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WTO members overcome impasse, appoint chairs for negotiations to fix some global trade rules
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) attends a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
world
Opium production booming in Myanmar after the coup: report
This photo taken on February 3, 2019 shows a farmer working at an illegal poppy field in Hopong, Myanmar Shan State. - Fields of purple opium poppy stretch across the pastures and peaks of mountainous eastern Myanmar, with many farmers reluctant to give up the profitable cash crop in spite of incentives offered. Myanmar is the second biggest source of opium in the world after Afghanistan, with Shan state its main production hub. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP)YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images
canada
Prince Edward Island farmers say federal restrictions imposed to manage potato wart went too far
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King speaks with media as bags of potatoes sit on a table, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Overwhelmed food charities say solution to hunger is higher incomes, not more funding
newsletter
Osoyoos Larose starts a new chapter by showcasing older vintages
B.C. winery Osoyoos Larose. Credit: Jon Adrian
world
Donor support helped postponed famine in Somalia, but crisis still looms: World Food Program chief
FILE - World Food Program chief David Beasley speaks to The Associated Press in the village of Wagalla in northern Kenya Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Beasley on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, has told The Associated Press that countries in the Horn of Africa have faced “unprecedented climate impact” from years of drought, and the U.N. agency had been expecting to announce famine in Somalia before donors “stepped up in magnificent ways.”. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
home & design
Fernando Laposse wants to lead the charge in design sustainability
Aluminium table with Totomoxtle marquetry. Q+A with designer Fernando Laposse in advance of his Interior Design Show appearance in Toronto
report on business
Rabobank seeks to grab a piece of the Canadian farm lending market
A broccoli field at Broxburn Vegetables & Cafe in Lethbridge on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. In 1994, Paul De Jong, purchased 80 acres of land east of Lethbridge with the intention of starting a U-pick strawberry farm after realizing that he wanted to spend more time with his family. In 1996, the De Jonge’s built a greenhouse and began growing peppers and in 2001, a larger greenhouse was built to grow tomatoes. In 2004, the De Jonge’s repurposed a barn on their property into a cafe and storefront. Broxburn now produces a number of seasonal and greenhouse fruits and vegetables including one of the largest commercial broccoli crops in Alberta.(Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
$37 chicken wasn’t Galen Weston’s fault, but Loblaw needs to repent nonetheless
Sylvain Charlebois
canada
Runaway cattle saga in Quebec comes to an end with weekend capture
Cows on a dairy farm, in St-Henri-de-Taillon, Que., Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
waters on wine
In B.C.’s Okanagan Valley, ambitious wineries elevate the region’s reputation
Christopher Waters
world
World food prices hit record high in 2022
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Food prices are displayed at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo/File Photo
home of the week
Home of the Week: The horse farm slowly turned vineyard
Home of the Week, 5290 Olund Road, Abbotsford, BC
newsletter
What can we expect from wine in 2023? Climate chaos will decide
Aldo Cabrera, of Forestville, Calif., photographs the sunset at Wholer Road in Forestville, Calif., as the Russian River and Mark West Creek floods vineyards, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Waves of heavy rain pounded California on Thursday, trapping people in floodwaters, washing away a mountain highway, triggering a mudslide that destroyed homes and forcing residents to flee communities scorched by wildfires last year. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)
food for thought
23 dietitian-approved tips for a healthy head start in 2023
Leslie Beck
food for thought
The healthy food trends - for you and the planet - to watch for in 2023
Leslie Beck
life
Veganuary among resolutions for some Canadians are switching to a plant-based diet in the new year
Veganuary co-founders Jane Land and Matthew Glover are shown in a handout photo. Despite its British origin, Veganuary is now a worldwide movement with participants from nearly every single country, and out of those, Canada has the 18th most participants. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Veganuary **MANDATORY CREDIT**
report on business
How a Quebec farm is hoping to shape the future of strawberry growing
A worker at Winter Farm, a vertical strawberry farm, picks strawberries inside their new facilities in Vaudreuil, Quebec, December 15, 2022. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
analysis
Areas to be removed from Ontario’s Greenbelt include prime farmland, wetlands and floodplains
May 23, 2007. Jane Glassco walks on the pier on a kettle lake on some of the 300 acres of her woodland and farmland that she is donating to preserve the Ontario Greenbelt, near Schomberg, May 23, 2007. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
economy
The price of pasta is surging, but discounts could be next
People shop at Fiesta Farms independent grocery in Toronto, on Thursday, Jan., 20, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Four cows have been captured in a small Quebec town after months on the loose
A cow grazes in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., Wednesday, June 26, 2019. After several months on the run, four cows from a herd of runaway cattle were finally captured on Saturday night in St-Sévère, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
life
Natural, organic or biodynamic: Demystifying the language of natural wines
Happy friends celebrating Christmas toasting champagne wine at home dinner - Winter holiday concept with young people enjoying time together having fun at log cabin - Warm filter with focus on glasses
canada
Climate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond, expert says
A parcel of land on the Sahtlam Tree Farm is seen, in the Cowichan Valley area of Duncan, B.C., on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, and one forestry expert says the sector that's already shrinking will need to adapt in the coming years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
canada
Slaight Family Foundation donates $7.5-million to address food insecurity across Canada
Volunteers fill boxes with donated food at the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Julie Gordon
international business
Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science
Apples are washed at the BelleHarvest packing and storage facility, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Belding, Mich. BelleHarvest is the second largest packing and storage facility for apples in the state of Michigan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
opinion
Half of global GDP is dependent on nature – we deplete it at great cost
Emmanuel Nyirinkindi
economy
Canada’s trade surplus widens to $1.21-billion in October as exports outpace imports
FILE PHOTO: A shipping container is unloaded at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
international business
World food prices ease further in November, FAO says
George Weston Ltd. reported a third-quarter profit available to common shareholders from continuing operations of $889 million, up from $238 million a year earlier. People shop in the produce area at a Loblaws store in Toronto on May 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
home of the week
Kelowna vineyard ready for new buyer’s vintage
Home of the Week, 4855 Chute Lake Rd., Kelowna, B.C.
canada
Farmers union hopes to attract runaway cattle that have been on the run in Quebec town
Cows on a dairy farm, in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que., Tuesday, September 25, 2018. A herd of runaway cattle that has evaded capture for months has been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields near a small Quebec town. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
opinion
War and COVID-19 are boosting Canadian agriculture tech – but policy needs fixing
Sean O’Connor and Kyle Scott
opinion
Playing chicken with lab-grown meat: Innovation vs. the powerful poultry lobby
Sylvain Charlebois
international business
Lab-grown meat receives clearance from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FILE — A chicken dish featuring lab-grown meat from Upside Foods in West Berkeley, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2022. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the “slaughter-free” chicken of Upside Foods, a California company’s, putting lab-grown meat one step closer to restaurant menus and grocery store shelves in the United States. (Gabriela Hasbun/The New York Times)
british columbia
Bird flu fighters in B.C. face unprecedented challenge as H5N1 spread across Canada
A chicken looks in the barn at Honey Brook Farm in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., on Monday, April 18, 2022. Experts say outbreaks of H5N1 represent an unprecedented threat to Canada, infecting about 200 flocks with about 3.5 million birds nationwide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Republican-Herald, Lindsey Shuey
politics
New Zealand, the ‘Saudi Arabia of milk,’ pushes Canada to live up to trade obligation
FILE - Dairy cows graze on a farm near Oxford, in the South Island of New Zealand on Oct. 8, 2018. New Zealand's government on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)