Category Archives: Agriculture
Chicken, eggs both go first as feds roll out COVID-19 food surplus program
OTTAWA — More than 12 million eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Thursday...
Don’t get ‘casual’ about COVID, Ontario’s top doctor warns amid resort outbreak
TORONTO — A COVID-19 outbreak at an Ontario resort earlier this month was the result of people getting "casual" with public health guidelines, the province's top doctor said Thursday. Dr. David Williams said a group of out-of-town reside...
Quebec farms facing lost profits and rotting harvests due to migrant worker shortage
MONTREAL — Nineteen-year-old Florence Lachapelle was among hundreds of Quebecers who tried their hand at planting seeds and harvesting produce this summer, replacing migrant workers who were unable to leave their countries because of the COVID-19 pande...
Liberals announce $18 million in funding for small food producers
OTTAWA — The federal government is rolling out $18 million in support for projects they say will help strengthen Canada's food supply chain. The funds are going everywhere from an Alberta company focusing on plant-based proteins to distilleries in...
Leamington and Kingsville reopen today, join rest of Ontario in Stage 2
TORONTO — The towns of Kingsville and Leamington, Ont., are joining the rest of the province in Stage 2 of the government's reopening plan. Premier Doug Ford announced Monday that the communities, which were the final two towns in Stage 1 of
Ontario deploys emergency management team to address Essex farm outbreak
TORONTO — Ontario has deployed an emergency management team to Windsor-Essex to help deal with a large COVID-19 outbreak on a farm, Premier Doug Ford said Friday as he apologized for previously suggesting migrant workers w...
Alberta government to twin southern highway to spur economic recovery
TABER, Alta. — The Alberta government says it will twin a 46-kilometre stretch of highway in southern Alberta. Officials say the improvements to Highway 3 between Taber and Burdett will support 755 jobs and drive economic recovery and diversification i...
Lighthizer celebrates USMCA, promises enforcement as trade deal comes into force
WASHINGTON — North America's new trade agreement finally became the law of the land Wednesday, complete with a celebratory warning from the Trump administration that the United States intends to make sure Canada ...
COVID-19 devastating B.C. fruit growers, threatens food security: association
KELOWNA, B.C. — The B.C. Fruit Growers Association says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its industry has been devastating. The association says a survey of its members shows more than 67 per cent of farmers have reduced fruit productio...
Farm, nail salon outbreaks contribute to spike in COVID-19 cases in Ontario
TORONTO — A spike in new COVID-19 cases in Ontario on Monday was attributed to two recent outbreaks — one at a farm in Windsor-Essex and another linked to a nail salon in Kingston. But public health officials said the province's caseload