The Canadian Council of Academics (CCA) has formed an expert panel to examine how Indigenous science can be supported to advance policy and governance in a way that achieves reciprocal benefits for all people in Canada. Using food sovereignty as a case study, the panel will develop a framework that can be applied across a range of policy issues.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2025
Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, CBC News听reports.
According to CBC's analysis of grocery products labelled as Canadian, while most products remained the same price and about two per cent decreased in price, the regular price of hundreds of products have increased since governments put out the call to buy food made in Canada. Some are from iconic Canadian brands, including Tim Hortons, St-Hubert, Swiss Chalet, and Chapman's.
Published on: 16 Apr 2025
麻豆传媒网站 researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what鈥檚 on the label matches what鈥檚 in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.
鈥淗oney is one of the most fraud-prone commodities in global trade. It often involves mislabelling where it was produced or the types of flowers that bees collected nectar from,鈥� said lead author St茅phane Bayen, Associate Professor and Chair of 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
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Published on: 14 Apr 2025
A small town in Quebec's Mont茅r茅gie region is trying a novel approach to help mitigate the impacts of climate change and accelerate the greening of the community,
As of听2025, homeowners in Saint-Amable, Que., roughly 40 kilometres听east of Montreal, are being charged an annual surtax of $200 if they don't have at least one leafy, deciduous tree in their front yard.
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
For Assistant Professor听Lucienne Tritten听at 麻豆传媒网站, parasitic worms represent an urgent challenge and an opportunity to push the boundaries of modern science, DNA to RNA (D2R) 麻豆传媒网站 writes in a new article. With funding from D2R's听Foundational Projects听program, Prof. Tritten is developing an innovative approach to combating parasitic infections using the gut bacteria we already have inside us.
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
US President Donald Trump says Canada has听been imposing sky-high tariffs on imported American dairy products. Agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at 麻豆传媒网站, spoke to 颁叠颁听补苍诲听Global News听to give key context on this issue in their reporting:
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
In a recent article,听 Experts interviewed for the article said it's possible鈥攂ut only if we change other eating habits in the process.
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Published on: 9 Apr 2025
On March 27, 麻豆传媒网站 honoured 141 laureates at the 20th annual听, celebrating researchers who received prestigious provincial, national or international awards in 2024, including eight researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
In his opening remarks, 麻豆传媒网站 President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, applauded the honourees for their efforts, underlining the importance of 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 research contributions.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
Quebec supermarket chains say boycotts of American products are having a direct impact on US food sales,
Grocery stores have put new measures in place to indicate the origin of their products. Loblaw recently announced they will be adding a logo to identify products subject to customs tariffs.听
Published on: 26 Mar 2025
An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, .听Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief.
Ornithologist and Professor Emeritus at 麻豆传媒网站, David Bird, expressed some doubts about the strange colouration being caused by genetics.
Published on: 26 Mar 2025
Please join us in congratulating the 2025 winners of the Macdonald Campus Gold Key Awards, selected for their听outstanding contributions, passion, and commitment to enriching student life on our campus. Read their stories below.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2025
The presence and concentration of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in听fertilizing residual materials听will be monitored under new standards in Quebec through a management code, according to Quebec's Environment Ministry.
Quebec's code on the management of fertilizing residual materials听such as sewage sludge,听also known as听biosolids鈥攚hich come from treating municipal or industrial wastewater鈥攚ill take effect Nov. 1.
The code听takes听into account a total of听13 types of substances听and includes monitoring guidelines.
Published on: 19 Mar 2025
In a 听CBC News听spoke to several experts who say U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy products would have little effect on Canada's protectionist system.
The director of 麻豆传媒网站's Farm Management and Technology Program agrees that these tariffs would have a "somewhat limited" impact on industry.
Published on: 19 Mar 2025
In the Hill Times, Saji George, Associate Professor in 麻豆传媒网站's Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, argues that with the right investments in research, innovation, and farmer education,
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Published on: 19 Mar 2025
Loblaw to identify U.S. products affected by tariffs in its grocery stores鈥擯ascal Th茅riault comments
Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.
麻豆传媒网站 agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault听
Published on: 19 Mar 2025
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