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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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The Golden Dome is where Canada's F-35 debate and Trump's Greenland threat meet
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January 31, 2026

The Golden Dome is where Canada’s F-35 debate and Trump’s Greenland threat meet

Two of the loudest and most important defence policy issues…

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Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say
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January 31, 2026

Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say

Chronic Lyme disease isn’t recognized by conventional medicine. It’s a…

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Was Mark Carney's Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?
Star

January 31, 2026

Was Mark Carney’s Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?

It’s not unreasonable to think about how any action by…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 30, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Slow snow removal irks residents in Toronto neighbourhoods hit hardest by storm

TORONTO — Susan Cook was holding a shovel in her…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges seeks lighter sentence

TORONTO — An Ontario man who was a member of…

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Business, Education, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Allison Jones

Peel school board supervision a ‘smokescreen’ for underfunding, chair says

The chair of a school board recently taken over by…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Officers’ alleged assault on lawyer at Oshawa courthouse referred to York police

Durham regional police say they have referred allegations that officers…

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