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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Just like any other grocery store, Liquidation Marie sells a bit of everything — from meats, cheeses, candy and condiments, to dog food, and drinks. The main difference is that many of the items at the St-Zotique, Que., shop are either expired …
Read More »T&T, Canada’s largest Asian grocery store chain, is coming to the U.S.
Canada’s biggest Asian grocery chain is expanding into the U.S., hoping to bring its patented array of food, skin care and more to a new market. On Thursday, Bellevue, Wash., will be home to T&T’s 37th store — and its first south of the border as it looks ahead to more …
Read More »Why is inflation heating up at the grocery store again? Blame the loonie – National
A weak Canadian dollar is being blamed as a key culprit behind sticky inflation at the grocery store, a trend one expert says he expects to persist heading into the holidays. While overall inflation has moderated in recent months, settling back at the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target …
Read More »The Beer Store prepares for a ‘new chapter’ as more places sell booze
With just two days until beer and wine flood into convenience stores across Ontario, The Beer Store is preparing for a future where it is just one of thousands of places people can grab a can or bottle on the way home. On Thursday, 4,100-plus convenience stores will be allowed …
Read More »Convenience store busted for allegedly selling alcohol before Ontario government expansion
A Toronto convenience store has had its liquor and lottery licenses suspended for selling alcohol weeks before the province officially rolls beer, wine and ready-to-drink beverages out to corner stores. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), the Crown agency that manages licenses, said one of its inspectors arrived …
Read More »Calgary police shoot liquor store robbery suspect, ASIRT investigates – Calgary
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been called in to investigate a police shooting in northwest Calgary on Sunday. The incident started when police were called about an attempted robbery at an Ace Liquor along 16th Avenue Northwest in the Montgomery …
Read More »Suspect wanted in jewelry store heist at Halifax Shopping Centre: police – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A jewelry store at the Halifax Shopping Centre was robbed before the mall opened for business Monday morning, police say. Officers responded to the robbery at Peoples Jewellers at around 6 a.m. “A man broke into the store, stole merchandise, used a …
Read More »LCBO strike latest: Tourism industry struggling as convenience store applications pour in
Tensions between the Ford government and the union representing more than 9,000 LCBO workers continue to rise as the provincial liquor store strike enters its 12th day. Government-run LCBO stores across Ontario have been closed since July 5, when unionized workers went on strike, mainly over the province’s decision to …
Read More »LCBO scraps plan for limited store openings as strike persists
The LCBO is scrapping plans for limited store openings as a strike by some 9,000 workers enters its second week. The LCBO had said if a deal with the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) was not reached by July 19, 32 stores across the province would be open for …
Read More »3 charged after robbing, ransacking Osborne Street drug store: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two 18-year-olds and a 17-year-old are facing robbery and mischief charges after a weekend incident at an Osborne Street business, Winnipeg police say. Officers were called to the Osborne Shoppers Drug Mart around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, and arrested the trio of suspects …
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