food

Jad Jaber is the epitome of the hard-working and highly-qualified young immigrant who Canada should be welcoming with open arms. So why is it so hard for the founder and executive director of an equity-focused non-profit to get ahead?

A new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species towards extinction.

Researchers estimate that carbon emissions from transporting food are about six per cent of the global total, with fruit and vegetables the largest contributor.

More than one-third of Canadians — 38 per cent — call money their biggest stressor, according to the FP Canada 2022 Financial Stress Index.

As global supply chains continue to struggle, food prices surge, and climate change threatens the world's farmland with droughts or floods, some farmers say that locally grown seeds are key to making Canada's food supplies more sustainable. 

As Ontario's electoral candidates float plans to reduce cost at the tills, food banks and food security experts say their food-focused approach is distracting from the main problem: Poverty and incomes.

For staff at Red River College Polytechnic’s Prairie Research Kitchen, tofu made from fava beans is a new frontier in plant-based protein and the culmination of years of work.

Canadians could soon be unknowingly eating gene-edited foods that have not been assessed for safety by Health Canada.

PFAS, a group of chemicals linked to health problems and used in everything from takeout containers to raincoats, is finding its way into American fields and food. Could Canadian farmers be facing the same danger?

Why a grain that lives for years could solve the climate crisis.

Pundits and farming lobbies are blaming sky-high food prices on shortages, but a new report argues wealthy investors are fuelling the crisis.

Regenerative farming promotes raising crops and livestock together along with other methods to promote soil health.

The past decade has seen exploding interest in an approach to farming focused on soil health called regenerative agriculture, which proponents say can help fix the climate crisis. The problem? No one agrees on what regenerative agriculture actually means.

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has warned that Russian forces are targeting Ukrainians' food supply, including their stores of grain.

Blockades at key border crossings between Canada and the U.S. are poised to leave Canadians facing shortages of produce, ketchup, and other essential items.