Housing in Canada’s Nunavut territory: a federal election explainer
Housing is high on the platform lists of all of Nunavut’s federal election candidates, but officials say they have yet
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Health care, housing and infrastructure: 3 election issues to watch in Arctic Canadian community
Many issues facing candidates for MLA in Hay River, northwestern Canada, this election mirror those facing communities across the North
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Abandoned properties a challenge for rural Sweden
Many properties in rural Sweden are simply abandoned as more people move to the towns and cities. This is becoming
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Justin Trudeau rehashes old federal funding in housing announcement for Nunavut territory
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rehashed the existing federal funding streams for housing in Nunavut in an announcement Friday morning in
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Inadequate shelter services in Arctic Canada imprison Inuit women in cycle of violence: study
The lack of women’s shelters, transition lodging and second-stage housing services is keeping Inuit women trapped in an ongoing cycle
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Budget cuts threaten transitional housing program in Alaska’s largest city
Four years ago, Earlene Franklin drove trucks on the North Slope. It was a good job, she said: It provided
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Inuit housing strategy in Canada calls for local training to help solve crisis
The Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee has released its strategy for addressing a chronic shortage of housing for Inuit, saying that consistent
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Growing numbers in need of emergency shelter days after highrise fire in Northern Canada
The mayor of Hay River, Northwest Territories, says the number of people looking for emergency shelter after being displaced by
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Yukon, federal governments announce new money for housing
Yukon is getting an infusion of money from the federal government to help alleviate the territory’s shortage of affordable housing.
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Finnish housing companies hesitant to install charging stations for electric cars
Few housing companies in Finland appear to be willing to cough up the cash to install charging stations for residents’
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Housing crisis in Canada’s east-Arctic worsens as homes become too old to live in
Residents are demanding repairs as Nunavut’s public housing stock ages, but the government says that budget constraints means people shouldn’t
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Northern nation’s access to federal housing funds for First Nations uncertain, chief says
The Dene Nation is looking to the federal government for clarity about $600 million in funding announced for on-reserve housing,
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Report highlights Finland’s top 5 housing problems
Parliament’s audit committee issued a report on Tuesday outlining five major problems with housing policy in Finland. The committee concluded
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Northern Canada: Five things to watch in the Yukon Legislature this fall
Yukon’s Liberals, under Premier Sandy Silver, headed to the government benches on Monday to begin the fall sitting of the
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No buyers for homes in Finland’s remote areas
Anja Soininen would like to sell her home and move closer to her son’s family, but there are no interested
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