Competition Bureau reaches agreement with Sobeys’ parent company Empire to address grocery property controls
September 22, 2026 – GATINEAU, QC, Competition Bureau
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Empire to address concerns related to its use of property controls in the Canadian grocery industry. Empire is the parent company of multiple grocery banners including Sobeys, Farm Boy, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Marché Bonichoix and Les Marchés Tradition.
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, consider that the situation in Yemen represents an unacceptable threat to regional stability and security, to global energy security as well as to navigational rights and freedoms, and maritime security in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York.
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Today, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, issued her decision statement for the Tilbury Phase 2 LNG Expansion Project (the project), determining that the project's potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction are justified when taking into account the benefits it will provide.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York.
The Government of Canada also commends Canada’s women’s and men’s Wheelchair Basketball teams for their outstanding performances at the International Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and for being gracious hosts to the world’s top athletes
Bill C-39 is the Government of Canada’s bold plan to build a stronger, more resilient economy by streamlining federal approval processes, protecting workers, modernizing labour relations, and advancing environmental sustainability and Indigenous reconciliation.