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UN chief warns world faces ‘catastrophe’ from growing food shortage
FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres speaks during a courtesy visit to Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, Nigeria, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
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Viterra food storage terminal in Ukraine attacked by Russia, putting further pressure on global food security
A view of the damage to the Nika Tera grain terminal, as Russia's attacks on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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Britain, Germany push G7 for halt to biofuel mandates to tame food prices
FILE PHOTO: Grain is pictured during a Greenpeace protest against the production of biofuel from grain in front of the German Ministry of Transport in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
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‘If there is no recession – which is our view – then risky asset prices are too cheap’: JP Morgan
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 16.
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Afghans rush to bury dead, dig for survivors after powerful earthquake kills at least 1,000
Afghans sift through destruction after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes in the country's deadliest quake in two decades, the state-run news agency reported. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Nooroozi)
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Sri Lankan PM says country’s economy has ‘completely collapsed’ after months of shortages
FILE PHOTO: Ranil Wickremesinghe, newly appointed prime minister, arrives at a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
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Authorities in Bangladesh and India intensify efforts to help millions stranded by deadly flooding
Bangladesh Navy personnel rescue a pregnant woman (C) from a flooded area following heavy monsoon rainfalls in Sunamganj on June 22, 2022. - At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said on June 20. (Photo by MD Abu Sufian Jewel / AFP) (Photo by MD ABU SUFIAN JEWEL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Authorities in South Asia struggle to deliver food and drinking water to flooded villages
People collect food aid in a flooded residential area following heavy monsoon rainfalls in Companiganj on June 20, 2022. - At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said on June 20. (Photo by Maruf RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by MARUF RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ensuring a sustainable future for Canadian agriculture takes root
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Ottawa urged to move ahead with food warning labels despite call to exempt ground meat
A worker re-stocks products in the meat section at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
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Ontario losing farmland at a rapid rate amid urban sprawl, provincial agriculture group says
In this photo taken using a drone, a farmer crops a field in Mississippi Mills, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug 10, 2021. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture says the province is facing an alarming increase in the rate of farmland loss. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Using crops to feed cars, not people, is reprehensible as war and climate-related food shortages intensify
Eric Reguly
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Montreal-based Power Corp. raises $210-million for agri-food investing amid inflation concerns
Customers shopping at Ponesse Foods in Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market, are photographed on Jan 19, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Inflation has increased the price of groceries with foods such as grapes and mushrooms going up in price, alongside other grocery items.
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Sri Lanka gives public sector workers extra day off to help cope with chronic fuel shortage
Autorickshaw drivers queue to buy petrol at Lanka IOC fuel station in Colombo on May 18, 2022. - Sri Lanka is in the throes of its worst-ever economic crisis with its 22 million people enduring severe hardships to secure food, fuel and medicines while facing record inflation and lengthy power blackouts. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)
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The food industry is embracing sustainability. What does it mean?
