Food

District 69 Backpack Program asks for donations to help feed PQB families

Rising cost of food has more families than ever accessing program

Aug 24, 2023 4:30 AM Read more >

Water world

FATHOM delivers unique, seafood-forward experience

Aug 24, 2023 1:30 AM Read more >

Parksville Community Garden Society strikes gold with potato donation

150 pounds of Yukon Gold potatoes given to food bank

Aug 16, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries

Putin spoke at the opening session of a two-day Russia-Africa summit

Jul 27, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Aspartame findings shouldn’t change aspartame consumption: B.C. experts

Artificial sweetener classified as possible carcinogen, SFU says consumption levels must be extreme

Jul 24, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

The show must go on…the table

Theatrically themed foods throughout the ages

Jul 24, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Menu planning when it’s time to empty the freezer

Turning a kitchen’s forgotten food into meals takes improvising

Jul 18, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

Gen Z in Canada spends the most on food – and wastes the most – says survey

Lettuce is the most commonly trashed food item, followed by other perishables

Jul 17, 2023 1:50 PM Read more >

Stay within aspartame limits, cancer society says in wake of WHO findings

Canadian advice offered after World Health Organization reports sweetener ‘possibly carcinogenic’

Jul 14, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Ottawa urged to reconsider best before date system to reduce grocery waste

‘A lot of people think that best before dates are expiry dates’

Jul 5, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >