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Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public about their plans to stabilize prices.

MPs are returning to the House of Commons today determined to find relief for Canadians feeling the pinch of inflation.

In a highly anticipated study released Tuesday, the Competition Bureau says concentration in the grocery industry has increased in recent years with the largest grocers increasing the amount they make on food sales. 

Grocery chain CEOs fielded tough questions from MPs at a parliamentary committee meeting attempting to get to the root of why Canadians are facing such high food prices.

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.

After announcing its purchase of 56 gas stations from the parent company of Sobeys on Thursday, December 15, 2022, Shell Canada is on the lookout for other potential acquisitions as it seeks to grow its retail fuel footprint across the country.

Grocery executives are disputing an accusation that grocery giants are taking advantage of inflation to drive up their own profits. 

Canada’s Competition Bureau is launching a study on the grocery store sector as food prices rise at the fastest rate in 40 years.

Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the federal government puts the final motions in place to ban some single-use plastics.

The federal NDP critic for economic development has written to the heads of Canada's biggest supermarkets asking them to restore "pandemic pay," which was brought in after COVID-19 first struck but was then cancelled.

Canadians are likely exposed to more toxic chemicals at the grocery store than Americans, according to a recent study.

The new Biden administration is pushing U.S. grocers to once again offer their employees pandemic pay — an effort Canadian labour advocates say is needed from governments in Canada as well.

A father who was irked at a parking spot for new mothers at a P.E.I. grocery store has successfully prodded Sobeys to include new dads too.

Three major grocery chains — Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro — are taking part.