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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All major grocery retailers agree to sign on to industry-developed code of conduct
All major retailers have agreed to an industry-developed Canadian grocery code of conduct, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced Thursday. In a statement, the federal department said, “After years of work and widespread industry …
What is the grocery code of conduct?
Canada’s grocery code of conduct cleared a major hurdle this week with news that all major grocery retailers will sign on. The code has been years in the making, coming after …
Why dangerous bird flu is spreading faster and farther than first thought in U.S. cattle
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can …
Grocery code of conduct will raise prices, not lower them, Loblaws and Walmart tell lawmakers
The head of Canada’s biggest grocery chain says the looming implementation of the grocery code of conduct would lead to higher prices for consumers, not lower ones. Speaking at a …
Is that snack chocolate or ‘chocolatey’? How skimpflation might be affecting your groceries
Daniel Noël of Sherbrooke, Que., stopped snacking on Quaker Dipps granola bars last year after he took a bite and noticed something was up. The bar tasted “very old,” Noël, 51, told …