Grocery property controls raise a question you won’t find on a price tag: who gets to sell food near your supermarket? Dr. Sylvain Charlebois helps you see how location can limit competition, and where you might still find alternatives.

You hear that food margins are thin, then learn a grocer can buy nearby land and leave it unused. Why spend money on a site that sells nothing? The answer changes how you look at the stores, parking lots and shopping centres around you.

A dollar store with food aisles already challenges the usual definition of a grocer. Independents offer another possibility, even when they use a major company’s wholesaler. What can they put on the shelves that a chain store might not?

Topics: grocery competition, property controls, independent stores, Dollarama, Canadian Tire

GUEST: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois | @‌foodprofessor

Originally aired on 2026-10-01

Grocery property controls raise a question you won&rsquo;t find on a price tag: who gets to sell food near your supermarket? Dr. Sylvain Charlebois helps you see how location can limit competition, and where you might still find alternatives.
You hear that food margins are thin, then learn a grocer can buy nearby land and leave it unused. Why spend money on a site that sells nothing? The answer changes how you look at the stores, parking lots and shopping centres around you.
A dollar store with food aisles already challenges the usual definition of a grocer. Independents offer another possibility, even when they use a major company&rsquo;s wholesaler. What can they put on the shelves that a chain store might not?
Topics: grocery competition, property controls, independent stores, Dollarama, Canadian Tire
GUEST: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois | @&zwnj;foodprofessor
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-10-01

Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift is your late-night companion for real talk, bold ideas, and unfiltered conversations that matter. Hosted by Canadian radio veteran Shane Hewitt, each episode dives into the headlines, human stories, and hidden truths shaping our world—always with curiosity, compassion, and a sharp edge.

From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane’s signature style—thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.

If you crave meaningful dialogue, smart perspectives, and late-night radio energy in podcast form, subscribe now and join The Nightshift.

Shane Hewitt &amp; The Nightshift is your late-night companion for real talk, bold ideas, and unfiltered conversations that matter. Hosted by Canadian radio veteran Shane Hewitt, each episode dives into the headlines, human stories, and hidden truths shaping our world&mdash;always with curiosity, compassion, and a sharp edge.
From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
If you crave meaningful dialogue, smart perspectives, and late-night radio energy in podcast form, subscribe now and join The Nightshift.

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift

Shane Hewitt is known for his engaging and relatable on-air personality, which captivates listeners. His ability to blend insightful commentary with humour and empathy creates a genuine connection with listeners.  Shane Hewitt and the Night Shift provides relatable content, informative discussions and expert insights – along with a balance of anecdotes and entertainment.

Shane Hewitt is known for his engaging and relatable on-air personality, which captivates listeners. His ability to blend insightful commentary with humour and empathy creates a genuine connection with listeners.  Shane Hewitt and the Night Shift provides relatable content, informative discussions and expert insights – along with a balance of anecdotes and entertainment.

Who Gets to Sell Food Near Your Grocery Store?

Relationship investment gets personal when you picture the good moments as deposits. If you make a mistake, what does that history count for? Test the bank-account metaphor against another way of seeing the life you’re building with someone.

You don’t have to do something dramatic to put goodwill under pressure. Small moments of care matter, and so do the moments when you miss the mark. Which ordinary missteps come to mind when you ask whether there’s enough in reserve?

Is your marriage bigger than your problem, or has the problem become bigger than the marriage? Before you answer, there’s another distinction worth considering: what you need to work through yourself and what needs your partner beside you. Where would you draw that line?

