Already a notoriously tough industry, Canadian restaurants are expected to be under pressure in 2026. After a “bloodbath” saw 7,000 restaurants shutter in 2025, a forecast from Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab (AAL) predicts that Canada will lose 4,000 restaurants on a net basis this year, with closures outpacing openings due to rising costs, reduced demand and falling alcohol sales. Read More
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Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed from prison in Belarus in US-brokered swap deal | Belarus
The Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed after five years in a Belarusian penal colony as part of a US-brokered multi-country swap deal. His…