G&M Agriculture- June 4, 2022- Nottawa, Ontario- Portrait of grain and oil seed farmer Keith Currie for a feature about efforts to measure "sustainability" in the agriculture/food world. A large group of organizations (retailers, processors, farmers, government, environmental groups) are coming together to try to create a Canadian index that would define "sustainability," and measure it across time. (Photo by TannisToohey for the Globe and Mail) ***For story by reporter Andrea Hui
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Ranchers push back against Health Canada’s proposed warning label for ground beef
Cattle are seen at a farm near Cremona, Alta., on May 28, 2020. A group representing Canadian ranchers says their industry has been unfairly singled out by proposed new regulations that if enacted, would require packaged ground beef to be sold with a health warning label. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Your guide to a sustainable kitchen
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U.S. inflation hit a new 40-year high of 8.6% in May
FILE - People walk by shops Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The Friday June 10, 2022, report on consumer prices is expected to show that annual inflation slowed ever so slightly to 8.2% in May from 8.3% in the prior month. President Joe Biden faces a delicate trade-off as he tries to help his fellow Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. He needs U.S. consumers to pull back just enough so that inflation eases, but not so much that the economy risks plunging into a recession. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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‘Brought down to my knees’: Restaurant owner slams changes to New Brunswick immigration program
Michael Petrovici is shown in this undated handout image received June 9, 2022. New Brunswick restaurant owner Michael Petrovici says the suspension of a provincial immigration program has left him scrambling for workers as the busy summer season approaches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Michael Petrovici **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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From tipping to farming: How we should change the way we think about food
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Hunger and food insecurity increasing across Canada as prices soar, survey says
Volunteers sort donations at the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, Thursday, May 19, 2022. The food bank received around 160,000 visits in March, the highest number ever recorded in a single month. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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Dairy Farmers of Canada seeks second milk price hike this year, citing inflation
Milk and dairy products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Dairy Farmers of Canada has asked the Canadian Dairy Commission for a mid-year milk price hike due to the current inflationary environment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Choice Properties buys interest in GTA land where Loblaw will open facility
A man leaves a Loblaws store in Toronto on Thursday, May 3, 2018. The company says George Weston Ltd. will receive its 61.6 per cent interest in Choice Properties REIT and Loblaw's minority shareholders will receive George Weston shares in exchange. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Summer road-trip worthy restaurants from coast to coast
Pursuits -- Pilgrimme Restaurant, Galiano Island, BC -- Road Trip Worthy Restaurants
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Down on the farm, soaring prices are a sign of more food inflation to come
Shoppers buying groceries at the Urban Fresh Produce stand at Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market, are photographed on May 18, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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New Brunswick announces $20-million for inflation-relief program
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivers the State of the Province address in Fredericton on Thursday, March 31, 2022. The New Brunswick government has announced $20 million in funding to help provide inflation relief. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
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Reality check: What can politicians really do about high food prices?
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with shoppers as he visits a grocery store after a severe thunder storm knocked out power last weekend in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
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Lacklustre Nightshade doesn’t feel like a proper homecoming for rising star Chanthy Yen
Nightshade restaurant in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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Ontario party leaders share plans to lower food costs, address food insecurity
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca greets guests at Frank’s Place after announcing his plan to remove HST from prepared foods under $20 in Vaughan, Ont., Saturday, April 30, 2022. Three of Ontario's four major political parties are promising to take steps to lower the cost of food and tackle food insecurity, though they offer differing plans for how they would address the hot-button issue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
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Flood-stricken B.C. farmers given more time to apply for disaster assistance
A barn on high ground is seen with receded floodwaters still surrounding it on a farm in Abbotsford, B.C., on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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World Economic Forum’s gathering overshadowed by global economic worries
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen on a screen as addresses the audience from Kyiv during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, May 23, 2022. Ukraine's president said Wednesday, May 25, 2022 that Russia must pull back to its pre-war positions as a first step before diplomatic talks, a negotiating line that Moscow is unlikely to agree to anytime soon. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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Evening Update: Fourteen students, teacher killed in South Texas elementary school shooting
Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.
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Infant formula shortages are symptoms of a much larger problem in Canada’s food system
Lesley Frank
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Canada is facing a ‘terrible’ food crisis, says Maple Leaf CEO Michael McCain
Michael McCain, president and ceo of Maple Leaf Foods, is photographed at the companyÕs head office in Mississauga, Ont., on Nov 6 2019. The food company will be announcing that they are now carbon neutral. *** PHOTOS EMBARGOED UNTIL 5 AM NOV 7 2019 ***
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Biden says first shipments of baby formula flying in from Europe this weekend
FILE Ñ Similac baby formula is displayed for sale at a store in San Antonio, Texas, on May 10, 2022. The formula shortage is causing retailers to limit purchases, with shelves in many markets completely bare. (Kaylee Greenlee Beal/The New York Times)
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Thousands queue for petrol, gas in Sri Lanka amid warnings of food shortages
People carry their empty cylinders as they move in a queue to buy domestic gas at a distribution centre, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi