Grocery Store

• Inflation may have cooled, but private-label brands ‘having their moment’

  Amid renewed investment by grocers in their store-branded offerings, studies show many shoppers no longer see store brands as lower quality than name brands.

  Money

  Oct 3, 2024
  
• Something’s fishy: 1 in 5 seafood products are mislabelled, study finds

  The fish advertised at a seafood counter or on a sushi restaurant's menu might not be the same one that ends up in your shopping bag or on your plate, a Calgary study warns.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2024
  
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• Peterborough police probe break-in at Foodland grocery store in Millbrook

  Peterborough police say an employee reported the break-in on Saturday morning. The store has extensive damage.

  Crime

  Feb 12, 2024
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• Toronto-area grocery store distribution centre workers walk out on strike

  The union representing workers at a Sobeys warehouse in York Region began strike action after rejecting what it called a "lowball offer " that removed job security.

  Economy

  Oct 15, 2023
• Champagne says these 5 new measures will stabilize food prices ‘soon’

  Minister Champagne did not provide specific dates and faced questions from reporters about how some of these actions differ from what is already in place to lower food costs. 

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
• Metro says union refused request to meet amid ongoing grocery strike in the GTA

  Metro's bargaining committee reached out to Unifor over the weekend and offered to meet as soon as Sunday or Monday, said spokeswoman Marie-Claude Bacon in a statement.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2023
• Why inflation’s latest jump is bad news for the Bank of Canada

  Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation in the country jumped to 3.3 per cent in July, but food prices showed signs of slowing pressures.

  Money

  Aug 15, 2023
• Strike continues at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area

  Some 3,700 members of Unifor Local 414 walked off the job Saturday after rejecting a collective bargaining agreement, effectively shuttering operations at the 27 stores.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2023
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• Which grocery stores are closed? Metro locations shuttered amidst strike

  Metro said 27 of its grocery stores in Toronto and the surrounding area will be closed for the duration of the strike. Pharmacies, however, will remain open.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2023
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• Regina North Central Community Garden expands to double food output

  Thanks to 12 new garden boxes, more people than ever before will be able to help themselves to fresh vegetables at the North Central Community Garden in Regina.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2023