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EATKINDLY Delicious Food for a Better Future
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Canadian Province Officially Bans ‘Inhumane’ Spear Hunting
After a bear hunting video went viral in 2016, causing widespread shock and outrage, Alberta officials are taking action and banning spear hunting. In the aforementioned video, a black bear was hunted down and killed with a spear — prompting even fellow hunters to talk about concepts like “unnecessary suffering” and “reckless hunting.” The leaders […]
Canada Tackles Overfishing with Proposed Marine Life Habitat Protection Regulations
Canada’s federal government is taking steps to put more effective protections in place for fish and their habitats. This is particularly important for Canada’s coastal communities who currently rely on fishing both culturally and socially. The Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the proposed changes to the current Fisheries Act, which was previously amended with legislation by Stephen […]
Animal Justice Launches ‘Paw & Order’, Canada’s First Animal Law Podcast
Animal Justice, an animal protection group that leads the legal fight for animals in Canada, has launched “Paw & Order”, the country’s first animal law podcast. Hosted by Animal Justice’s attorneys Peter Sankoff and Camille Labchuk, the goal of the podcast is to make animal law accessible to everyone — not just those with legal […]
Huge New Vegan Mexican Restaurant Launches in Major Canadian City
A new, plant-based Mexican eatery will soon be joining Toronto’s Financial District. The “vibrant, feel-good vegan Mexican restaurant” will finally come to fruition after having been contemplated for over a decade. The 136-seat venue (titled ‘Rosalinda’) was imagined by vegans Max Rimaldi and Jamie Cook of Pizzeria Libretto. Cook said: “We’re excited to be opening […]
Go Veggie Cheese Company to Expand Product Line Following Acquisition
Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc., which produces the Go Veggie brand of plant-based cheese alternatives, is being acquired by Canada’s GreenSpace Brands, Inc., for $17.8 million. “We couldn’t be more excited to add Go Veggie to the GSB family of brands. With the acquisition of Go Veggie, we enter our most sought-after vertical: plant-based dairy alternatives. The […]
Vegan Food Makes Top Trend for Canada’s Google Searches
According to Google Canada, veganism was a top searched trend in 2017, with B.C., Yukon, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Alberta, all leading the searches for content related to veganism. The trends report revealed that most of the recipe searches were for common foods, only veganized, including vegan versions of mac and cheese, lasagna, pizza, gravy, […]
Plant Based Diet Ranks as a Top Google Search for Canadians
According to Google’s top-trending searches survey for this year, Canada is getting curious about the plant-based diet. 570 News has reported that two of the ‘biggest search surges’ in the ‘Kitchen’ category were for plant based diets and also apple cider vinegar. While the vegan lifestyle has been notably gaining traction in the US, Canada […]
Vegan Brand “Field Roast” Acquired by Canada’s Largest Meat Producer for $120M
Maple Leaf Foods Inc, the largest distributor of packaged meats in Canada, has announced it has purchased U.S. vegan meat producer, the Field Roast Grain Meat Co, for $120 million. Michael McCain, Maple Leaf Foods’ CEO, said this move is part of the company’s shift toward achieving its vision of becoming a leader in sustainable protein. […]
