24 h. ago Canadian Food Inspection Agency suspends license of Calgary breastmilk company

Without its license, the company cannot operate, but there is no recall on existing products

Economics

28 h. ago Booby Food, an Alberta breast milk company, has licence suspended by CFIA

Booby Food, an Alberta-based company specializing in breast milk freeze-drying, has had its licence suspended by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Economics

41 h. ago U.S. produce floods B.C. food bank amid ‘buy Canadian’ tariff pushback

Nanaimo's Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank says it saw a surge in donations of U.S. produce last month amid threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Economics

5 d. ago Goodfood Exercises Common Share Repayment Right in Respect of 2025 Debentures

MONTREAL and TORONTO, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Goodfood Market Corp. (“Goodfood” or “the Company”) (TSX: FOOD), a leading Canadian online meal solutions company, announced today that it intends to repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of $6.232 million of its 5.75% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures (the “Debentures”) which are due and payable as […]

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7 d. ago Toronto Public Health says it saw ‘many deviations’ at gynecologist’s clinic with potential HIV, hepatitis exposure

TORONTO — Toronto Public Health says it observed “many deviations from best practices” during an inspection at a gynecologist’s office that led to the agency notifying 2,500 patients of a potential exposure to blood-borne viruses. The agency has provided additional details about its investigation to The Canadian Press as patients voice anger and frustration towards […]

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7 d. ago Brews News: Elbows Up latest recipe shared among Canadian brewers

Now, it's time for Canadian craft breweries to come together with a new beer from a shared recipe using all-Canadian ingredients.

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1 week ago Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian dairy products 'just noise': Expert

U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Canada’s dairy industry Friday, signaling he will implement steep tariffs on Canadian dairy. Though the dairy tariff threat is “noise” from the Oval Office, it’s a sign U.S. access to the Canadian market will be a battleground for the Trump in the future, one Canadian agri-food expert says. […]

Economics

2 w. ago China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products

BEIJING — China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products. The new duties become effective March 20, according to a statement by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council. Additional 100% tariffs will be […]

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2 w. ago Complaints about food mislabelled as products of Canada rising: CFIA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it’s seen an increase in complaints about items mislabelled as products of Canada or missing information about their country of origin. The federal organization enforcing labelling standards on food products says the rash of complaints have come in the last few months, when Canadians were increasingly supporting local businesses […]

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2 w. ago Khan and Hashmi: A Ramadan call to help alleviate food insecurity

Human Concern International has inaugurated a new food bank in Ottawa and the Canadian Council of Imams is launching the nationwide #FastFeed campaign.

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3 w. ago E. coli concerns prompt cheese recall in several Canadian provinces

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recall alert for Morbier de Scey and Raclette de Scey cheeses sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec.

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3 w. ago Starbucks Canada is drastically cutting its menu offerings this year

As part of plans to make room for menu innovation across Canada, several Starbucks beverages are officially leaving menus next month.In January, Starbucks confirmed it would be "simplifying" its menu with a 30 per cent reduction in the number of food and beverage items on offer in the U.S.At the time, the coffee giant was only able to share that it would also be streamlining its offerings in Canada, but we now have further details on just what that will entail.Why is Starbucks Canada changing its menu, and how much of it is leaving?Earlier this year, Starbucks confirmed it would be reducing its menu across the country, with the goal of having "fewer, better beverage and food offerings."Now the coffee chain said around 20 per cent of its food and beverages would be removed from Canadian menus over the 2025 fiscal year, with the first items leaving on March 4.However, the coffee chain reiterated that changing the menu would help with innovation while reducing ...

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