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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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Toronto woman seeks MAID exemption as mental illness exclusion remains
Star

January 12, 2026

Toronto woman seeks MAID exemption as mental illness exclusion remains

WARNING: This story references suicide. A Canadian woman who has been…

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Alberta bill would limit medically assisted dying to patients facing 'reasonably foreseeable' death
Star

January 12, 2026

Alberta bill would limit medically assisted dying to patients facing ‘reasonably foreseeable’ death

New legislation would prevent anyone in Alberta from accessing medical…

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Family disputes police claim about imitation firearm in Saskatoon hospital death
Star

January 12, 2026

Family disputes police claim about imitation firearm in Saskatoon hospital death

In a news release, Saskatoon police said officers were called…

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Sports

January 12, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Kyle Lowry embracing mentorship role on 76ers but promises a one-day Raptors return

TORONTO — A few years ago Kyle Lowry told reporters…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 12, 2026

Ontario woman facing charges following assault on airplane

SIOUX LOOKOUT — A woman has been charged after police…

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Disaster, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 12, 2026

Cyclist dead after alleged hit-and-run crash in southwestern Ontario, police say

GLEN MORRIS — Police in southwest Ontario say they’ve arrested…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 11, 2026

Eight people arrested at a Toronto anti-immigration rally and counter-protest

TORONTO — Toronto police say eight people are facing several…

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Disaster, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 11, 2026

Cyclist dead after hit-and-run crash in southwestern Ontario, police say

GLEN MORRIS — Police in southwest Ontario are investigating a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 11, 2026

Woman, 82, dead after getting hit by car in Whitby, Ont., police say

WHITBY — Police in Whitby, Ont., say a woman has…

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