Sue Jones

Fast fashion is piling up in landfills at an alarming rate. But a number of Canadian companies are trying to slow down the process with circular concepts like online thrifting and developing a sustainable polyester alternative from food waste.Oghosa Ogiemwonyi, co-founder of Thriftsome, an online second-hand clothing store, stands next to some of the items…

Global ambitions to tackle climate change are being confronted by rising concerns about energy security, according to a new report by RBC, which is why oil and natural gas are going to be used for quite a while.Climate change policies are being thrust into competition with energy security as countries and consumers grapple with energy…

Australia-based Montem Resources has announced it intends to explore a renewable energy project instead of a coal mine on its Tent Mountain site located in southwestern Alberta, leaving some to question the companies’ intent. An aerial view of Tent Mountain in southwestern Alberta, which was the site of an open-pit coal mine that was active decades ago but…

B.C. Premier John Horgan has apologized for swearing on the floor of the legislature on Monday, at the end of a heated question period focusing on health care.B.C. Premier John Horgan has apologized for using a profanity at the end of question period on Monday, while he was responding to a question about the province’s…

About 2,200 food incidents were detected in 2021 in a system used to monitor issues outside Hong Kong. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) uses the Food Incident Surveillance System (FISS) to record events and examine the potential domestic impact on the local community. More than 2,000 incidents were identified in 2020. CFS reviews import…

The 2022 Food Safety Summit organizers have announced five pre-event courses to be offered on Monday, May 9, 2022. The 2022 Food Safety Summit is scheduled for May 10-12 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL. The annual event brings more than 1,000 attendees from industry, government and…

– CONTRIBUTED ANALYSIS – Editor’s note: This column was originally published in eFoodAlert and is republished here with the author’s permission. Between Sept. 1, 2019, and Sept. 20, 2021, Abbott Nutrition received 17 consumer complaints regarding multiple Similac powdered infant formula products. Fifteen of the complaints related to infants testing positive for Salmonella after consuming…

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect reports of other diseases in 2021, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten). A summary of the epidemiological annual report for 2021 shows that foodborne diseases, such as Campylobacter and Salmonella, increased slightly compared with 2020 but the number of cases was still down on levels before…

Heart failure is one of those conditions that you rarely (or ever) think about—until it personally affects you. Maybe someone you love was recently diagnosed with heart failure or your doctor warned you about it during a recent physical. Whatever the reason is for it to be on your radar, heart failure sounds pretty scary.…

Looking to do a spring wardrobe refresh? Or maybe you’ve had your eye on one of Lelo’s sex toys? Lucky for you, some of the best sales we’ve seen this season went live this week—and we’ve rounded them up just for you.Whether you’re looking for the perfect pair of jeans or a great gift for…