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Zoom job interviews and assessing skills for remote work: Hiring tips in a pandemic

Setting up a professional looking space that is well lit and uncluttered are a must for a Zoom interview, as is dressing properly.

Ontario allowing curbside pickup for retail, reopening of garden, hardware shops

All retail stores with a street entrance will be allowed to open Monday, May 11, to provide curbside pickup and delivery.

Spartan Bioscience faces setback in COVID-19 test rollout

Ottawa company said it would recall the 5,500 test shipped nationally and work on additional clinical studies.

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Shopify earnings, the latest unemployment figures and an update from Air Canada are among the stories expected to make headlines in the days ahead.

Federal deficit could top $252B: budget officer

Report assumes real GDP will contract by 12% this year

Lobbying in Ottawa hit monthly records amid oil crash and pandemic, stats show

Government relations firms expected to remain busy throughout 2020 as government looks to organizations and businesses for input on economic recovery.

Canopy Growth lays off 200 workers, including Smiths Falls staff

Third round of cuts for Ottawa-area pot producer since March.

Ottawa’s OCCO pivots to grocery marketplace amid COVID-19 challenges

"Right away we started thinking: 'What can we do to keep our business going?"'

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

A preview of some of the stories that will be making headlines in the days ahead.

Rent relief program for small businesses hurt by COVID-19 unveiled

Program is expected to lower rent by 75 per cent for affected small businesses.
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