Shrinkflation hits orange juice again—Pascal Thériault on Radio-Canada

Published: 26 August 2024

Often considered a symbol of shrinkflation, orange juice is shrinking again, Radio-Canada reports. A modified bottle of the Tropicana brand is making its way into grocery stores in a format reduced...

Penthouse home awaits rare peregrine falcons in Victoria—comments from David Bird

Published: 26 August 2024

The Times Colonist reports that a nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the upper decks and rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in...

The cost of poutine, a symbol of rising prices—Pascal Thériault on 98.5fm

Published: 26 August 2024

The price of food has been increasing since the pandemic. Even poutine is not immune to inflation: the price of sunflower oil used in fryers has doubled, and even the price of potatoes has risen.

Professor Valerio Hoyos-Villegas receives early career scientist award

Published: 26 August 2024

Congratulations to McGill Plant Science Professor Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, 2024 winner of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN)'s Early Career Scientist Award! This award recognizes...

Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 16:00to17:30

Since 2017, the Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative has supported the Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. /osasCategory: Faculty of Agricultural and...

The Jean-Martin Fortier phenomenon

Published: 7 August 2024

In a recent article, L'actualité does a deep dive into small-scale farm enthusiast, author, and star of the popular series Les fermiers Jean-Martin Fortier (BA'02). This "rock-star" of organic...

Montreal wants more businesses to plant trees

Published: 6 August 2024

In April, the City of Montreal announced it wanted to accelerate tree planting by incentivizing business owners to plant trees on their property, offering to foot 50 per cent of the bill, CTV News...

Bread cartel: Loblaw will give $500 million to people who were cheated

Published: 30 July 2024

Loblaws and its principal shareholder, George Weston, will pay $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit the company was facing in connection with a bread cartel. The people behind the lawsuit...

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