food security

WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there might be carveouts coming to the 25% tariffs placed on Canada and Mexico by President Donald Trump, a softening of the U.S. position after Tuesday’s tax hike hurt the stock market, worried consumers and started a trade war. In a Wednesday interview with Bloomberg Television, Lutnick […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that his tariffs on Canada and Mexico are starting next month, ending a monthlong suspension on the planned import taxes that could potentially hurt economic growth and worsen inflation. “We’re on time with the tariffs, and it seems like that’s moving along very rapidly,” the U.S. president said at a White […]

The Canadian agriculture industry needs to expand its international exports to hold its own against U.S. tariffs and global competitors, according to a new report from RBC.  Amid the looming tariff threat, the report says Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is vulnerable as more than 60 per cent of its exports go to the U.S. […]

REGINA – The Dream Community Foundation (DCF) has partnered with the Regina Food Bank to support their School Food Program. DCF is a charity that was first founded in 2022 that aims to fund three of its pillars: eat together, play together and grow together, said Runa Whitaker, executive director of DCF. The charity first collaborated with […]

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) has been approved for federal funding aimed at supporting and improving school food and nutrition programs in the province. The SSBA is one of ten groups overall to be approved for $20.2 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s School Food Infrastructure Fund. The purpose of the fund […]

REGINA–Food waste is a big problem. Some 46 percent of food produced in Canada, ends up in a landfill instead of someone’s stomach. Mostly, its food that has passed its “best before date” and wasn’t sold. Working with grocery giant Loblaw’s, the app “FlashFood” is a way for people to get big discounts on food, […]

Food prices in Canada are likely to increase by three to five per cent next year, according to a newly released report, but wild cards like climate change and Donald Trump could have unforeseen impacts. That’s the conclusion of the 15th annual food price report released Thursday by a partnership that includes researchers at Dalhousie […]

Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe’s government needs to address high food prices and pause the gas tax in light of recent scurvy cases in the province’s North.  News website larongeNow reported last week that doctors in the community had treated 27 cases of scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, over the last six […]

A nationwide recall has been issued for the Rana brand Tagliatelle Seasoned White Chicken & Mushroom Sauce due to possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says consumers should not use, sell, serve or distribute the recalled product. The recall involves packages weighing 1.14 kg and with best before dates of Oct. 10 up […]

The demand for the services food banks provide in this province has been continuing to grow. The increases to the cost of living from taxation to fuel to food impact the most vulnerable in Saskatchewan. Regina’s Food Bank sees more than 15,000 people per month, with more than 40 percent of them being children. Saskatoon’s […]