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Publication Date: January 23, 2026 - 04:00

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How grocery giants control who can sell food in places like Picton

January 23, 2026

Canada’s biggest grocery giants — including Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro — are using property law to control how other grocery stores, dollar stores, pharmacies and gas stations can compete with them, an investigation by CBC’s Marketplace has found.



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