Bakers, Grocers Met to Reach Deals on Bread Prices: Competition Bureau

Bakers, Grocers Met to Reach Deals on Bread Prices: Competition Bureau
Various brands of bread sit on shelves in a grocery store in Toronto. The Canadian Press/Doug Ives
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Newly released court documents related to an alleged industry-wide bread-price fixing case show the Competition Bureau believes at least seven companies, including Canada’s three major grocers, committed indictable offences under the Competition Act.

The previously sealed information to obtain documents explain the Competition Bureau requested search warrants to enter and search the premises and records of seven companies because it had reasonable grounds to believe they committed multiple offences.