Health, climate among northern highlights from Canadian budget
Caroline Cochrane, the premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), watched the federal budget announcement Monday, in hopes the spending would
Read more
Nutrition North
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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,
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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,
Read more
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
Read more
Canada’s northern food security program has ‘lost its way’, says federal minister
Canada’s Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is promising changes to the federal government’s northern food security subsidy program
Read more
Canadian PM directs northern minister to update and expand Nutrition North program
Nutrition North is on the to-do list of Canada’s new minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade. Minister
Read more
Ottawa adds 37 more communities to its Nutrition North subsidy program
The federal government is expanding its food subsidy program for isolated northern communities by adding 37 communities where food prices
Read more
Food subsidy board says program working for Canada’s North
The chair of Canada’s Nutrition North Advisory Board says the food subsidy program is having a positive impact on northerners.
Read more
Food program changes business in Canada’s Arctic
Changes to the supply chain for Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. are creating new transportation routes in Canada’s High Arctic. Arctic Co-operatives
Read more