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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Millions of dollars in grocery subsidies haven’t lessened food insecurity in Canada’s North
There’s a boil-water advisory in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Jo Ellen Pameolik, a mother of four, has just purchased a 24-pack
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Canada’s Inuit make voices heard on Arctic shipping routes
For the first time, Inuit communities are making recommendations to the Canadian government about how they want ships to move
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Northern foods are now on the plate in Canada’s new food guide
Northern foods are finding a place on the menu in Canada’s new food guide, including whale, seal and berries. The
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Canada to boost subsidies on flour, frozen fruit in major Nutrition North update
Diapers, macaroni, spaghetti, dried beans and frozen french fries are among the new items now going to be subsidized under
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Canadian Arctic: two arrests in connection with grocery store fire in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Two youths have been arrested with arson charges pending in connection with a fire that destroyed the warehouse of Iqaluit,
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Ottawa business races to fill orders after grocery store fire in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada
An Ottawa company that ships goods to Nunavut, in Canada’s east-Arctic, says orders have come pouring in as word of
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Canadian east-Arctic: Iqaluit store fire forces residents from their homes
An early-morning fire at the Northmart store in Iqaluit has forced the evacuation of nearby homes as crews work to
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Inuit in Canada’s east-Arctic say Ottawa not committed to fixing northern food subsidy program
The federal government is promising changes to its northern food subsidy program, but Labrador’s Nunatsiavut government (eastern Canada) says Ottawa isn’t listening to
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