Category Archives: Food
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...
Air Force, UN food agency tackle skyrocketing COVID-19 hunger in Latin America
OTTAWA — The head of the UN World Food Program says the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically increased the number of starving people in Latin America, which could trigger a refugee exodus to North America if not addressed. David Beasley, the agency's ...
Unions tell MPs that grocery workers should still have pandemic pay
OTTAWA — Union leaders who represent thousands of grocery-store workers are telling MPs there is no reason for large chains to cut pandemic-related pay premiums since the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't gone away. Representatives from Teamsters Canada, the Un...
Statistics Canada says economy posted record 11.6 per cent plunge in April
OTTAWA — The full impact of sweeping economic lockdowns meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 came into sharper view, with new figures showing Canada saw the largest monthly drop on record in April as the country came to a
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
Outbreaks on farms are holding back the entire region, says Windsor, Ont., mayor
TORONTO — Tensions are mounting in Windsor-Essex, Ont., over the region's continued pandemic lockdown, with a local mayor and some business owners saying public health officials haven't done enough to halt the spread of COVID-19 on ...