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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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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 26, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Top court orders new law licence assessment for man who sexually abused children

TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has ordered a new assessment…

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Business, National, Ontario/Quebec, Transport, Weather

January 26, 2026

Maan Alhmidi

Cleanup will take ‘days’ after record-breaking Toronto snowstorm, city officials say

TORONTO — The cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that…

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'We're a big family': Ontario premier and Carney settle differences over pizza
Star

January 26, 2026

‘We’re a big family’: Ontario premier and Carney settle differences over pizza

After Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized Ottawa’s deal to bring…

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National, Politics

January 26, 2026

Alessia Passafiume

Carney skips question period on Parliament’s first day back, meets with Premier Ford

OTTAWA — After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 26, 2026

School closed in Blind River, Ont., after dead person found on property: police

Ontario Provincial Police say a school in Blind River is…

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Sports

January 25, 2026

Gregory Strong

Saskatchewan’s Campbell earns first win as a skip at the Scotties in a decade

MISSISSAUGA — Jolene Campbell has experienced the joy of winning…

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National, Ontario/Quebec

January 25, 2026

Sharif Hassan and Fakiha Baig

Heavy snowstorm and frigid temperatures prompt flight cancellations and delays

Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed Sunday as Toronto…

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Sports

January 25, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

‘That’s a choice’: Maple Leafs searching for answers after another home-ice loss

TORONTO — Craig Berube saw a team on the upswing….

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How Minnesota's history of protest informs this moment
Star

January 25, 2026

How Minnesota’s history of protest informs this moment

Minnesota has a robust history of protest going back to…

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