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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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Trump responds to Supreme Court loss with new 10% tariff, leaving Canada to wait for fine print
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January 31, 2026

Trump responds to Supreme Court loss with new 10% tariff, leaving Canada to wait for fine print

If you thought Trump was going to accept the Supreme…

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Health, Lifestyle, National, Ontario/Quebec, Weather

January 31, 2026

Nicole Ireland

Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall

TORONTO — Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the…

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Xi Jinping’s purge of China's top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military
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January 31, 2026

Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military

China’s highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost…

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Xi Jinping’s purge of China's top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military
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January 31, 2026

Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military

China’s highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost…

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Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning
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January 31, 2026

Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning

In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half…

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Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning
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January 31, 2026

Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning

In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half…

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A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars
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January 31, 2026

A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars

Nicole Pardo Molina’s kidnapping added to a grim tally that’s…

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A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars
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January 31, 2026

A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars

Nicole Pardo Molina’s kidnapping added to a grim tally that’s…

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We’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going again?
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January 31, 2026

We’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going again?

Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon…

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