Dairy group will seek designated status for 'Quebec poutine cheese'
Pierre Saint-Arnaud / nationalobserver - A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine.
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Group calls on Health Canada to make labels mandatory for gene-edited pork
sootoday - HALIFAX — An advocacy group of farmers and environmental organizations wants Health Canada to implement mandatory labelling on pork from gene-edited pigs. Earlier this year, the federal agency approved the sale of gene-edited pigs as food.
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Canada sending $8M in food aid to Cuba as humanitarian crisis deepens
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, say the funding is aimed at addressing urgent needs.
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CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a senior official with the agency. They peaked with the “extr…
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency cutting more than 1,300 jobs, union says
Catherine Morrison / theglobeandmail - More than 10,000 federal public servants have received notices this month warning their jobs may be eliminated
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You're at risk of frostbite in this bitterly cold weather. Here's what to know
sootoday - TORONTO — As bitterly cold temperatures plunge much of the country into a deep freeze, emergency doctors and public health experts are warning people to protect themselves from frostbite.
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Trade minister says it's ‘important’ to engage India on expanding trade
Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says it’s “important” to expand trade and economic opportunities with India, particularly in agriculture and energy products.
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‘Credit to Prime Minister Carney’: Moe praises PM’s role in Canada-China trade deal
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - 'He engaged earnestly, with at all levels of the Chinese government,' the Saskatchewan premier told reporters on Tuesday.
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Construction bill for BHP's Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan up by another US$1 billion
Rob O'Flanagan / thestarphoenix - Company pegs the first stage of the project at US$8.4 billion, a US$2.7 billion increase over the original price tag of US$5.7 billion
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B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street in his neighbourhood and did a double take.
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Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds
sootoday - The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal has upheld a $10,000 fine handed to the British Columbia ostrich farm whose flock of more than 300 birds was culled last fall, nearly 11 months after the confirmation of an avian influenza outbreak.
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Southern Alberta farmers express relief, optimism after Canada reaches deal with China over canola, pea tariffs
Stephen Tipper / calgaryherald - Canola farmer expects prices to increase as a result of deal with China
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Saskatchewan Premier Moe says trade deal with China 'very good news'
sootoday - REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is hailing Canada's new trade deal with China as "very good news" as his province looks to restore exports for a major Prairie crop.
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N.S. lobster exports outside China are picking up as tariffs soften demand
News Staff / citynews - HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s lobster sector is feeling the pinch from Chinese tariffs this year, but officials say exporters are starting to crack other international markets. The Lobster Council of Canada says new data shows exports outside the U.S. and China…
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Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security. The Prime Minister's Office would not yet confirm if Carney will meet face-to-face with President Xi Jinping.
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Canada rolls out grocery code of conduct after years of supplier complaints
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Canada’s long-promised grocery code of conduct officially comes into force Thursday, marking the full rollout of a voluntary framework meant to govern relations between powerful grocery chains and their suppliers.
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Bodies of man and child found in Lanaudière lake after tractor falls through ice
Leora Schertzer / montrealgazette - The two were still inside the tractor when they were found in Lac Ernest.
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CUSMA renewal talks heat up after U.S. lists demands on dairy, streaming and alcohol
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade representative has outlined a series of conditions Canada must meet to secure a long-term extension of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement when it comes up for mandatory review next year, setting the stage for pot…
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Canadian families could pay $1,000 more for groceries in 2026, report warns
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - Canadians could face grocery bills up to $1,000 higher in 2026 as food prices rise 4-6 per cent, with restaurants and meat seeing the biggest jumps.
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‘Your Fresh Market’ broccoli florets recalled in six provinces over Salmonella risk
Prisha Dev / globalnews - The CFIA has recalled Your Fresh Market broccoli florets in six provinces due to possible Salmonella contamination, urging consumers not to eat or distribute the product.
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