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Canadian families will pay $1,065 more for groceries in 2023, report says

Food prices in Canada will continue to escalate in the new year, with grocery costs forecast to rise up to seven per cent in 2023, new research predicts.

Canned products sit on shelves at the Kanata Food Cupboard, Oct. 7, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Lobster season kicks off in southwestern Nova Scotia

One the country's most profitable lobster fishing areas opened for the season Monday after being held back by weather-related delays.

Fishing boats are pictured at the wharf in Woods Harbour, N.S. on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. The lucrative Southwest Nova Scotia fishery in LFA 34 accounts for 25% of Canadian landings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Lexi’s legacy: Students hold event in honour of late friend

A pair of high school students put their heart and soul into a five-kilometre walk and run on Sunday to honour their friend Lexi Daken.

Lujayn Abuamer, left, and Rachel Ross-Hamilton planned a five-kilometre walk and run on Sunday to honour their late friend Lexi Daken.

Annapolis County man, 42, dies in car crash

An Annapolis County man has died in a single-vehicle crash near Bridgetown, N.S. early Monday morning.

Arrest warrant issued for Cape Breton man wanted for assault

Cape Breton Regional Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with an assault investigation.

Halifax organization helps people who choose not to drink navigate the holiday season

The holiday season can be an overwhelming time for people who are newly sober or sober-curious. For people in the Halifax area who aren’t sure where to turn for support, an online platform called Sober City can be a helpful resource.

A bologna mascot upstages Santa every year in the St. John's, N.L., Christmas parade

Kids and adults alike waved, cheered and scrambled to get selfies with the star of the annual Christmas parade in downtown St. John's, N.L., on Sunday morning.

This Nova Scotia man's Christmas cactus has been in his family for a century

A cactus is known to live a long life, and one Nova Scotia man says his has been in the family for a full century.

Woman, 73, dies in two-vehicle crash in Pokemouche, N.B.

A 73-year-old woman is dead and three others have serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Pokemouche, N.B.

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Supply chain inefficiencies leading to 'shelflation' at Canadian grocery stores: researcher

Better protections and options for consumers are just some of the ways Ottawa can help address food unaffordability in Canada, the lead author behind a new price report says, as average grocery bills are expected to rise in the new year.

A woman shops for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, July 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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BREAKING | Ontario education support workers vote to accept new deal

Ontario education support workers have voted to accept a new deal with the provincial government, putting an end to a long and contentious negotiation process.

Federal gov't appears to be on verge of repatriating Canadian women and children held in Syria

The Canadian government appears on the verge of bringing home some 40 Canadian women and children held under terrible conditions in a Syrian detention camp.

Canadian families will pay $1,065 more for groceries in 2023, report says

Food prices in Canada will continue to escalate in the new year, with grocery costs forecast to rise up to seven per cent in 2023, new research predicts.

Canadian patient receives groundbreaking treatment for a disabling disorder, with a parathyroid transplant into her arm

Canadian doctors say they have cured a patient with a severe and disabling disorder with a parathyroid transplant from a deceased donor. Dawn Ethier, a mother of four and police officer in Ottawa, is the first in North America and one of perhaps two in the world given new parathyroid glands that have eliminated her debilitating symptoms.