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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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Business, Construction, Justice, Retail

January 22, 2026

Tara Deschamps

Trouble in toyland: Toys ‘R’ Us Canada facing suits seeking millions in unpaid rent

TORONTO — Toys “R” Us Canada is facing at least…

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'Generational' winter storm set to hit U.S. Here's why it's so significant — and dangerous
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January 22, 2026

‘Generational’ winter storm set to hit U.S. Here’s why it’s so significant — and dangerous

A major storm system is set to bring “potentially catastrophic”…

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Education, Health, Ontario/Quebec

January 21, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Parents of Ontario boy with autism fatally hit by bus call for more special needs resources

TORONTO — Max Simao had three loves in his life,…

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Business, Construction, Real Estate

January 21, 2026

Sammy Hudes

New condo sales in Greater Toronto Hamilton Area plunge to lowest level since 1991

TORONTO — Sales of newly completed condominiums in the Greater…

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National, Politics

January 21, 2026

Kelly Geraldine Malone

Trump says Carney is not ‘grateful’ in Davos speech

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mark…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

January 21, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Lawyers for man accused in Ryan Wedding case argue he’s not a flight risk

TORONTO — An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of…

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Automotive, Business, Manufacturing, National, Ontario/Quebec

January 21, 2026

Allison Jones and Liam Casey

Doug Ford calls for boycott of Chinese EVs that will enter Canada under Carney deal

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians…

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10-year-old boy from P.E.I. joins the Pittsburgh Penguins for a day through Make-A-Wish
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January 21, 2026

10-year-old boy from P.E.I. joins the Pittsburgh Penguins for a day through Make-A-Wish

When 10-year-old Myer Gallant from O’Leary, P.E.I., was given the…

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National, Ontario/Quebec

January 21, 2026

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher

Canadian man posed as a pilot and flight attendant to get hundreds of free flights, authorities say

HONOLULU (AP) — A Canadian man posed as a commercial…

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