Cargill

• ‘A cautious relief:’ COVID-19 vaccinations to begin at two Alberta meat plants

  Both the Cargill plant, near High River south of Calgary, and the JBS Canada facility in Brooks, Alta., were hit hard by outbreaks last year.

  Health

  Apr 29
• COVID-19 vaccinations for meat-plant workers, youths with underlying conditions to start Tuesday

  Tyler Shandro said on Twitter that shots will be offered to 15,000 workers at 136 federal and provincial meat-packing plants starting this week.

  Health

  Apr 26
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• Cargill planning to build $350M canola processing plant in Regina

  Cargill announced plans to break ground on a new canola processing facility in Regina to support the growing global demand for canola products.

  Canada

  Apr 23
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• COVID-19: Cargill reopens following 2nd largest workplace outbreak in London, Ont.

  Cargill halted production at its facility in east London, Ont., last week after dozens of employees tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Apr 23
• Vaccination clinic at Alberta’s Cargill meat-packing plant postponed

  A COVID-19 vaccination clinic has been postponed at a southern Alberta meat-packing plant, where last year nearly half the workers contracted COVID-19 and two employees died.

  Health

  Apr 21
• Cargill in London, Ont., halts production as COVID-19 case count climbs to 82

  Cargill, which employs roughly 900 people at its London, Ont., facility, says at least 82 active COVID-19 cases are currently associated with the outbreak.

  Health

  Apr 13
• COVID-19: Documents renew calls for public inquiry into Cargill outbreak in Alberta

  Internal documents obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour point to allegations regarding Cargill's COVID-19 crisis.

  Canada

  Mar 30
• Coronavirus: Should food processing workers get vaccine priority?

  'If you look at the entire (food) supply chain, I would say the most vulnerable workers are right in the middle — in processing — because things are tight, things are intense.'

  Health

  Mar 5
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• Ottawa ready to help pork producers affected by Olymel shutdown

  The federal government says the door is open to help producers affected by the closure of a central Alberta pork plant following an outbreak of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Mar 2
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• High River Cargill meat plant under second COVID-19 outbreak

  There are 11 cases linked to the outbreak, with seven active and four recovered, Alberta Health said.

  Health

  Feb 6