Canada remains hooked on U.S. food - Troy Media

Sylvan Charlebois, Troy Media Sylvain Charlebois Changing where Canadians buy and sell food is proving much harder than changing how they feel about the United States. The latest Statistics Canada figures, which came out this week, suggest that neither the boycott of American food nor efforts to diversify Canada’s agri-food trade have meaningfully reduced our dependence on the U. S. Between January and August 2026, Canadian agri-food imports from the U. S. declined by 0.7 per cent, compared with the same period in 2025. That might sound like evidence that Canadians’ determination to avoid American products is having an impact. But Canada’s total agri-food imports declined by 1.2 per cent. Consequently, the American share of our agri-food imports increased from 47.09 per cent to 47.33 per cent, a gain of 0.24 percentage points. The export picture is equally revealing. Between January and August 2025, the U. S. received 61.92 per cent of Canada’s agri-food exports. During the same period in 2026, that share reached 61.98 per cent. Both figures round to 62 per cent.

Ignore the Rotten Tomatoes score peoplePublished Oct 6, 2026•3:35pmCourtesy of NetflixAs someone who works from home, there’s nothing I love more than a silly, easygoing TV show I can throw on for some background noise. Usually, that means some kind of competition series, whether it’s Is It Cake?, Million Dollar Secret or The Great British Baking Show. Most of the time, they stay exactly where I intended them to be: in the background. But every once in a while, one manages to completely pull me in. The latest culprit? Netflix’s number seven show, Wonka’s The Golden Ticket. The reality competition series transforms Roald Dahl’s iconic chocolate factory into a colorful social experiment. Twelve Golden Ticket winners each bring a partner into a massive 40,000-square-foot confectionery wonderland, complete with an edible garden and chocolate river. The 24 contestants live inside the factory while competing in physical challenges, judgment tests and moral dilemmas for a $3 million grand prize, paid out as $100,000 annually over 30 years.

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The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.