How extreme weather affects food prices in Canada
Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store …
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Nearly 23% of the Canadian population reported food insecurity in 2022
Nearly nine million Canadians lived in food insecure households in 2022, with 22.9 per cent of the population reporting some form of food insecurity, according to a Statistics Canada report released …
Can we end plastic pollution? Negotiators land in Ottawa this week to work on a global treaty
A key week of negotiations kicks off Tuesday, as representatives from 176 countries descend on Ottawa to tackle global challenges posed by plastics. The fourth and penultimate instalment of talks …
Loss of cooking skills has hurt our ability to adapt to rising food prices, experts say
Cost of Living1:56Mike von Massow Skyrocketing prices have taken a big bite out of what Canadians are able to serve up for dinner but food economists say our ability to …
Who is attacking ships in the Red Sea and why?
Attacks on commercial ships near the Middle Eastern country of Yemen have forced huge freight companies to change or pause their movements on one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Who is launching these …
McDonald’s eyes record global expansion in coming years, with more focus on delivery
McDonald’s is expecting to go through a growth spurt. The Chicago-based burger giant wants to establish thousands of new locations around the globe in the next few years, aiming to have …
Drugs like Ozempic are popular for weight loss. That’s because there’s been little other help: obesity doctors
White Coat Black Art26:30Ozempic: The good, the bad and the future Despite widely publicized reports of rare but severe side effects, obesity doctors say Ozempic and drugs like it have the …