5 h. ago Are U.S. egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of budget-conscious egg buyers. Advocacy groups, Democratic lawmakers and a Federal Trade Commission member are calling for a government investigation […]

Economics

42 h. ago Egg prices could jump 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agriculture Department predicts record egg prices could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new details Wednesday about its plan to battle bird flu and ease costs. With an emphasis on farms tightening their measures to prevent bird flu’s spread, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said […]

Economics

69 h. ago Ottawa just bought 500,000 ‘bird flu’ vaccines. Who is at risk?

Health Canada is aiming to cut the risk to front-line Canadians such as farm workers, vets and medical staff

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3 d. ago Breakenridge: Premier pays lip service to getting answers on health care allegations

Ultimately, this is about whether there was political pressure on AHS to sign contracts with private surgical clinics and whether there was anything untoward regarding potential conflicts of interest or inflated prices

Science

3 d. ago Lion Electric shareholders file class action against struggling bus manufacturer

MONTREAL — Quebec-based electric-vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co. is facing a class-action lawsuit from shareholders who allege the company misled investors and misrepresented its financial health, leading to artificially inflated stock prices. “Damages suffered by the members of the proposed group are the direct and immediate result of the false and misleading representations, omissions and […]

Economics

4 d. ago Ford PCs make $40B in platform promises, pledge to axe floor price for alcohol

Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have released their platform today, with three days until election day, and it contains $40 billion in promises plus a proposal to get rid of the minimum retail price for liquor. Minimum prices for spirits vary based on volume and alcohol content and are indexed to inflation, and the minimum retail price […]

Economics

7 d. ago Bird flu found in U.S. rats for the first time as cases keep rising

Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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7 d. ago Two new genomics research projects in B.C. aim to stay ahead of bird flu threat

Genome B.C. is funding the two projects, led by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

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1 week ago H5N5 bird flu reported on backyard farm in Newfoundland and Labrador

The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and fuelling higher food prices.

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1 week ago Tough grip: Nova Scotians struggle to find salt or sand after icy winter storm

Signs that say “no salt, no sand” can be seen at many hardware stores, and sellers on Facebook Marketplace are selling bags of salt at inflated prices.

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1 week ago Inflation ticks back up to 1.9% in January after rise in gas prices

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate ticked back up in January to 1.9%, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. Prices got a full month-long effect of the federal government’s tax break but a spike in gas prices to start the year offset the government’s relief, with underlying inflation accelerating. The agency reported prices at the pump […]

Economics