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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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Poilievre unveils auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. market
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March 13, 2026

Poilievre unveils auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. market

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled the party’s most substantial auto…

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Canada's mid-size cities are growing like big ones — and running into the same fights
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March 13, 2026

Canada’s mid-size cities are growing like big ones — and running into the same fights

For generations, growth in many Canadian cities meant the same…

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Montreal landlords under fire for rent increases as high as 20%
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March 13, 2026

Montreal landlords under fire for rent increases as high as 20%

Ali Kamruzzaman has lived in the same apartment in Montreal’s…

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Tenant who accepted Ontario landlord’s $40K to move out for renos says he’s worse off
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March 13, 2026

Tenant who accepted Ontario landlord’s $40K to move out for renos says he’s worse off

After a months-long fight with his landlord, Shannon Lucas accepted…

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For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows
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March 13, 2026

For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows

Turnover is erasing more than half of the nurse hiring…

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Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?
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March 13, 2026

Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?

Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms….

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Business, Disaster, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec, Travel

March 13, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Canadians turning to March break alternatives amid tensions in Cuba, Mexico

TORONTO — Many Canadian travellers have opted for alternative March…

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Sports

March 13, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs top Ducks to end losing streak; Matthews injured after knee-on-knee hit

TORONTO — William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a…

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Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death
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March 13, 2026

Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man’s death

To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms,…

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