The Canadian Press

Infrastructure bank to invest $10B in priority areas for pandemic recovery

Bank has been criticized for the relatively few investments it has made thus far.

Economic rebound slows; Canadian economy grew 3% in July

Gains have been linked to the loosening of restrictions that forced non-essential businesses to close this spring, but haven't been enough to haul the economy back to pre-pandemic levels.

National employer survey projects more salary freezes ahead

Morneau Shepell forecasts national average salary increase will be about 1.6% including freezes – down from 2.4% average increase in 2019.

Shopify shuffle: Top executive Miller departs, Finkelstein shifts to president

Additionally, chief executive Tobias Lütke says he will add the role of chief product officer to his existing duties.

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

A preview of the national news that will be making headlines in the coming days.

Airlines demand ‘concrete plan’ for financial aid after throne speech hints at relief

'Time is of the essence,' Canadian Airports Council president says.

Feds offer $50M fund to film, TV productions struggling to get insurance

Fund will offer productions a maximum compensation of $1.5 million in the case of a temporary interruption and $3 million in the case of a complete shutdown of production.

BlackBerry reports Q2 loss, revenue up from year ago

BlackBerry executive chairman John Chen says the sequential and year-over-year revenue growth this quarter exceeded the company's expectations despite the ongoing challenges from COVID-19.

Liberals unveil sweeping plan for current and future challenges in throne speech

Liberals emphasize climate change, economic inequality and systemic racism, but say not much can be done if the COVID-19 pandemic is not brought under control.