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Competition Bureau to release study on grocery sector concentration and food costs
GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's competition watchdog is expected to release a study today examining whether consolidation in the grocery sector is contributing to rising food costs. The Competition Bureau a...
Jun 27, 2023
Olivia Chow elected next mayor of Toronto, vows to bring change
TORONTO - Olivia Chow, a former NDP parliamentarian and longtime standard bearer for the progressive left, was elected mayor of Toronto on Monday, promising to bring change to a city grappling with ho...
Jun 26, 2023
Players returning from LIV Golf part of Saudis' agreement with PGA Tour
The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a fr...
Jun 26, 2023
Players returning from LIV Golf part of Saudis' agreement with PGA Tour
The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a fr...
Jun 26, 2023
Connor McDavid dominates NHL awards
NASHVILLE - Connor McDavid dominated the NHL season. The Edmonton Oilers captain did the same at the league's awards ceremony on Monday. McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on the heels of a ...
Jun 26, 2023
Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is charged with...
Jun 26, 2023
David Johnston files final report on foreign meddling, done as special rapporteur
OTTAWA - David Johnston has filed his final - and confidential - report on foreign interference to the prime minister, ending his controversial term as special rapporteur. Johnston had announced his p...
Jun 26, 2023
Canada considers Quebec woman with six children in Syria a security risk, lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer says Canada will not repatriate a Quebec woman being held in Syria with her six children because officials believe she poses a security risk. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who has been ...
Jun 26, 2023
Herdman: Solutions needed quickly for financially troubled Canada Soccer
TORONTO - Canadian men's soccer coach John Herdman says Canada Soccer needs to find solutions to its financial troubles. With a World Cup coming in three years, he adds it has to happen quickly. Herdm...
Jun 26, 2023
N.W.T. power corporation fined $200K following death of worker in 2021
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has been fined $200,000 for contravening the territory's Safety Act after a worker died from injuries he sustained at a Yellowknife power plan...
Jun 26, 2023