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Young chess players inspired at record-breaking Maritime festival
12 Oct 2026
A record crowd of players of all ages and skill levels gathered in Summerside for this year’s Maritime Chess Festival.
Crabbe Mountain festival gives visitors a bird's-eye view of N.B. autumn colours
12 Oct 2026
Crabbe Mountain's annual Fall Festival of Colours offered visitors a treetop view of New Brunswick's autumn foliage over Thanksgiving weekend.
7 food charity trucks out of service after catalytic converters stolen from Etobicoke yard: CEO
12 Oct 2026
A Toronto charity says it is disappointed and outraged after its yard was broken into and catalytic converters stolen from its food rescue trucks early Sunday.
Coming closure of another Winnipeg Giant Tiger store will mean 'less food in the fridge,' shopper says
12 Oct 2026
Winnipeg shoppers weren't too happy to hear that another Giant Tiger store is closing, saying it will be one less option to buy affordable groceries.
Turkey gravy brand sold in Canada recalled due to undeclared mustard
12 Oct 2026
A brand of turkey gravy sold in Canada has been recalled because it contains undeclared mustard.
Tariff woes, cost of hobbies felt at St. John’s convention
12 Oct 2026
The annual Avalon Expo in St. John's moved to a bigger venue this year and hiked up ticket sales. But that's not the only thing more expensive about hobbies these days, according to vendors and customers.
Provincial police investigating suspicious Sept-Îles, Que., fire that destroyed 2 businesses
12 Oct 2026
Quebec provincial police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a bakery and a community organization in Sept-Îles Saturday night.
Montreal surgeon fired by Lasik MD following allegations of involvement in escort network
12 Oct 2026
Lasik MD's spokesperson Jessica Lukian Papineau said Bashour was suspended immediately that night, and all his surgeries were reassigned to other physicians the next morning. That case is due in court
'Book brigade' moves 7,400 books by hand to Hintonburg store's new space
12 Oct 2026
The Spaniel's Tale, an Ottawa bookstore, moved thousands of books to its new location Saturday with the help of an approximately 80-metre human chain, according to co-owner Cole Davidson.
Gabriela Dabrowski claims 25th tour-level doubles title of her career at China Open
12 Oct 2026
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani defeated top-seeded Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and Zhang Shuai of China 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday in the women's doubles final at the China Open.
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
