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New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?

Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

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Published: 1/19/2026
Updated: 1/19/2026
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Nicole Boyd knows what she’s looking for when she flips over a packaged item at the grocery store.

A practised hand at spotting what ingredients to avoid, the Fredericton-based dietitian can easily navigate the Nutrition Facts table found on most pac...

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Mike Chen2 hours ago

Finally some real action on climate change. This legislation is long overdue and I hope it passes quickly despite the opposition from oil-dependent provinces.

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Jennifer Walsh3 hours ago

As someone who works in Alberta's energy sector, I'm concerned about the economic impact. The transition fund sounds good in theory but will it actually help workers like me?