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In The News for March 7: Why are Canada's grocers making so much money?

In The News for March 7: Why are Canada's grocers making so much money?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, March 7, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix

Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix

OTTAWA — Afghanistan's pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country's Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fight "gender apartheid.
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Court certifies class-action suit alleging rampant illegal strip searches in prisons

Court certifies class-action suit alleging rampant illegal strip searches in prisons

OTTAWA — Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that Canadian authorities illegally strip searched federal inmates hundreds of thousands of times over three decades.
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Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts

Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts

OTTAWA — As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains, experts say elected officials should push for more transparency on why grocers are making so much money. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd.
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Health care, housing and leadership top issues as P.E.I. heads toward April 3 vote

Health care, housing and leadership top issues as P.E.I. heads toward April 3 vote

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King called a provincial election for April 3 on Monday night, and political experts say the top issues on the campaign trail are expected to be health care, housing and leadership.
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Prince Edward Island premier says 'it's time,' calls provincial election for April 3

Prince Edward Island premier says 'it's time,' calls provincial election for April 3

WINSLOE SOUTH, P.E.I. — Prince Edward Island residents will go to the polls on April 3, thanks to an early election call Monday from Progressive Conservative Premier Dennis King.
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B.C. proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission

B.C. proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission

VICTORIA — The mother of a teenage girl who became the face of online extortion in Canada says she was emotional to hear that British Columbia is planning legal changes to protect those whose intimate photos are shared without their consent.
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Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau

Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will appoint a new independent watchdog with a "wide mandate" to investigate foreign interference in Canada and recommend how to better respond to the challenge.
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Federal justice minister plans to talk bail reform with provincial counterparts

Federal justice minister plans to talk bail reform with provincial counterparts

OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti says he will discuss reforming Canada's bail system when he meets with his provincial counterparts this Friday.
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Ottawa will pay for repairs to Navy's new Arctic ships due to expired warranty

Ottawa will pay for repairs to Navy's new Arctic ships due to expired warranty

OTTAWA — Canadian taxpayers will foot the bill for repairs to the engines on at least two of the Royal Canadian Navy's brand-new Arctic patrol vessels because the one-year warranty on those vessels has expired.
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