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Canadian restaurants struggling to turn a profit, new report says

Canadian restaurants struggling to turn a profit, new report says

A survey of Restaurants Canada members found that 44 per cent of respondents were either operating at a loss or just breaking even — up from 2019 when only 12 per cent of respondents were in that same financial position. Restaurateurs and experts say less traffic at restaurants and rising costs are making it hard to do business.

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When some people drive EVs, entire communities can benefit

When some people drive EVs, entire communities can benefit

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at the benefits for entire communities when some people drive EVs; find out about a winter drought in Western Canada; and learn why a northern community wants an oil company to remove artificial islands in the Mackenzie River.

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Are Iranian 'sleeper cells' a threat to Canadians? Here’s what intelligence experts say
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March 24, 2026

Are Iranian ‘sleeper cells’ a threat to Canadians? Here’s what intelligence experts say

The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has stoked fears that Tehran…

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The RCMP, the spy and the betrayal of national chief George Manuel
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March 24, 2026

The RCMP, the spy and the betrayal of national chief George Manuel

The secret agent was code numbered A-828.Intelligence reports say the…

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Why Mounties paid 5 informers to spy on Dene leaders: Inside a secret surveillance operation
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March 24, 2026

Why Mounties paid 5 informers to spy on Dene leaders: Inside a secret surveillance operation

There was something suspicious about the young, hippie-looking man who…

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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs targeted by RCMP spies in 1970s 'Native extremism' program
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March 24, 2026

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs targeted by RCMP spies in 1970s ‘Native extremism’ program

Newly released RCMP Security Service files reveal that it amassed…

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How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement
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March 24, 2026

How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement

The Mounties called it the “Native extremism program.” Today, it…

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Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon return home to a country still rebuilding
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March 24, 2026

Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon return home to a country still rebuilding

More than 125,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria…

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Ontario mandated e-learning to expand course options. Some worry it's being used to boost marks
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March 24, 2026

Ontario mandated e-learning to expand course options. Some worry it’s being used to boost marks

Six years after the Ontario government made e-learning a mandatory…

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Business, Construction, Politics, Prairies/BC, Real Estate, Social

March 23, 2026

Dayne Patterson

Calgary looks to repeal blanket rezoning as it considers how best to improve housing

CALGARY — Calgary city councillors worked through a gauntlet of…

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Business, Economy, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Social, Transport

March 23, 2026

Liam Casey and Allison Jones

Ontario to declare Toronto island airport a special economic zone

TORONTO — Ontario will declare Toronto’s island airport the province’s…

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