Once a quasi-secret menu item, toppings like ginger and chiles are getting more common — and pizza experts say it’s delicious.A fresh pizza emerges from the oven at Popular Pizza in Brampton, Ont. For years, Bramptonians have been adding toppings like ginger and green chilies to make their pizza Indian-style, and chains that make those…
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Ontario’s plan to sell ‘clean energy’ credits doesn’t wash with environmental groups
by Sue JonesPremier Doug Ford’s government is working on a plan to sell “clean energy credits” to companies wanting to lower their carbon footprint, but environmental groups say the move stands to do nothing about reducing Ontario’s CO2 emissions.The Sir Adam Beck hydroelectric generating stations in Niagara Falls produce about nine per cent of Ontario’s electricity needs. Premier…
Toronto MP Kevin Vuong hopes to earn his way back into the Liberal Party and didn’t resign after he was elected because he thought it would be “viewed as an admission of guilt,” according to an email obtained by CBC News.MP Kevin Vuong arrives for his first session of Parliament in Ottawa on Nov. 22, 2021.…
Registration is now open for the 2022 Center for Produce Safety Research Symposium. It is scheduled for June 21-22, at the Hyatt Regency at La Jolla, in San Diego, CA. A full list of funded research through 2021 can be found here. 2022 research grants will be announced at the symposium. The 2021 grants were:…
Veterinary drug residues in animals and human food fell in 2020, according to figures published recently by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Data for 2020 covers 620,758 samples reported by 27 EU member states, as well as Iceland and Norway. The percentage of samples that exceeded legal maximum levels was 0.19 percent compared to…
French authorities are looking into a death and a number of cases from a potentially fatal complication of E. coli infection. Santé publique France and a lab associated with the National Reference Center for E. coli, Shigella and Salmonella at Institut Pasteur are investigating an increase in hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and serious E. coli infections…
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After brutal winter conditions, emergency deer feeding underway in northwestern Ontario
by Sue JonesThe Ontario government is undertaking emergency winter feeding of deer in the Dryden, Kenora and Sioux Narrows areas following brutal conditions this winter. Starting this week, the ministry will send feed drops into the area to get the deer through to spring.The emergency deer food will consist of a mixture of corn and oats. (Gord…
To even begin to “get your ass up and work” you need the confidence to know that the world is interested in consuming your image, writes Ado Nkemka.Kim Kardashian attends a fashion show in New York in 2019. Her recent business advice to women wasn’t necessarily wrong, writes Ado Nkemka, but she was definitely the…
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Putin’s war has destabilized the world economy and inflation may be just the start
by Sue JonesThe impact of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is already showing up in Canadian inflation, but even as the U.S. central bank moves to slow inflation, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says there could be more economic distortions ahead.For refugees fleeing from their homes in Ukraine, the Russian invasion has changed all the rules of…
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Hundreds of Canadian Airbnb hosts open their doors, offering to house Ukrainian refugees
by Sue JonesOver 700 Canadians are part of a global network of thousands of Airbnb hosts that have opened their doors to Ukrainian refugees fleeing war since late February.Toronto resident Aditya Ahuja, a business manager in the recruitment industry, says he’s hoping to host Ukrainian refugees in his spare bedroom for as long as he can. (Aditya…