Fromagerie du Presbytère's Laliberté was crowned Grand Champion at the 2015 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix, hosted by Dairy Farmers of Canada. (CNW Group/Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC))Fromagerie du Presbytère's Laliberté was crowned Grand Champion at the 2015 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix, hosted by Dairy Farmers of Canada. (CNW Group/Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC))
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Quebec Cheese-Maker Pushing Into Ontario, U-S

A Quebec craft cheese maker is planning to grow its Ontario market presence and push into the U-S.

La Fromagerie du Presbytere has won a number of prizes in Quebec and Canada for its cheeses.

Cheese-maker Jean Morin says their move into markets outside of Quebec is in response to competition from European cheeses as well as potential future competition from cheeses from the U-S and the rest of the Pacific rim.

Morin says their first U-S targets will be Boston and New York.

He's also calling on the federal government to keep its promise to compensate Canadian cheese-makers who Morin says will certainly be impacted by the new cheese imports from Europe and, presumably, Pacific Rim countries.

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The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.