McDonald’s Canada says it will return to sourcing only Canadian beef in September after having to import beef temporarily due to COVID-19.

OTTAWA - More than 12 million eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Thursday that the government has signed eight agreements worth nearly $50 million to help align the needs of food banks and other community groups with what farmers and producers can supply.

The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) on Thursday announced that it will increase prices on more than 1,800 products by an average of 1.8 per cent, effective Sunday.

U.S. grown onions continue to be pulled off Canadian grocery shelves stores over concerns of salmonella illnesses. More than 230 Canadians have fallen ill with salmonella and another 29 have been hospitalized, prompting the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to recall a variety of onions shipped from Thomson International Inc. of Bakersfield, Calif.

A former Starbucks Canada employee is suing the company for unpaid overtime for himself and other store managers. Trevor Hopman is the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action that claims Starbucks was wrong to class store managers as exempt from overtime pay for work in excess of 44 hours per week.

TORONTO - Shoppers Drug Mart is opening medical clinics in Toronto where family physicians will be available to take on a roster of patients and accept appointments for walk-in services. The pharmacy chain says its first pilot clinic opened in the city's midtown with two more planned for the Greater Toronto Area over the next year, including one in the downtown core.

Most people wouldn’t be opening a new restaurant in downtown Montreal in the summer of 2020. But then again, Paul Toussaint isn’t most people.

Instacart, the North American leader in online grocery, and Costco recently announced the companies have partnered to launch same-day delivery — as fast as two hours — from 76 Costco warehouses across Canada.

Canadian canola  prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and  Beijing , as exporters find roundabout ways to reach top oilseed buyer China.

On August 3, management of the Metro at 2225 Erin Mills Parkway was notified an employee had tested positive for the virus.  The employee last worked at the store on July 27.  While the store will remain open, Metro has announced it will undergo a deep cleaning and sanitization of the entire premises. 

A recall of onions imported into several Canadian provinces from the United States, due to potential contamination with Salmonella , continues to have impact as more items are being recalled—this time expanding to include numerous food products from salsa to salads and sandwiches.

McDonald's says it's suing Stephen Easterbrook, the CEO it ousted last year over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, alleging Monday that he covered up relationships with three other employees and destroyed evidence.

The work-from-home trend sparked out of necessity by COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on Canada’s hospitality industry. A new report released by Dalhousie University on Tuesday suggests the industry could lose up to $20 billion in revenues in the next year, with 30% of that due to telecommuting. 

Longshore workers at the Port of Montreal launched a general, unlimited strike Monday morning, as negotiations with their employer remain in deadlock. The strike, which began at 7 a.m., shut down activity at Canada's second-largest port with the exception of grain transport and shipments to Newfoundland and Labrador.

After a dry spring in Montreal’s bar scene, there were finally signs of life on a warm Friday evening at McKibbin’s Irish Pub. A guitar player strummed Paul Simon covers and the wait staff hustled trays of beer onto the back patio, where a few dozen patrons watched hockey on a projector. And, of course, the Canadiens upset the Pittsburgh Penguins to move on in the NHL playoffs.

Gone are the days when Kraft Dinner Mac & Cheese was exclusively a mid-day-or-later food item. The company announced this week that they will be rebranding their iconic blue box to read “breakfast” instead of dinner. 

WINNIPEG -- An employee at a Winnipeg Walmart has tested positive for COVID-19. Walmart Canada said an associate from the Walmart Winnipeg North Supercentre, which is located on McPhillips Street, has tested positive for the virus. The employee last worked in the store on August 2. 

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing, as exporters find roundabout ways to reach top oilseed buyer China.

VANCOUVER -- Seven types of salsa, prepared salads and sandwiches are among the items made with contaminated onions from the United States that are now being recalled as a result of a Salmonella outbreak across Western Canada.