Metro

• Stabbing outside Metro station in Laval, Que. sends 2 to hospital

  Laval police say knives were drawn in a fight outside Cartier Metro station, some time after 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Two men are in hospital with serious wounds, police said.

  Crime

  Jun 20
  
• Metro says grocery shoppers still hunting for deals even as inflation eases

  Metro reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its sales edged higher. Food and pharmacy sales were both up in the quarter.

  Money

  Apr 24
  
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• Expect a squeeze on orange juice costs as supplier price freeze ends: Metro CEO

  Metro Inc. says that a surge in purchases through Uber Eats and Instacart helped more than double its online food sales in the company's first fiscal quarter of the year.

  Money

  Jan 30
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• Metro says Loblaw conspired to implicate it in bread price-fixing scheme

  In new court documents, the Montreal-based grocer denies being involved in bread price-fixing and accuses the companies of trying to spread the blame across the industry.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2023
• Grocery code of conduct needs full participation to be successful: Metro CEO

  Eric La Fleche told MPs at a House of Commons agriculture committee meeting on stabilizing food prices that Metro is willing to sign the code as it's currently drafted.

  Economy

  Dec 11, 2023
• Grocers likely to exceed record profits in 2023, economist says

  Profits in the Canadian grocery sector will likely exceed $6B in 2023, setting a new record as they rise eight per cent from last year, according to the Centre for Future Work.

  Money

  Dec 11, 2023
• From Ozempic to cosmetics, here’s what’s driving profits at Metro and Loblaw

  Loblaw and Metro both reported higher revenue and profits in the latest quarter as grocery and drug sales rose at both companies.

  Money

  Nov 15, 2023
• Montreal, Quebec lawmakers divided over transit funding

  There 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.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2023
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• Unifor to bargain with Loblaw for workers at Ontario, Newfoundland stores

  Unifor 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.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2023
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• Public transit agencies seeking more money from Quebec government

  Operators 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.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2023