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Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling a batch of No Name frozen beef burgers …
Read More »Hollywood streaming bidding war, high steaks beef prices and grandparent scams: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
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Read More »Alberta food banks grapple with high cost of free beef
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. There’s no shortage of beef in southern Alberta, but food banks around Lethbridge are looking for help covering the costs of turning donated cattle into meat they …
Read More »Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on dozens of food products, including such staples as beef, tomatoes and bananas, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries. The new exemptions — which take effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday — mark a …
Read More »E. coli contamination of veggies harder to control than beef, experts say
Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily pull fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s, laid bare the recurring nightmare for restaurants: Produce is a bigger problem for restaurants to keep free of …
Read More »Beef tongue products recalled due to Listeria risk
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall warning for certain brands of beef jelly tongue products in Ontario due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products, sold at various retailers, may be labelled inconsistently or sold without labels, and may have been repackaged into small portions. …
Read More »Farmers warn of ripple effect of strike at Ontario’s largest beef processing plant
A strike at the province’s largest beef processing plant is having a domino effect in Ontario’s beef farming industry, experts warn. Employees at Cargill in Guelph, Ont., have been on the picket lines as the strike goes into its second month. Joe Hill, a producer north of Fergus and a …
Read More »Battle of the beef: Alberta premier, Texas governor place NHL playoff bet – Edmonton
Game 1 of third round NHL playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars is on Thursday night, and politicians in each region have placed a friendly wager on the series. In a post on social media, Premier Danielle Smith said she challenged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to a …
Read More »Canada’s beef industry looking for answers as Chinese ban continues
A Chinese ban on Canadian beef that industry officials expected would be short-lived remains in place 17 months later, and industry representatives say they remain in the dark about the reasons. China has been blocking beef shipments from Canadian processing plants ever since an atypical case of BSE, or mad …
Read More »How an Ottawa beef farmer ended up raising some of the world’s priciest cattle
For Steven Velthuis, his adventures with purebred Japanese Wagyu beef began a few years ago, on a pricey night out. “I went to a baseball game, a Blue Jays game in Toronto, and I took some colleagues with me,” recalled the Osgoode cattle farmer. “And we went to a restaurant …
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