59 h. ago Loblaw closing No Name discount grocery stores in Ontario after just a year

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is slowly winding down its ultra-discount No Name grocery store program, with two of the three pilot locations in Ontario now closed or slated to shut down just over a year after they first opened. The stores were originally launched in September 2024 and gave shoppers access to even lower prices than the company's existing discount chains, like No Frills. The concept aimed to reduce operating costs through shorter store hours, a smaller assortment of products, limited marketing, no refrigeration, and fewer weekly deliveries. At the time, the company said that the stores would help customers save up to 20 per cent on everyday essentials; however, it looks like the concept didn't exactly land with consumers, as its reduced operating costs meant shoppers would have to shop elsewhere for refrigerated items like dairy or fresh meat products. The bare-bones stores carried just 1,300 products, compared to the 7,000 items typically carried in sm...

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7 d. ago Planned ignition aims to reduce fuel around wildfire near Peachland

A statement from Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says B.C. Wildfire Service crews were preparing to conduct a planned ignition to secure the southeast edge of the blaze, called Munro Lake wildfire, near Peachland.

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1 week ago Toronto group calls for $15 congestion fee for vehicles entering downtown core

The goal is to reduce downtown commute times by 15–20 per cent within two years

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1 week ago Could Vancouver's False Creek ever be clean enough to swim in? Experts plan to find out

A new study aims to figure out how to reduce pollution in the saltwater inlet.

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2 w. ago California Gov. Gavin Newsom extends signature program aimed at curbing carbon emissions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday extended a signature state program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions through 2045, a move Democrats cheered but Republicans warned would raise gas prices. The program known as cap and trade sets a declining limit on total greenhouse gas emissions in the state from major polluters. […]

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3 w. ago Novo Nordisk, maker of obesity drug Wegovy, to cut 9,000 jobs to sharpen focus, meet competition

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, said Wednesday it would cut 9,000 jobs, 5,000 of them in Denmark, in order to strengthen the company’s focus on growth opportunities in obesity and diabetes medications. The restructuring, which would eliminate 11% of the company’s workforce, aimed to reduce organizational […]

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