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In The News for Mar. 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, Mar. 7, 2023 ... What we are watching...

Greg Fry Mar 07, 2023

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 aparthe...

Mar 07, 2023

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 ...

Mar 07, 2023

EU head Ursula von der Leyen in Canada to promote sustainability, Ukraine support

OTTAWA - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Canada for a short visit aimed at promoting transatlantic ties. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join von der Leyen at CFB Kingston ...

Mar 07, 2023

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 ...

Mar 07, 2023

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 hea...

Mar 07, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Prince Edward Island premier calls election for April 3

WINSLOE SOUTH, P.E.I. - Voters in Prince Edward Island will head to the polls for a provincial election on April 3. Premier Dennis King, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, says he visited L...

Mar 06, 2023

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

VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general has proposed a new bill to protect people against the sharing of their intimate images without permission, as police warn of the growing problem of so-ca...

Mar 06, 2023

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. Earlier this year, the premiers called on the fe...

Mar 06, 2023

'Ripple effects:' Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute

YELLOWKNIFE - Some sporting clubs in the Northwest Territories capital are on the sidelines as a labour dispute between the city and its unionized employees nears the end of its fourth week. "There's ...

Mar 06, 2023