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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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Social, Sports, Weather

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This storm just froze half of North America
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Health, National, Politics, Science, Sports

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Business, Economy, National, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

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Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Weather

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Jordan Omstead

Record snowfall to test Toronto’s revamped snow clearing work

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