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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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Penguins star Sidney Crosby scores 600th NHL goal
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November 24, 2024

Penguins star Sidney Crosby scores 600th NHL goal

Sidney Crosby became the 21st player in NHL history to…

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Canadian government apologizes to Inuit in Nunavik for mass killing of sled dogs
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November 24, 2024

Canadian government apologizes to Inuit in Nunavik for mass killing of sled dogs

More than 1,000 of the dogs that Inuit relied on…

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Filipino VP says she has contracted an assassin to kill the president if she herself is killed
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November 23, 2024

Filipino VP says she has contracted an assassin to kill the president if she herself is killed

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an…

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Canada's 1st female defence chief 'can't believe' U.S. senator would question a woman's role in combat
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November 23, 2024

Canada’s 1st female defence chief ‘can’t believe’ U.S. senator would question a woman’s role in combat

Gen. Jennie Carignan, the first woman to command Canada’s military,…

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Killer sentenced to 4½ years in Colton Crowshoe's death, 10 years after victim went missing
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November 23, 2024

Killer sentenced to 4½ years in Colton Crowshoe’s death, 10 years after victim went missing

Wiley Provost, 30, strangled Crowshoe near a home where they…

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Amid big-box stores and industrial zones, salmon are returning to Metro Vancouver streams
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November 23, 2024

Amid big-box stores and industrial zones, salmon are returning to Metro Vancouver streams

While it’s doubtful that salmon will recover to their original…

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Saskatchewan's 1st fossil specimens of horned centrosaurus discovered
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November 23, 2024

Saskatchewan’s 1st fossil specimens of horned centrosaurus discovered

McGill University students and paleontologists have documented what they say…

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Toronto lawyer who stole client money for vacations, handbags and shoes is jailed for contempt
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November 23, 2024

Toronto lawyer who stole client money for vacations, handbags and shoes is jailed for contempt

A disgraced real-estate lawyer who admitted to pilfering millions in…

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Who is muzzling Conservative MPs: the Speaker or Pierre Poilievre?
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November 23, 2024

Who is muzzling Conservative MPs: the Speaker or Pierre Poilievre?

In a fundraising appeal this week, the Conservative Party told…

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