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.
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Shopify says two ‘rogue’ employees involved in data breach to obtain customer records
Ottawa-based tech firm says fewer than 200 merchants whose stores were illegitimately accessed are at risk of having had their customer data exposed.
Online shopping, ‘lifestyle changes’ spur retail revolution, supply chain bottlenecks
Experts say shifts in consumer behaviour mean lengthy backorders are more likely to arise on discretionary items such as patio heaters.
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
A preview of some of the national business stories that will be making headlines in the days ahead.
Retail sales ‘hit a wall’ in July after two months of significant gains
“It’s a pretty sharp pullback after some explosive growth in retail spending in June.”
Wage subsidy extension into 2021 critical for tourism sector to survive: industry
‘Our sectors are different – we cannot offer curbside pickup, e-commerce or pivot to manufacturing new products.’
Kanata’s DNA Genotek, Ottawa researchers among those eyeing saliva sampling for COVID-19 testing
Elsewhere, testing and laboratory firm Dynacare – which has more than two dozen locations in the National Capital Region – says it is developing plans
Ontario to lower limits on social gatherings after COVID-19 cases increase
Pharmacies across the province will be allowed to conduct COVID-19 tests to increase capacity; Ottawa reports 61 new cases.
Ottawa inflation rate holds steady at 0.9%
Consumer demand has held up better than expected over the summer, which has allowed for price growth in some categories as well as letting businesses
Liberals don’t plan to cut military spending to rein in deficit: Sajjan
Canadian Armed Forces was previously hit by deep cuts when the federal government struggled to balance the books in both the 1990s and early 2010s.
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