Brett Bundale
Reporter with the Canadian Press | Halifax
About Brett Bundale
Too many giants control Canada's grocery business: Competition Bureau
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.
Competition Bureau fines Canada Bread $50M for price fixing. Grocers are next up
The Competition Bureau began investigating alleged anti-competitive agreements between competitors to fix either the price of fresh commercial bread in January 2016.
Halifax ocean tech hub helps tackle everything from climate change to defence
It started as a Coast Guard facility, two aging brick buildings on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour.
Hockey Canada faces 'sweeping overhaul'
As sponsors distanced themselves from Hockey Canada over the past few weeks, it became clear they wanted to see more than just a change in leadership.
LaFlamme ousting shows sexism, ageism women face at work, open letter says
An open letter signed by a long list of Canadian luminaries is taking aim at Bell Media's abrupt dismissal of Lisa LaFlamme as anchor of the company's flagship newscast.
Gas prices expected to shoot higher this week
Gasoline prices continued to trend upward across much of Canada over the weekend and experts warn more increases are coming this week.
Food prices expected to surge to record highs next year
Canadian families will pay an extra $966 for groceries in 2022, report says
Russian troops mass on Ukrainian border
A senior Ukrainian government official is urging Canada to bolster its support for the eastern European country as it faces a renewed threat from Russian forces along its border.
Zero-waste lifestyle movement is boosting a trend to package-free shops
Customers at The Tare Shop in Halifax are creative with their containers: Some use classic jars but others reuse yogurt containers, pots and pans or even empty glass liquor bottles.
COVID-19 case numbers suggest growing disparity between provinces
It was a day of disparity in Canada's protracted battle against the novel coronavirus, with some provinces recording alarmingly high numbers of infections on on Sunday, January 10, 2021, while at least one province managed to whittle new cases to zero.