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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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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

June 2, 2026

Pickering, Ont., councillor running for mayor after multiple misconduct complaints

PICKERING — A Pickering, Ont., city councillor previously embroiled in…

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Sports

June 2, 2026

Judy Owen

‘I feel awesome’: QB Collaros energized as Blue Bombers open new CFL campaign

WINNIPEG — Too old. Too slow. Too inaccurate. That’s some…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

June 2, 2026

Man charged after allegedly sexually assaulting eight-year-old girl: Toronto police

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been arrested…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

June 1, 2026

5 more charged with promoting hate against Jewish people after Toronto protest: cops

TORONTO — Toronto police say five more people have been…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

June 1, 2026

Crash involving TTC buses sends 13 people to hospital with minor injuries: paramedics

TORONTO — Toronto paramedics say 13 people have been taken…

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Business, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Retail, Sports

June 1, 2026

Rianna Lim

Toronto police seize more than 16,000 knock-off soccer merch items ahead of World Cup

TORONTO — Two people have been arrested after the seizure…

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Health, Ontario/Quebec

June 1, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario eyes boost to protections in school for kids with medical conditions

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to strengthen protections for students…

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Labour, National, Ontario/Quebec, Social

June 1, 2026

Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn’t serve modern workforce

Canada’s employment insurance system no longer serves the broader workforce…

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National

June 1, 2026

Kelly Geraldine Malone

LeBlanc to meet Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Tuesday

WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to…

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