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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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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 10, 2025

Battle between Liberals, NDP heats up in battleground Toronto-St. Paul’s

TORONTO — The few square kilometres of Toronto-St. Paul’s are…

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Business, Economy, Metal, Trade

February 10, 2025

Canadian Steel Producers Association ‘deeply concerned’ about latest tariff threat

OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association…

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Rate of child sexual assault in New Brunswick 2nd highest in Canada
Star

February 10, 2025

Rate of child sexual assault in New Brunswick 2nd highest in Canada

The incidence of child sexual harm is a longstanding issue…

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Ontario/Quebec

February 10, 2025

Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Monday, Feb. 10

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are…

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Ontario parties are promising family doctors for all. Compare the plans
Star

February 10, 2025

Ontario parties are promising family doctors for all. Compare the plans

All the main parties in the Ontario election campaign are…

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Sports

February 10, 2025

Manitoba’s Reid Carruthers, Alberta’s Kevin Koe complete 2025 Brier field

PORTAGE — Reid Carruthers and Kevin Koe round out the…

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Sports

February 10, 2025

OHL roundup: Clattenburg, Pitre pace Firebirds to 5-2 win over 67’s

OTTAWA — Connor Clattenburg had a goal and two assists,…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 9, 2025

Marit Stiles first competed in the pool. She wants to lead an orange wave in Ontario

In some ways, her political career began at the community…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 9, 2025

In battleground Toronto-St. Paul’s, voters will embrace or reject an NDP stronghold

TORONTO — The few square kilometres of Toronto-St. Paul’s are…

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