Buy Local

• Beer campaign across Canada taps into buy local movement in face of U.S. tariffs

  Glorious and Free campaign has breweries from across Canada, including Halifax's North Brewing Company, brewing their own version of Glorious and Free IPA using local ingredients.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2025
  
• Amid U.S. trade war, local sales are looking UP for one B.C. farmer

  "By reaching out to all the retailers saying, 'We want to have more local options', that made a huge difference and shifted the actual market dynamics."

  Economy

  Apr 2, 2025
  
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• Alberta-based food company Sunterra files for bankruptcy protection

  Speciality grocery chain Sunterra Market may be forced to close after its parent company, Sunterra Farms Ltd., filed for bankruptcy protection in late March.

  Consumer

  Apr 2, 2025
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• While B.C. grown produce may cost more for now, farmers are urging shoppers to buy local

  Farming advocate Gagan Singh says many in the B.C. agriculture industry are struggling to survive due to a number of factors, with the biggest being the high cost of farming.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2025
• Alberta-grown produce finds sweet success as U.S. tariffs drive local demand

  For Calgarian Lindsay Struthers, it all started with an experiment rooted in a south facing window. 'Spiky Beast' offered its first harvest in February.

  Features

  Feb 12, 2025
• Grocery stores help shoppers buy local but expert says U.S. boycott likely won’t last

  Canadians are shifting their shopping habits in response to the threat of tariffs on exports to the U.S. One expert, however, says the change likely won't last long.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2025
• Threat of American tariffs pushing Albertans to buy local

  As Canada navigates the threat of a trade war with the U.S., a local market in Lethbridge is helping shoppers to support Canadian businesses.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2025
• Manitoba ad campaign will promote buying local amid Trump tariff tiff

  With the United States threatening to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, Premier Wab Kinew says it's important for Manitobans to support the local economy.

  Politics

  Feb 5, 2025
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• British Columbians urged to buy local amid tariffs threat but barriers remain

  "We've lost about 70 per cent of our potato farmers over the last 20 years. Alberta built potato processing and now they're a potato processing superpower."

  Politics

  Jan 24, 2025
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• Winnipeg comic fans celebrate Free Comic Book Day

  Comic fans from around the city came out in droves Saturday to celebrate their favourite comic titles, and discover what's new in the scene.

  Canada

  May 4, 2024