Canadian shoppers turn to discounts and apps in grocery shift
Dalhousie University and Caddle report Canadians now visit groceries about 7.2 times monthly up from 5.43 in 2018 with a 32 percent increase in buying frequency. Consumers prize discounts with 62.2 percent willing to switch stores for better deals and 59.2 percent chasing expiring or clearance items via apps like FlashFood and Too Good To Go. Insights highlight loyalty rewards and raising use of food saving platforms while Loblaw and Walmart top discount perceptions. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie leads analysis.
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Canada
Dalhousie University
Caddle
Loblaw
Walmart
Costco
Metro
Giant Tiger
Sobeys
Sylvain Charlebois
Agrifood Analytics Lab
Troy Media
Montreal Patti concert ends with anthem interruption
During Madame Patti's Montreal performance at the Academy of Music the orchestra failed to play God Save the Queen as the curtain fell. Lord Aberdeen led the audience in the anthem and the manager apologized for the omission attributed to the American orchestra.
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Moose Jaw
Madame Patti
Academy of Music
Montreal
Queen
Lord Aberdeen
Letters to the Editor Food Bank Vegetable Garden Relocated
The Food Bank Vegetable Garden serving Taber and area has moved 200 metres east of Trout Pond parking lot. Managed by the Taber Food Bank with day to day operations by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ray Sheen and Andy Puskas can be contacted to reserve rows or volunteer.
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Food Bank Vegetable Garden
Food Bank
Taber
Trout Pond
Huckleberry Road
Barnwell
Tabor Food Bank
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ray Sheen
Gmail
Ray
Andy Puskas
Ajpuskas
Alberta
Bell West
Alberta energy policy under Danielle Smith worries residents
A letter from senior residents criticizes Alberta's conservative leadership for halting green energy development, cutting 24 000 jobs and $33 billion in investment. They accuse Danielle Smith of wasting 80 million on Turkish pain medicine and claim Ottawa targets rely on green energy, while stressing geopolitical and economic risks for oil and manufacturing sectors.
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Harper
Canada
Obama
Ottawa
Smith
Trudeau
Turkey
Alberta
Transgender rules not off the mark opinion note
A personal reflection on teenage years and identity urging youths to stay true to themselves, value faith, and avoid rushing life changing decisions before fully understanding life and consequences.
Writing to the Editor Tips for Effective Letters
This note advises concise letters to the editor limited to about 150 to 250 words. It emphasizes a rational, well-supported argument on local issues, readability, and awareness of editing. It urges legibility, signature with full name, address, and phone number, and emails to the editor at tabertimes.com.
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Tabertimes
Linden View fundraiser meets expectations at local restaurant
Ten years ago this month the Linden View Alzheimer’s and Dementia Cottages fundraiser exceeded expectations with organizers noting a packed venue and long line, as co organizer Steph Giroux Feininger and her father Paul honored her mother.
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Linden View
Steph Giroux-Feininger
Paul
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