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BY MJ DESCHAMPS

THE SATURATION of mobile devices, telecommunications and social networking in today’s digital age has created a society of real-time connectivity, where the Internet and its applications are no longer confined to a desktop computer. However, an increasing dependency on digital identity has also generated new risks in terms of cybercrime, where technology users have become more susceptible, depending on the number of devices and applications they use.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN, IN EDMONTON

CANADIAN beef producers have welcomed the resumption of work at the XL Foods Inc. Lakeside plant, which had been closed in September, following an E-coli outbreak. The Brooks, southern Alberta, plant received a new operating licence from Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) last week.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN, IN EDMONTON

THE CANADIAN government and the country’s meat industry have announced a joint action plan to enable hard-pressed pig farmers survive a perfect storm of low prices, high feed costs and trade problems, including the strong Canadian dollar.…

BY MARK GAO, IN BEIJING

THE LEADER of China’s meat industry has told the country’s annual national meat conference that his sector is starting to consolidate and move away from its past reliance on small businesses. China Meat Association (CMA) secretary general Chen Wei noted that only 20% of the country’s 10,000-plus slaughter houses were large in scale, with the rest "artisanal or unmechanised."…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE WORLD’S developed countries are enthusiastically or moderately implementing the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development’s (OECD) anti-bribery convention, so that 52.3% of world exports are sold by countries opposing graft. So says the latest Transparency International report that says the leading established economic players are now leading by example: with the USA, Germany, Britain, Italy, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark all praised for actively implementing the convention.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS, IN CALGARY

DESPITE an expanded list of recalls announced this week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), on beef products from Alberta-based XL Foods, the industry does not expect Canada’s largest-ever beef recall damage domestic and foreign consumer demand.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

CANADA’S controversial asbestos industry could be shut down for good if political party Parti Québécois (PQ) wins Québéc’s provincial election on September 4. Just days before voters go to the polls, the PQ has announced that if elected, they will cancel the CAD58 million (USD58.8 million) loan recently granted by the current provincial government, to what would be Canada’s last asbestos mine.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN

September 11, 2012

A THREAT by the Parti Québécois (PQ) – the newly elected separatist government of Canada’s Québec province – to withdraw a USD58.8 million loan to the last Canadian asbestos mine has left the mining community feeling marginalised and concerned for the future of the chrysotile operations.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS, IN CALGARY, AND PACIFICA GODDARD

New demands on North America’s beverage industry are prompting manufacturers, distribution chains and logistics professionals to think more strategically, and make supply chains more efficient. According to the 2011 paper ‘A Taste of Warehouse Automation’ from Retrotech Incorporated – a US company specialising in automated material handling systems – beverage manufacturers are facing a myriad of business pressures impacting on their logistics: "On one hand, globalisation and health-conscious consumers have created remarkable opportunities to develop new products, attract new customers and explore new markets.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

DESPITE the hype around the growing popularity of electronic books (e-books) in recent years, a new study published today (October 10) has found that the majority of Canadians still prefer their books in print format – at least for now.…