JBS Canada
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Omicron COVID-19 variant concerning for Canadian food production, farm groups sayProduction at dairy farms, greenhouses, and mushroom farms could be affected if large numbers of employees need to stay home sick from Omicron, farm groups say.CanadaJan 7, 2022
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Meat company JBS Foods confirms it paid US$11M ransom in cyberattackJBS, the world's largest meat processing company, said it paid the equivalent of $13.3 million CAD to hackers who broke into its computer system in May.TechJun 9, 2021
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JBS Canada beef processing plant in Brooks resumes production after cyberattackThe JBS Canada beef processing plant in the southern Alberta town of Brooks employs more than 2,800 people.TechJun 2, 2021
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‘A cautious relief:’ COVID-19 vaccinations to begin at two Alberta meat plantsBoth the Cargill plant, near High River south of Calgary, and the JBS Canada facility in Brooks, Alta., were hit hard by outbreaks last year.HealthApr 29, 2021
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Over 3,200 COVID-19 claims made to Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta since MarchThe Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta has received 3,209 COVID-19 claims since the pandemic started.CanadaNov 29, 2020
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Where’s the beef? Alberta RCMP investigating hot tub heist, $230K meat theft by trucks with fake papersAlberta RCMP say a semi-truck trailer full of beef was stolen from the JBS meatpacking plant near Brooks — three days before several hot tubs were also taken from a manufacturer near Edmonton.CrimeSep 14, 2020
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COVID-19 in Brooks: How widespread testing, cultural support helped an Alberta city avert disasterThe novel coronavirus began spreading through the small Alberta city in mid-April, where health officials identified outbreaks in multiple locations, including the JBS plant.HealthMay 22, 2020
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JBS beef plant in Alberta returning to 2 shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreakThe JBS beef-processing plant in southern Alberta was planning to return to two shifts a day on Thursday for the first time in a month.EconomyMay 20, 2020
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Coronavirus: Alberta has 59 new cases, 1 more deathThe province said 4,204 Albertans have recovered while one more person has died.HealthMay 9, 2020
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Online petition calls for temporary shutdown of JBS meat plant in Brooks, AlbertaAn outbreak of COVID-19 in the small Alberta city of Brooks has sparked a community-led petition urging the temporary shutdown of the JBS meatpacking plant.HealthApr 27, 2020
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