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ANDREA WOO: Trishia Smith sips from her travel mug, being careful not to spill during the bumps and jolts of her morning commute along miles of snowy terrain. The 29-year-old is among a small group of students headed to its first class of the day, traversing miles of snowy terrain aboard a traditional Inuit sled called a komatik. Spruce trees pass on the horizon and the sun beams from a blue and cloudless sky.

The appeals board of the World Trade Organization is expected to announce its decision this coming week on issues involving the European Union's ban on seal products.

A UN report released Monday says Canada's efforts to improve the well-being of aboriginal people are "insufficient." Among other recommendations, the report calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered women. (CBC News)

Read the Report here.

Called the Nunavut Food Security and Action Plan, the food blueprint sets out a long list of tasks - stating who is responsible for doing what and when they are expected to do it.

A recent study by the Royal Society of Canada suggested selling a hunter's bounty might be one way to increase the overall food supply and ensure all Inuit can feed their families.

Le quart des enfants inuits d’âge préscolaire du Canada ont le ventre creux, selon un rapport du Conseil des académies canadiennes. Du lot, 90 % d’entre eux ont faim, 76 % sautent des repas, et 60 % peuvent passer une journée sans manger. 31 % des enfants inuits d’âge préscolaire vivent une insécurité alimentaire modérée, et 70 % « connaissent l’insécurité alimentaire ».

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food is on day three of his 11-day visit to Canada.

This is the first time the United Nations is investigating food security in a developed country.

Olivier De Schutter is stopping in cities and First Nations communities in southern Canada, but he has no planned stops in the North.