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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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Why taxpayers are still footing bill for airline complaints process
Star

January 18, 2026

Why taxpayers are still footing bill for airline complaints process

The airline complaints process costs taxpayers nearly $30 million a…

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Survey from Winnipeg spa asked 'blatantly disrespectful' question about 'purity of the country': customer
Star

January 18, 2026

Survey from Winnipeg spa asked ‘blatantly disrespectful’ question about ‘purity of the country’: customer

The parent company of Winnipeg spa Thermea is pulling a…

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Are you overpaying for a lab-grown diamond?: CBC Marketplace cheat sheet
Star

January 18, 2026

Are you overpaying for a lab-grown diamond?: CBC Marketplace cheat sheet

The CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news…

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Life on a highway: What it’s like for southern Alberta communities divided by a major thoroughfare
Star

January 18, 2026

Life on a highway: What it’s like for southern Alberta communities divided by a major thoroughfare

CBC News has been travelling to small towns across Alberta,…

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Doctors can now perform robotic procedures from afar. What that means for rural Canadians
Star

January 18, 2026

Doctors can now perform robotic procedures from afar. What that means for rural Canadians

Even from a few kilometres away, Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira…

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Craft beer in Canada is losing its fizz, as sales dry up and more breweries go bust
Star

January 18, 2026

Craft beer in Canada is losing its fizz, as sales dry up and more breweries go bust

After years of seemingly unlimited growth for the craft beer…

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I wanted to save my family’s stories. Instead, I found a connection I didn’t know I was missing
Star

January 18, 2026

I wanted to save my family’s stories. Instead, I found a connection I didn’t know I was missing

When he started recording a podcast about his family’s history,…

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Nuclear fusion seems hot right now — but how close is fusion power?
Star

January 18, 2026

Nuclear fusion seems hot right now — but how close is fusion power?

Recent nuclear fusion news from Canada and China has created…

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Sports

January 18, 2026

Russell-Rowe scores as Canada downs Guatemala 1-0 in men’s soccer B international

LOS ANGELES — Canada coach Jesse Marsch liked what he…

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