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Toronto health officer closes 3 restaurants as result of COVID contact tracing

Toronto health officer closes 3 restaurants as result of COVID contact tracing

Toronto's top public health official has ordered the closure of three downtown restaurants after contact-tracing showed some employees with COVID-19, Toronto Public Health said Saturday. Dr.
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Air traffic controller Nav Canada closing Halifax flight information centre

Air traffic controller Nav Canada closing Halifax flight information centre

HALIFAX — Air traffic control company Nav Canada is closing its Halifax flight information centre as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to squeeze the global airline industry.
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Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic

Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but then the unexpected happened. They kept catching lobsters, and people kept buying them.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,065.35, up 153.09 points.) Just Energy Group Inc. (TSX:JE). Energy. Down 27.5 cents, or 37.16 per cent, to 46.5 cents on 30.
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Ottawa pitches in $320M to help Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil sector

Ottawa pitches in $320M to help Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil sector

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Canadian government is giving $320 million to Newfoundland and Labrador's struggling offshore oil and gas industry. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan made the funding announcement Friday at a news conference in St.
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Technology and utilities push TSX up to end choppy week of trading; loonie dips

Technology and utilities push TSX up to end choppy week of trading; loonie dips

TORONTO — The technology and utilities sectors pushed Canada's main stock index higher to end another choppy week. "It's been very sloppy," said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at SIA Wealth Management.
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As restaurants brace for cold weather, second wave, industry seeks meal subsidy

As restaurants brace for cold weather, second wave, industry seeks meal subsidy

HALIFAX — Two things are keeping Brenda O'Reilly’s restaurants in Newfoundland and Labrador afloat: Government subsidies and patios. “Patios have been a real godsend,” the owner of four St. John’s restaurants said in an interview Friday.
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Cogeco says its strategy unaltered by costly Rogers promises to invest in Quebec

Cogeco says its strategy unaltered by costly Rogers promises to invest in Quebec

MONTREAL — Cogeco Communications Inc. says its strategy is unaltered by costly promises made to Quebec from Rogers Communications Inc. in the event it succeeds in acquiring the telecom company.
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B.C. municipalities want province to share cannabis tax money from Feds

B.C. municipalities want province to share cannabis tax money from Feds

A group advocating on behalf of municipalities and some First Nations across B.C. wants the province to share its cannabis excise tax revenue. The Union of B.C.
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Furloughed WestJet workers demand clarity on wage subsidy program amid pay cut

Furloughed WestJet workers demand clarity on wage subsidy program amid pay cut

WestJet Airlines Ltd. is warning furloughed workers their pay will be cut by up to 53 per cent starting Sunday due to changes in the extended federal wage subsidy, prompting flight crews to call on Ottawa for action.
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