by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 29, 2024 | Economy, Financial, USA
The proposed tariffs by President-elect Donald Trump are likely to have significant impacts on everyday consumers in the United States. Possible Price Increases? Groceries: The average family could see their annual grocery budget increase by about $185, or 3.3%, in...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jan 1, 2020 | Environmental Issues, health, World
A Happy New Year to everyone! At least I hope it continues to remain happy. Have you ever seen the movie Contagion? I have, and like other movies it talks about a Pandemic that kills a large portion of the global population. Now I don’t want to be an alarmist,...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 31, 2012 | Alberta, Calgary, Economy, Environmental Issues, GTA Environment, Oil, Vancouver
A slim majority of British Columbians support a proposed $5.5-billion oilsands pipeline to the B.C. coast, but opposition to the megaproject is growing, according to a new poll. The poll also found that an overwhelming majority of B.C. Conservative party supporters,...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 18, 2008 | Canada, Emergencies, GTA Food, GTA Issues, News, Ontario, Toronto
Yogurt products from two Chinese companies suspected of distributing melamine-tainted milk powder are still being sold in Chinese supermarkets in and around Toronto. Yogurt products from Mengniu and Yili were discovered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in a...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 18, 2008 | GTA Food, GTA Issues, News, World
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong has ordered the recall of a Chinese company’s products after milk, ice cream and yogurt were found to be contaminated with melamine, the compound responsible for killing four children in a China health scandal. Tainted milk...