Topics: relationship investment, emotional deposits, relationship mistakes, marriage, shared challenges

Originally aired on 2026-10-02

Relationship investment gets personal when you picture the good moments as deposits. If you make a mistake, what does that history count for? Test the bank-account metaphor against another way of seeing the life you&rsquo;re building with someone.
You don&rsquo;t have to do something dramatic to put goodwill under pressure. Small moments of care matter, and so do the moments when you miss the mark. Which ordinary missteps come to mind when you ask whether there&rsquo;s enough in reserve?
Is your marriage bigger than your problem, or has the problem become bigger than the marriage? Before you answer, there&rsquo;s another distinction worth considering: what you need to work through yourself and what needs your partner beside you. Where would you draw that line?
Topics: relationship investment, emotional deposits, relationship mistakes, marriage, shared challenges
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-10-02

Relationship Deposits: What Happens When You Slip Up?

Online voting could put your ballot within easy reach, but what should casting it require? Jimmy Zoubris gives you a practical question to consider: how do you make participation easier while keeping the decision meaningful?

You don’t need a financial stake to take an election seriously. Jimmy wants another kind of buy-in, and his concern isn’t limited to hacking. Before deciding that fewer steps are always better, hear the scenario he worries about and the modest commitment he would ask of someone voting at home.

Political divisions don’t always prevent cooperation. Pipeline announcements offer a test of what happens when leaders from opposing parties work together, especially amid Alberta’s alienation debate. Could a visible partnership change the argument about staying in Canada? Jimmy brings a Quebec perspective to that question.

Topics: online voting, voter commitment, election security, political cooperation, Alberta pipelines

GUEST: Jimmy Zoubris

Originally aired on 2026-10-02

Online voting could put your ballot within easy reach, but what should casting it require? Jimmy Zoubris gives you a practical question to consider: how do you make participation easier while keeping the decision meaningful?
You don&rsquo;t need a financial stake to take an election seriously. Jimmy wants another kind of buy-in, and his concern isn&rsquo;t limited to hacking. Before deciding that fewer steps are always better, hear the scenario he worries about and the modest commitment he would ask of someone voting at home.
Political divisions don&rsquo;t always prevent cooperation. Pipeline announcements offer a test of what happens when leaders from opposing parties work together, especially amid Alberta&rsquo;s alienation debate. Could a visible partnership change the argument about staying in Canada? Jimmy brings a Quebec perspective to that question.
Topics: online voting, voter commitment, election security, political cooperation, Alberta pipelines
GUEST: Jimmy Zoubris
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-10-02

NEW - Friday Round-Up: Your Vote Deserves More Than a Swipe

Inside Copy starts with a Manitoba resident removing 30 snakes a day. That makes the usual Canadian complaints about weather and mosquitoes sound like a different conversation. What’s the right name for this many snakes, especially when they intertwine to keep warm?

Last year’s Fat Bear Week champion looked like the favourite. A new winner changes that picture, but the result arrives with a number that doesn’t survive its first reading. The correction carries into a virtual salmon-feeding game, where another enormous total gets checked.

Sometimes the distance to a bathroom becomes the whole problem. A Texas grocery-store crash takes that urgency in an unusual direction. The account leaves injuries and possible charges unresolved, while the entrance itself supplies plenty of material for a Friday exchange.

Topics: Manitoba snakes, animal collective nouns, Fat Bear Week, virtual salmon game, unusual news

Originally aired on 2026-10-02

Inside Copy starts with a Manitoba resident removing 30 snakes a day. That makes the usual Canadian complaints about weather and mosquitoes sound like a different conversation. What&rsquo;s the right name for this many snakes, especially when they intertwine to keep warm?
Last year&rsquo;s Fat Bear Week champion looked like the favourite. A new winner changes that picture, but the result arrives with a number that doesn&rsquo;t survive its first reading. The correction carries into a virtual salmon-feeding game, where another enormous total gets checked.
Sometimes the distance to a bathroom becomes the whole problem. A Texas grocery-store crash takes that urgency in an unusual direction. The account leaves injuries and possible charges unresolved, while the entrance itself supplies plenty of material for a Friday exchange.
Topics: Manitoba snakes, animal collective nouns, Fat Bear Week, virtual salmon game, unusual news
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-10-02

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