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Sobeys parent Empire Co. takes $25-million hit as cyber attack disturbs operations
A Sobeys grocery store is seen in Halifax on Sept. 11, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Morning Update: MPs call for grocery CEOs to face questioning over rising food prices
Sobey's has installed floor stickers and arrows to help customers stay 2 metres apart at checkouts, and to direct one-way isle traffic, as well a rigourous touch serface cleaning protocols to protect against the spread of COVID-19 as seen at the Queensway store in Toronto, Ont. on Friday, April 3, 2020. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
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MPs call for grocery CEOs to face questioning over rising food prices
Sobey's has installed floor stickers and arrows to help customers stay 2 metres apart at checkouts, and to direct one-way isle traffic, as well a rigourous touch serface cleaning protocols to protect against the spread of COVID-19 as seen at the Queensway store in Toronto, Ont. on Friday, April 3, 2020. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
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Two provincial privacy watchdogs confirm Sobeys experiencing data breach
A Sobeys grocery store is seen in Halifax on Sept. 11, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Empire hit by ‘IT systems issue’ affecting pharmacies at Sobeys, other grocery stores
A Sobeys grocery store is seen in Halifax on Sept. 11, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Sobeys parent company Empire CEO slams accusations of ‘greedflation’ after posting sales gain
A Sobeys grocery store in Toronto on March 16. 2021. Sobeys parent company Empire purchases a controlling stake in Longo’s and Grocery Gateway. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Morning Update: RCMP Commissioner calls accusations of political interference overblown
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testifies at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, 2020, in Halifax on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Donald Sobey’s sexual assault of a young man was an open secret. Now his victim is finally telling his story
*ONLY TO BE USED IN CONTEXT OF ORIGINAL STORY* The untold legacy of grocery magnate Donald Sobey, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a young man in the 1990s. For Mr. Sobey, the crime and the punishment were ephemeral blemishes on his career. The Order of Canada. Legendary philanthropy in the Canadian art world. An eponymous department at Dalhousie University. It’s as if the crime was forgotten before anyone even found out it happened. The same cannot be said of Mr. Sobey’s victim Derek Power, a young man whose life was marked indelibly by the experience. He tells his story for the first time, revealing how the powerful family kept Mr. Sobey’s secret.
sports
Canadian triathletes win 2 medals in Long Beach
A child in the crowd holds a Canadian flag during the Canada Day ceremony, as Canada celebrates its 155th anniversary since 1867, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Sobeys owner Empire Co. posts 13.3-per-cent sales gain as food inflation and fuel sales rise
A Sobeys grocery store in Halifax. Its parent company, Empire Company Ltd., reported net earnings of $178.5-million in the quarter.
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Sobeys partners with Scotiabank and Cineplex on Scene+ loyalty program, drops Air Miles
A Sobeys grocery store is seen in Halifax on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Workers at Metro distribution centre off job in second grocery strike in two months
The seafood counter is seen at a Metro store Monday, April 15, 2019 in Ste-Therese, Que., north of Montreal. Unifor says more than 900 full-time workers at Metro's Etobicoke warehouse distribution centre began strike action today after voting to reject a tentative agreement with the company. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Sobeys owner Empire Co. posts 15.4-per-cent profit gain despite shift in consumer habits
An employee works to put away shopping carts outside of Sobeys in New Minas, Nova Scotia during a snow storm on January 7, 2022. Meagan Hancock/The Globe and Mail
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Workers at a Sobeys distribution centre in Quebec go on strike after talks break down
A Sobeys grocery store is seen in Halifax on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. The union representing Sobeys warehouse workers in Ontario says they have ratified a four-year contract with "massive wage increases." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Pressure mounting for Canadian grocers to reinstate ‘hero pay’ for employees amid rising COVID-19 cases
A Plexiglas barrier is pictured at a grocery store in North Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 22, 2020. The head of Canada's largest private-sector union says the refusal by the country's grocers to reinstate "hero pay" for employees amid an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases is "about greed, period." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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NDP MP urges hazard pay for supermarket workers amid Omicron surge
NDP member of Parliament Brian Masses, Critic for Telecommunications, discusses the CRTC's move to reverse their decision to drop wholesale internet rates during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Customers rethink grocery lists as prices soar
A Longo’s grocery store in Toronto on March 16, 2021. Sobeys parent company Empire bought a controlling stake in Longo’s and Grocery Gateway (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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How shop local has become a big business
Diana Horqque is the co-founder of Go Coconut, a children's furniture company. / Josie Desmarais
first person
I had to figure out new dating strategies in the pandemic
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Sobeys parent Empire posts first sales decline in a year as grocers brace for post-pandemic shift in consumer habits
A Sobeys grocery store in Toronto on March 16. 2021. Sobeys parent company Empire purchases a controlling stake in Longo’s and Grocery Gateway. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
opinion
We need to rethink our definition of ‘emerging’ artists
Kate Taylor
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Sobeys reinstates lockdown bonus for front-line workers in areas under stay-at-home orders
A Sobeys grocery store is seen in Halifax on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Sobeys owner joins food manufacturers urging Ottawa to adopt rules to govern grocers’ dealings with suppliers
Fauzia Tariq, a cashier, scans items at the Laird Sobeys at Leaside, on Nov 26 2020.
