09:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 15:37
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Food insecurity in Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) has gotten worse since the introduction of the Nutrition North program in 2011,

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