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September rent due as small businesses face holes in government support

September rent due as small businesses face holes in government support

TORONTO — With rent coming due for another month, Ginger Robertson's daily walk through Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood is increasingly filled with empty storefronts.
September rent due as small businesses face holes in government support

September rent due as small businesses face holes in government support

TORONTO — With rent coming due for another month, Ginger Robertson's daily walk through Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood is increasingly filled with empty storefronts.
Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer

Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer

VICTORIA — The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look like. Dr.
Vancouver Aquarium turns to donors and members to stay afloat

Vancouver Aquarium turns to donors and members to stay afloat

The Vancouver Aquarium is hoping additional donations and a patient group of members will keep the facility running safely and soundly for its animal residents, despite its indefinite closure to the public.
Fall brings 'new phase' to pandemic in B.C.: Henry

Fall brings 'new phase' to pandemic in B.C.: Henry

B.C. continues to see daily new COVID-19 cases climb, and with the coming of fall and flu season, British Columbians need to go back to shrinking their social bubbles and interactions, says provincial health officer Bonnie Henry.
COVID-19 numbers rise in Manitoba, government again limits travel to north

COVID-19 numbers rise in Manitoba, government again limits travel to north

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is reimposing travel restrictions to protect northern areas from rising COVID-19 numbers in the south.
Starbucks Canada to make face masks mandatory

Starbucks Canada to make face masks mandatory

Starbucks Canada announced today that it’s making face masks mandatory for customers wanting to go inside its cafes. Beginning Monday, Sept.
COVID-19 impact turns B.C.'s 2019-20 budget surplus to $321-million deficit

COVID-19 impact turns B.C.'s 2019-20 budget surplus to $321-million deficit

VICTORIA — British Columbia is expected to battle budget deficits for the next year and likely longer as the COVID-19 pandemic rattles economies provincially and globally, Finance Minister Carole James said Monday. The pandemic turned B.C.
Vancouver Aquarium to close to public indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic

Vancouver Aquarium to close to public indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Vancouver Aquarium, the oldest and largest aquarium in Canada, which is home to 70,000 species has announced an indefinite closure that will start Sept. 8.
Banking regulator phasing out pandemic-related rules on mortgage deferrals

Banking regulator phasing out pandemic-related rules on mortgage deferrals

OTTAWA — Canada's federal banking regulator is phasing out requirements around mortgage deferrals for homeowners hard-hit financially by the COVID-19 pandemic.