groceries

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday the province will stop purchasing American booze and work to stop buying other U.S. goods. His comments come one day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, along with a 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy. Speaking to reporters in Regina, Moe said […]

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 […]

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 […]

Early this morning as we were settling in on the morning show Gloria started unpacking her backpack. The amount of stuff she pulled out of this little backpack was like watching 30 clowns get out of a tiny car! She had everything inside the bag from fruit to bread, a brush, and even chopsticks. Take […]

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 […]

Customers at the Moose Jaw Co-op — and several other Co-op locations across the province — have been experiencing a shortage of goods ranging from produce to fuel this week as the Federated Co-operatives Limited continues to grapple with an ongoing cybersecurity attack. Details on the attack remain sparse, although it has been confirmed that […]

The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can’t convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves.  For months, the Liberals have been trying to get big grocers in Canada to sign a code of conduct that they say will bring down food prices for everyone. And […]

Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anticompetitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys’ owner calling the inquiry “unlawful.”  The Federal Court documents show the Commissioner of Competition launched the probes on March 1, saying there’s reason to believe the firms’ use of so-called property controls […]

Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling.  A new Leger survey found that almost 30 per cent of Canadians believe food inflation has been primarily caused by grocery stores trying to increase profit margins. Another 26 […]