19 h. ago Can Canada still trust the U.S. for food safety? Ottawa professor says we should be skeptical

Amir Attaran says Canadians should be skeptical about the U.S.’s ability to ensure food safety given the Trump administration's cuts to regulatory bodies.

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1 week ago Are eggs safe to eat amid bird flu outbreaks? What about runny yolks? Here’s what to know

A food safety expert explains whether eggs carry additional risk amid a bird flu outbreak

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1 week ago FT Portfolios Canada Co. Announces Cash Distributions for Its Exchange Traded Funds

TSX: FUD, FSL, ETP, CIBR, QCLN, FHG/FHG.F, FHH/FHH.F, FDL, FST & BLCK Cboe CA: FJFB, SDVY/SDVY.F & SDVD TORONTO, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FT Portfolios Canada Co. (“First Trust Canada”) is pleased to announce cash distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds (“First Trust ETFs”) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Cboe Canada […]

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1 week ago Terry Newman: Mark Carney’s climate obsessions will put Trudeau to shame

Don't trust his pledge to turn Canada into an energy superpower

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2 w. ago Ontario woman claims she found cockroach in Tim Hortons coffee

An Ontario woman who claims she found a cockroach in her Tim Hortons coffee says she is speaking out in hopes of warning the public about the "serious food safety violation."Markham resident Subhana Pira told blogTO that she found a cockroach in her iced coffee that she ordered at a Tim Hortons located at 4 Lebovic Ave. in Scarborough on March 10. According to Pira, she had already consumed part of the drink before discovering the insect inside.Pira claims that after drinking the contaminated coffee, she and others in her group who also drank iced coffee began experiencing severe symptoms, including vomiting and diarrhea. She later captured a recording of a Tim Hortons employee who claimed that cockroaches are sometimes found in pre-packaged items."Sometimes it comes in the iced coffee packet, it happens," the employee states in the video. He also mentioned that the store has pest control in place, but said, "We don't have any control on the pests [for pre-packaged items]."Pira...

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2 w. ago Busy downtown Toronto supermarket shut down by health authorities

A big-name grocery store is not exactly what comes to mind when we think of "City of Toronto health code violations," but a downtown location of Canada's third-biggest supermarket chain was just forcibly shut down for a few major food safety issues.The Metro store that has long stood right across from the city's famed St. Lawrence Market was ordered to close its doors on Thursday after inspectors deemed it unfit to remain open due to one crucial infraction that endangers saleable food directly, alongside a significant infraction and another minor one.The main problem? A rat infestation — not exactly rare in Toronto, but still very yuck."Food premise maintained in manner permitting health hazard (Rodents)," reads the closure notice shared to the City's DineSafe page on March 13. The required action included a court summons and health hazard order, which were listed as "pending on March 17."The store, at 80 Front S...

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2 w. ago Bay Street insiders question Carney’s ‘placebo’ blind trust as Brookfield ties come under scrutiny

Many on Bay Street are raising their eyebrows about Carney's potential conflicts, according to financiers who spoke to the National Post

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3 w. ago Carney puts assets into blind trust as he prepares to become prime minister

The statement did not detail the plan nor who would administer the blind trust. It also did not detail which assets he may have divested

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4 w. ago Trump’s tariffs have ‘broken trust between our two nations,’ Alberta premier says

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued scathing criticism of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports as she outlined the steps the province in taking to respond.

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