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Canadian art philanthropist and businessman Donald Sobey dies at 86
(Dec. 5/02) - Sobey Art Foundation Donates Painting - Donald Sobey stands in front of a painting he donated to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. The painting titled "Mountain Meadow" was done by Ivan Eyre and is an oil on canvas. The Sobey family announced the Sobey Art Foundation, that will donate a cash award to deserving Canadian artists. (Photo by Sandor Fizli / The Globe & Mail)
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Sobeys parent Empire sees sales, earnings jump
Victor Quintero, a produce clerk replenishes shelves at the Laird Sobeys at Leaside, on Nov 26 2020.
featured reports
These Canadian companies have joined the fight to curb plastic consumption
Plastics are seen being gathered for recycling at a depot in North Vancouver on June, 10, 2019. Environment Canada is releasing scientific evidence today to back up the government's bid to ban most single-use plastics next year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last June the government was getting ready to prohibit the production and sale of single-use plastics in Canada, such as drinking straws, takeout containers and plastic cutlery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Empire converting more Safeway stores to discount FreshCo banner
The Fresh Co at Leslie St and Lakeshore Blvd in Toronto often has a line that snakes around the back of the store. People wait to safely shop with physical distancing in place as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. April 15, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Loblaw lagging: Despite pandemic sales boost, grocery-store stocks trail rebound
A Loblaws store is shown on Carlton Street in Toronto on Thursday May 2, 2013. The Weston family says it is selling some of its shares to George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Companies Ltd. as part of an internal reorganization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Sobeys parent Empire ramps up e-commerce expansion as pandemic drives online demand
Fauzia Tariq, a cashier, scans items at the Laird Sobeys at Leaside, on Nov 26 2020.
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Streetwise newsletter: RBC clients appeal after judge refuses to certify class action lawsuit against the bank
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto, January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
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Evening Update: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine could get Canadian approval next month; Ethiopia vows to launch ‘final’ military assault on Tigray’s capital
An undated image provided by BioNTech, shows a vaccine trial participant being injected with a vaccine against the coronavirus. Pfizer and BioNTechÕs trial has shattered all speed records for vaccine development. (BioNTech via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY VIRUS-PFIZER-VACCINE BY KATIE THOMAS FOR NOV. 18, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --
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Sobeys-owner Empire reinstates bonus pay for workers in lockdown areas
A Sobeys on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, on April 15, 2020.
opinion
Canada’s grocery industry needs a code of conduct
Sylvain Charlebois
analysis
Monday’s TSX breakouts: This dividend stock hits a record high despite recent market weakness
Sobeys' Queensway store in Toronto, Ont. on Friday, April 3.
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
Sobey's Queensway store in Toronto, Ont. on Friday, April 3.
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Sobeys parent Empire sees profit surge, says cook-at-home trend continues even as economy reopens
People shop at a Sobeys location in Toronto, on April 3, 2020.