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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

St. Catharines Standard

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CHARLEBOIS: Canadians aren't giving up meat but are now opportunistic eaters

CHARLEBOIS: Canadians aren't giving up meat but are now opportunistic eaters

For years, the food industry assumed Canada’s protein future would be shaped by a dramatic shift toward veganism and strict plant-based eating. That...

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Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canadians aren't giving up meat but are now opportunistic eaters

CHARLEBOIS: Canadians aren't giving up meat but are now opportunistic eaters

HUNTER: Dirtbags R Us – notes and observations from the crime world Why the futures of Canadiens, Sabres represent harsh reality for Maple Leafs 8...

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Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canadian restaurant industry's breaking point has arrived

CHARLEBOIS: Canadian restaurant industry's breaking point has arrived

Canada’s restaurant industry is often treated as a symbol of resilience. Through inflation, lockdowns, labour shortages, and supply chain...

06.05.2026 2

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canadian restaurant industry's breaking point has arrived

CHARLEBOIS: Canadian restaurant industry's breaking point has arrived

LILLEY: Tariffs not to blame for Honda's decision to axe EV plant in Alliston Who is Gavin McKenna? Inside the Maple Leafs’ possible No. 1...

06.05.2026 6

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: GLP-1 drugs becoming Canada’s $3.4 billion food disruption

CHARLEBOIS: GLP-1 drugs becoming Canada’s $3.4 billion food disruption

Former Blue Jays all-star says his trading card collection is worth $35M Three ways the the NHL draft lottery could play out for the Maple Leafs...

02.05.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Grocery shopping's new normal -- more strategy, less freedom

CHARLEBOIS: Grocery shopping's new normal -- more strategy, less freedom

Canadians are no longer bracing for runaway food inflation, but that doesn’t mean they’ve recovered from it. The latest data from the latest...

29.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Grocery shopping's new normal -- more strategy, less freedom

Ex-Disney star turned porn actress: 'You were just a product being sold' WARMINGTON: OPP 'hearts are broken' at death of...

28.04.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Dairy, diplomacy, and the price of ego

The warning came quietly, but it was unmistakable. According to a Reuters report this week, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer made it clear:...

24.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Dairy, diplomacy, and the price of ego

Blue Jays star George Springer puts Toronto mansion on the market for $6.4 million 'Storage Wars' star Darrell Sheets may have been...

24.04.2026 9

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Why the most important food prices are rising again

Food inflation in Canada may have eased to 4.0% in March, but don’t be misled by the headline. The number that matters most — food purchased from...

22.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Which CUSMA strategy is it this week, PM Mark Carney?

There is something almost too convenient in how quickly Canadians point south when discussing unpredictability in trade. Yes, Donald Trump has long...

22.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Which CUSMA strategy is it this week, PM Mark Carney?

LILLEY: CBC isn't telling you the truth on trade talks with USA Why FIFA’s ‘last-minute’ World Cup ticket release has fans upset Memorial...

22.04.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s meat scales are off – and so is oversight

Once again, it took the media to remind us that food fraud is not a relic of the past – it is very much a present-day risk embedded in our food...

20.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Why the most important food prices are rising again

LILLEY: Carney warns against U.S. ties after betting his fortune on America Triathlon beauty drowns during Texas Ironman competition: 'SHE WAS...

20.04.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s meat scales are off – and so is oversight

GOLDSTEIN: Climate hysteria wasted our money, failed to reduce need for fossil fuels CRIME HUNTER: Why did Kentucky porn star Kelsey Michaels murder...

18.04.2026 10

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Disappearing middle distorting Canada’s food economy

Influencer claps back at critics after getting 'canceled' for Masters garb Is LIV Golf shutting down? Saudi Arabia reportedly set to pull...

15.04.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Disappearing middle distorting Canada’s food economy

15.04.2026 30

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Cheap imports won't fix Canada's beef problem

14.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Cheap imports won't fix Canada's beef problem

Canada to suspend excise taxes on gas, diesel, aviation fuel Club manager sheds light on night Ruby Rose claims Katy Perry sexually assaulted her Why...

14.04.2026 10

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz -- when geopolitics becomes grocery bills

13.04.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Why a ceasefire won’t cool your grocery bill

When news broke that the Donald Trump administration and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire, markets reacted instantly. Oil prices plunged within...

09.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Why a ceasefire won’t cool your grocery bill

MP Marilyn Gladu becomes latest Tory to join Liberals Are Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and NFL insider Dianna Russini having an affair? Katy Perry looks...

08.04.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Sticky Truth About Food Fraud

A recent investigation has shaken one of Quebec’s most iconic industries. Authorities are examining allegations that maple syrup sold in grocery...

