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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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Saab's surveillance jet deal with Canada faces a U.S. stealth tech hurdle

Saab’s surveillance jet deal with Canada faces a U.S. stealth tech hurdle

Ottawa’s choice of Saab’s GlobalEye surveillance jet has potentially opened a new battle in Washington. Experts say fully integrating the aircraft into NORAD would require access to sensitive U.S. stealth communications technology that has never been released to foreign manufacturers, creating operational, political and technical challenges.

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30 years under longest boil-water advisory in Canada, Neskantaga First Nation pushes for new treatment plant
Star

February 11, 2025

30 years under longest boil-water advisory in Canada, Neskantaga First Nation pushes for new treatment plant

Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario is marking the 30th…

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Business, Economy, National, Politics, Trade

February 11, 2025

Trump signs order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has signed executive orders to slap…

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Business, Economy, National, Politics

February 11, 2025

Here’s the latest as Canada faces steel and aluminum tariffs from the United States

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has announced 25 per…

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National, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 10, 2025

Ontario NDP, Liberals focus on health care as tariffs threaten to draw attention away

TORONTO — Ontario’s NDP and Liberal leaders tried to keep…

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National

February 10, 2025

A timeline of Canada-U. S. tariffs on steel and aluminum

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose…

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Defence, Entertainment, Arts, Justice, National, Politics

February 10, 2025

New laws not the ‘only tool’ to strengthen ballot integrity: elections chief

OTTAWA — Chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault acknowledges that proposed…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Social

February 10, 2025

Girl accused in death of homeless Toronto man dropped marker, not knife: defence

TORONTO — Defence lawyers for a teen girl accused of…

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Nevada dairy worker recovers after infection with new strain of bird flu: CDC
Star

February 10, 2025

Nevada dairy worker recovers after infection with new strain of bird flu: CDC

A dairy worker in Nevada who was infected with a…

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National, Politics, Social

February 10, 2025

Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says

OTTAWA — First Nations children and their families who lived…

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