With inflation causing food prices to rise, consumers are looking for deals, and a new app is offering to help people find savings at the grocery store, while helping cut down on food waste. “Too Good to Go” has launched in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. It connects consumers with businesses who have surplus food at the … Read more
As baby formula shortages continue to cause concerns for parents both at home and in the United States, there is a facility in Kingston, Ont. that makes formula. However, it doesn’t make baby formula for Canada, it’s shipped overseas. The switch to making domestic supply is not so simple. The Canada Royal Milk Plant was … Read more
Good evening, these are the top coronavirus headlines tonight: top headline: Here are five things to watch to determine how Canada will cope with COVID-19 in the coming months Two Canadian tech firms held a hackathon over the weekend where each independently recreated the ArriveCan app – illustrating that the Canadian government overpaid for the … Read more
OTTAWA — Canada’s new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes, focusing instead on broader guidelines that include eating more plant-based protein and drinking more water. The food-guide facelift unveiled today reflects a new approach by Health Canada aimed at promoting healthier eating and lifestyle choices, rather than emphasizing serving sizes and … Read more
Students at the University of Victoria can attest that times are tight. “Cost of living is a lot, food, everything,” says Hailey Gascoigne, a second-year UVic student. Gas hitting record highs, housing costs have gone through the roof. “It’s crazy,” says Gascoigne. “It’s gone up exponentially.” New data released by Food Banks Canada paints a … Read more
Compartir Bookmark Please log in to bookmark this story.log inCreate Free Account Good evening, these are the top coronavirus headlines tonight: top headline: In a bid to match the latest forms of COVID-19, the US Food and Drug Administration asked vaccine manufacturers to tailor their new shots to the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants – but … Read more
TORONTO — A marquee list of Canada’s best restaurants has returned after a pandemic-induced hiatus, ushering with it what some hope is a revival for fine dining in this country. The list of Canada’s 100 best restaurants has named Published on Main the No. 1 culinary place to be – the first time a Vancouver … Read more
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, September 1, 2021 3:05PM EDT SkipTheDishes is testing a new business model to help it sell household goods and groceries directly to customers. The delivery service’s new offering called Skip Express Lane has two locations that operate like a ghost kitchen, where sales are made solely through an … Read more
WINNIPEG — Researchers from the University of Winnipeg are calling out Canada’s Food Guide for not being inclusive to all Canadians. A new food guide was released in January 2019 to fit the latest nutritional research, but the researchers say the guide does not work for everyone, especially Indigenous communities. “It offers a pan approach … Read more
HALIFAX — Anjali Rego doesn’t mind some online grocery order substitutions. Swap out regular tomatoes for cherry tomatoes? No problem. But other changes irk her. Switch regular meat for a plant-based substitute? No way. “I don’t mind if you give me a different kind of tomato. But don’t goof up my meat,” says the Mississauga, … Read more