06.04.2026 30

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Sticky Truth About Food Fraud

04.04.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: What government can do to help instead of running grocery stores

MANDEL: Another accuser struck from case against billionaire Frank Stronach EDITORIAL: Industrial carbon tax goes up again MLB umpires go viral after...

01.04.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Easter is becoming a two-tier holiday over meat, chocolate prices

LILLEY: Avi Lewis already sowing division within NDP over radical left-wing policies Air Canada flight attendant suffered 'horrifying'...

30.03.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: The economy is sluggish. So why is fast food struggling?

28.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: The economy is sluggish. So why is fast food struggling?

Ontario's top earners on the 2025 Sunshine List led by former OPG CEO Why the Maple Leafs returned forward Bo Groulx to the Toronto Marlies...

27.03.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Taxing food Is immoral — Manitoba just proved it doesn’t have to be

HUNTER: America rolls out red carpet to prison for Canadian pedos Howie Mandel snaps at Kelly Ripa in weirdly tense interview: ‘IT DOESN’T MAKE...

25.03.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: How Canadians are coping with food costs should be concerning

Ontario farmer returns litterbug's trash to their address in viral clip HUNTER: Dog torturer accused of terrorizing natal unit keeps scoring bail...

23.03.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Kraft Heinz bets on Canada – again – and that matters more than you may think

KINSELLA: Conservative MP petitioning for Don Cherry to get Order of Canada a dumb move SUNshine Girl Danielle GUNTER: Pierre Poilievre's Joe...

21.03.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canada's food inflation slowing — but the squeeze isn't over

17.03.2026 30

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canada's food inflation slowing — but the squeeze isn't over

17.03.2026 40

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: The inconvenient truth about the carbon tax and food prices

16.03.2026 40

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: The inconvenient truth about the carbon tax and food prices

SIMMONS SAYS: Playing in Toronto media glare not as tough as many believe Pierre Poilievre proposes new auto plan with U.S. From India to Canada to a...

15.03.2026 50

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Global shocks are driving food prices but Canada's policies make it worse

Ship carrying $90K worth of rice enroute to Toronto food bank hit in Strait of Hormuz Why it was no surprise the Maple Leafs went easy on Radko Gudas...

13.03.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: The rise of the pyjamas economy and what that means

If you spend enough time in a grocery store these days, you will notice something that would have been unusual not long ago: Shoppers pushing carts in...

11.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: The rise of the pyjamas economy and what that means

City hall lawyers up in arms over sale of Yonge-Dundas Square T-shirt Donald Trump mocks Mark Carney as ‘future governor of Canada’ LILLEY: With...

11.03.2026 40

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: When price of oil surges, grocery bills will follow

09.03.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Poutine, protectionism and cheese curds

Do the latest NHL trades impact Maple Leafs and Oliver Ekman-Larsson plans? Gym teacher straddled teen boy in his car, cops claim: 'I can't...

06.03.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Why the Iran conflict could hit Canadian grocery bills

Is Auston Matthews' new relationship with girlfriend Instagram official? Winning $75M Lotto Max ticket sold in Toronto Support thin in Canada for...

04.03.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: If we don’t reform supply management, Washington will do it for us

The U.S. Supreme Court was unequivocal: The tariffs imposed under the Trump administration were unconstitutional in their legal rationale. That...

02.03.2026 30

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: If we don’t reform supply management, Washington will do it for us

Drag queen Alexis Stone claims to be Jim Carrey imposter at Cesar Awards Kelly Osbourne fires back at 'cruelty' about Brit Awards...

02.03.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Grocery stores openings we see, closures we don't

Our major grocery chains continue to open and convert discount stores across the country. Metro recently announced plans to open about a dozen new...

28.02.2026 40

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Can food labels really lower cardiovascular risk?

We began seeing Health Canada’s now-familiar magnifying glass symbol on food packages in late 2024. The regulation gave companies three years —...

28.02.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Can food labels really lower cardiovascular risk?

Frozen blueberries recalled in Canada and U.S. over life-threatening Listeria concern Eugenie Bouchard says viral haircut during...

27.02.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Trade uncertainty back on menu after top U.S. court ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court’s unsurprising decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s emergency-based tariffs may, paradoxically, make things...

24.02.2026 30

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Grocery stores openings we see, closures we don't

SIMMONS: McDavid, MacKinnon and Makar should have won gold for Canada SUNshine Girl Stephanie Team USA hockey hero Jack Hughes responds to backlash...

24.02.2026 30

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Trade uncertainty back on menu after top U.S. court ruling

Nathan MacKinnon's reaction to receiving Olympic stuffed animal goes viral BAFTA guest John Davidson with Tourette's shouts N-word at Black...

23.02.2026 50

Toronto Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: The high cost of doing food business in Canada

21.02.2026 40

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois