Food

Previous alcohol guidelines said 10 drinks a week for women and 15 drinks a week for men were a low health risk. Now, that number has dropped to two drinks a week for men and women.

Is drinking on the rocks?

New alcohol guidelines draw reaction from Dr. Strang, Halifax bar district

Feb 10, 2023

Customers are prompted to text 11011 before entering restaurants for contact-tracing

Halifax restaurants innovate to earn customer trust

Restaurants are using digital contact tracing technology to ensure diners are safe during COVID

Mar 23, 2021

Ristorante a Mano is one of several downtown Halifax restaurants that have set up outdoor shelters for diners

Downtown Halifax restaurants try something new for the cold winter months

Restaurants around the city have been setting up heated outdoor shelters to improve capacity and comfort diners

Feb 5, 2021

Shoppers have changed their habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to this year's  food price report.

Q&A: What the 2021 food report tells us about food economics

Average Canadian household to spend $695 more on groceries in 2021, the report says

Dec 10, 2020

Screenshot of a surveillance camera streaming live at Weston abattoir in Windsor, Ont.

Inside a slaughterhouse serving a demand for pork amid COVID-19

‘Everybody loves bacon’ and slaughterhouse is deemed essential for the food chain

Dec 10, 2020

A grocery store's produce section.

Should the government be responsible for feeding its citizens?

Three panelists discussed the issue of food insecurity and what needs to change

Jan 20, 2020

Masters (of Journalism) Chefs, Live!

A special live cooking show from our Masters of Journalism students focusing on comfort food from around the globe.

Jul 25, 2019

Health researchMSVU prof wins $1M Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant

Table salt research aims to combat disease

Jan 27, 2018

Erica Fraser, an employee at Good Robot Brewing Company, pours a sampler.

BeerUsing unique flavour combinations can separate your beer from the rest

Good Robot Brewing Company gets creative with flavour

Mar 24, 2017