Loblaws will no longer offer 50% discount on food nearing best-before date
If you’ve been trying to save money on your grocery bill by waiting until food is marked down to 50 per cent, get ready for some sticker shock on your …
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Loblaws will no longer offer 50% discount on expiring food products
If you’ve been trying to save money on your grocery bill by waiting until food is marked down to 50 per cent, get ready for some sticker shock on your …
Bowled over: Why some Canadians are feeling duped by their breakfast cereal
Ken Bennett, an avid hiker and recreational hockey player, wanted a cereal packed with protein. So last month, he picked up Kellogg’s Vector. Bold lettering on the box declares that it has “high protein” …
Fewer than one-quarter of N.S. health-care workers have their flu shots this year
A growing number of health-care workers in Nova Scotia are not getting their annual flu shots, according to figures released by their employer, Nova Scotia Health. In response to a request …
Curling team from Japan playing in Wadena bonspiel ‘treated like celebrities’ in Sask. town
A group of curlers from the Japanese national team playing in a rural Saskatchewan tournament this weekend say they’ve been impressed by the level of competition so far. “In Canada [there’s] a lot and really …
Rogers Sugar strike negotiations hit impasse over company’s demand for 24/7 operations
Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking workers at its Vancouver refinery rejected the company’s latest offer. Workers have been on strike since Sept. 28 …
Ontario vastly expanding where booze can be sold in move to modernize alcohol retail market
Starting in 2026, Ontarians will be able to buy beer, wine, cider and seltzers at convenience stores, big box outlets, some gas stations and more supermarkets, marking a major overhaul …
Grocers’ code of conduct won’t work unless all companies sign on, Metro CEO tells MPs
All major industry players need to sign on to the grocery code of conduct in order for it to be successful, said Metro Inc. president and CEO Eric La Flèche. …
Canada Bread blames former owner Maple Leaf Foods for price-fixing scheme
The bread supplier that admitted to price-fixing earlier this year says any anti-competitive behaviour it participated in was at the direction and to the benefit of its then-majority owner Maple …
Grocery code of conduct will raise prices, not lower them, Loblaws and Walmart tell lawmakers
The head of Canada’s biggest grocery chain says the looming implementation of the grocery code of conduct would lead to higher prices for consumers, not lower ones. Speaking at a …