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From Ozempic to cosmetics, here’s what’s driving profits at Metro and LoblawLoblaw and Metro both reported higher revenue and profits in the latest quarter as grocery and drug sales rose at both companies.MoneyNov 15
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Montreal, Quebec lawmakers divided over transit fundingThere is a deep divide between municipal and provincial lawmakers about how the operating deficits of the public transit agencies in greater Montreal should be funded.CanadaOct 27
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Unifor to bargain with Loblaw for workers at Ontario, Newfoundland storesUnifor has made it clear it intends to try and repeat the gains it made during its negotiations for Metro workers in Toronto for other grocery workers it represents.CanadaOct 24
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Public transit agencies seeking more money from Quebec governmentOperators of the transit authorities say higher costs and ridership numbers that remain below pre-pandemic levels make it very difficult for them to maintain a balanced budget.CanadaOct 20
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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.CanadaOct 5
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Grocery heads agree to ‘support’ Ottawa’s efforts to ‘stabilize food prices’The heads of Canada's biggest grocers met in Ottawa on Monday after the Liberal government summoned them to come up with a plan to 'stabilize' food inflation.MoneySep 18
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Canadians showing more support for striking workers amid inflation, corporate profitsAn Abacus poll on the dispute between the Ontario government and education workers last year showed more Ontarians blamed the government, not workers, for the dispute.CanadaSep 17
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Grocer summit to ‘take the heat off’ Ottawa, not tackle food inflation: expertsAs Ottawa prepares to summon grocery executives to come up with a plan to address food inflation, some analysts say the move is 'disingenuous.'MoneySep 17
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Ottawa summons major grocery CEOs to talk lowering food prices — or elseThe companies are being tasked with coming up with a plan to stabilize prices by Thanksgiving, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, warning the government is prepared to act.PoliticsSep 14
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Metro strike deal raises the bar for grocery store workers, experts sayMore than 3,700 Metro workers went on strike at the end of July after rejecting their first tentative agreement, fighting for better pay.CanadaSep 8
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