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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 you an early bird or a night owl? Why scientists are moving beyond these groupings
Star

February 14, 2026

Are you an early bird or a night owl? Why scientists are moving beyond these groupings

Categorizing people into just two groups — late and early…

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Cheating, a proposal, cute couples — but are the Olympics really the place for love?
Star

February 14, 2026

Cheating, a proposal, cute couples — but are the Olympics really the place for love?

Love often seems to be in the air during the…

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Canadian hockey player Larocque wants to see ‘Indigenous athletes excel’ beyond her success
Star

February 14, 2026

Canadian hockey player Larocque wants to see ‘Indigenous athletes excel’ beyond her success

Canadian defenceman Jocelyne Larocque has made history her entire Olympic…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 14, 2026

Ontario vice-principal charged with child luring, sexual exploitation

CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — Waterloo regional police say they have charged…

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Ontario/Quebec

February 13, 2026

Kitchener, Ont., school vice principal arrested for child luring, sexual exploitation

TORONTO — Police say they charged an employee of the…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

February 13, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Complainant cross-examination continues in Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

TORONTO — A woman’s narrative of her encounter with Frank…

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Business, Finance, Health, Justice, Labour, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 13, 2026

Allison Jones

Company countersues Ontario government, alleging reputational harm

TORONTO — A mental health company being sued by the…

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Business, Media, Ontario/Quebec, Prairies/BC

February 13, 2026

Allison Jones

Ford cancels plan to remove Crown Royal from LCBO shelves after $23M deal

TORONTO — Crown Royal will remain on Ontario liquor store…

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What we know — and don't — about the guns used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting
Star

February 13, 2026

What we know — and don’t — about the guns used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

Three days after one of the deadliest mass shootings in…

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