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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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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 3, 2026

Rianna Lim

Former Toronto mayor John Tory announces he won’t run in 2026 municipal election

TORONTO — John Tory will not be running in Toronto’s…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 3, 2026

Liam Casey

NDP politicians set off on road trip to highlight northern Ontario road dangers

TORONTO — Three Ontario New Democrats have set off on…

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Sports

March 3, 2026

Dan Ralph

NLL defenceman La Roue looking forward to donning football pads at CFL combine

Sam La Roue is getting another chance to be a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 3, 2026

Toronto police investigating after gunfire hits synagogue

TORONTO — No one was injured after gunfire struck a…

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Sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline, researchers find
Star

March 3, 2026

Sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline, researchers find

After online gambling was privatized in Ontario, contacts to Ontario’s…

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Business, Finance, Mining, Prairies/BC

March 3, 2026

Yukon’s Eagle Gold Mine ‘moving closer’ to sale after 2024 ore storage site failure

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says the receiver of a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Prairies/BC

March 3, 2026

Edmonton man wanted in two Toronto-area murders, another suspect ID’d: police

Police in Toronto and York region say a 19-year-old suspect…

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IN PHOTOS | See the 'blood moon' eclipse
Star

March 3, 2026

IN PHOTOS | See the ‘blood moon’ eclipse

Moongazers across Canada and abroad got treated to a full…

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'Absolutely not': Complainant denies having consensual sex with Stronach in sex assault trial
Star

March 3, 2026

‘Absolutely not’: Complainant denies having consensual sex with Stronach in sex assault trial

The seventh complainant in the sexual assault trial of Frank…

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