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Ottawa has struggled to increase grocery competition. Will the new food strategy help?

Ottawa has struggled to increase grocery competition. Will the new food strategy help?

The federal government has pledged $3 billion which it says will add more food terminals in Canada, help the Competition Bureau sniff out and penalize anticompetitive behaviour, and help Canada produce more of its own food. Independent grocers say it’s a step in the right direction when it comes to helping them compete, but won’t topple the dominance of the country’s major grocers.

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Labour, Ontario/Quebec

April 14, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario proposes ban on requiring workers to pay for uniforms

TORONTO — Ontario’s labour minister is proposing to ban employers…

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Disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets
Star

April 14, 2026

Disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets

Lebanon is at a breaking point. On one side, a brutal…

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Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is 'in name only'
Star

April 14, 2026

Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is ‘in name only’

Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and…

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Trump claims victory as Lebanon braces for the unknown
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April 14, 2026

Trump claims victory as Lebanon braces for the unknown

Donald Trump is in a hurry to pivot away from…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec, Weather

April 14, 2026

Heavy rain and thunderstorms drench large stretch of Ontario, bringing flooding risk

A round of heavy spring showers and thunderstorms is set…

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Sports

April 14, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs close out home schedule in lost season with another defeat

TORONTO — John Tavares and his teammates opened the NHL…

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Saint John police chief accused of misconduct in Ontario, lawsuits reveal
Star

April 14, 2026

Saint John police chief accused of misconduct in Ontario, lawsuits reveal

The widow of an OPP officer who died by suicide…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

April 14, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario plans massive jail expansion, internal government documents show

TORONTO — Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails…

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'He's going to kill me': Ex-partner of Ont. politician Mike Strange testifies at ex-Olympian's assault trial
Star

April 14, 2026

‘He’s going to kill me’: Ex-partner of Ont. politician Mike Strange testifies at ex-Olympian’s assault trial

Niagara Falls, Ont., city Coun. Mike Strange pleaded not guilty…

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