
Canopy Growth to lay off 85 workers, cease some global operations
Ottawa-area pot producer will end cultivation at Colombia facility; will stop operations in South Africa and Lesotho.

Canopy Growth to lay off 85 workers, cease some global operations
Ottawa-area pot producer will end cultivation at Colombia facility; will stop operations in South Africa and Lesotho.

National economic shutdown to last weeks longer, Trudeau says
Preliminary data from Statistics Canada showed economic activity collapsed in March, suggesting the drop could be a record 9%

Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb
Liberals are likely to roll out more help soon to fill gaps in existing programs, such as by broadening the scope of the CERB to

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
The first full week of federal relief measures for businesses, an interest rate decision and a possible update to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit are

Trudeau promises ‘relaxed’ rules for wage subsidy
Rather than having to show a 30-per-cent decline in revenues, he says they can show a 15-per-cent decline in March, and can compare their revenues

Ottawa rejects closing traffic lanes to make more room for pedestrians
Officials concerned move may draw more people out; urge residents to stay inside or use less popular routes

Feds look to expand eligibility of emergency relief program
‘Fine-tuning’ aimed at ensuring employees do better off remaining at work, rather than going off work and receiving emergency benefit

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
New data on unemployment, a survey of business confidence and the outlook of Canada’s big banks are among the stories expected to make headlines in

Ontario closing more businesses effective Saturday to limit spread of COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford moved swiftly to shutter a larger swath of Ontario’s economy on Friday in the wake of bleak projections about the death toll

Feds went with simple rules for benefits to speed up COVID-19 aid, Morneau says
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says imposing hard and fast rules about who can receive federal aid to weather the economic shock from COVID-19 was the
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