
Purolator expanding rural facilities amid demand from remote workers
Investment highlights how COVID-19 and the increasing prevalence of remote work are changing residential and commercial patterns across Canada.
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Purolator expanding rural facilities amid demand from remote workers
Investment highlights how COVID-19 and the increasing prevalence of remote work are changing residential and commercial patterns across Canada.

Canada, Australia agree to co-ordinate efforts on regulation of online platforms
The growing co-operation between the two countries comes as Facebook backed down on a ban it introduced last week that prevented Australians from viewing and

Canadian banks, bellwethers of pandemic recovery, to reveal key statistics this week
Canadian bank leaders will likely give analysts insight on how the economy is recovering in different sectors, such as mortgage borrowing, credit card spending and

Ottawa’s inflation rate accelerates to 1.8%
The longer price weaknesses prevail across the country, the longer interest rates are likely to stay low

Second Cup Coffee Co. to be sold to Big Rig owner Foodtastic
Mississauga-based Aegis Brands didn’t disclose Second Cup’s sale price but said it includes $14 million in cash, plus a post-closing earn-out.

Canadian companies paying bonuses – and even increasing them amid COVID-19
Pandemic is making continuity and high performance more important.

Planned increase in CPP premiums on Jan. 1 to hit some workers more due to pandemic
‘That’s going to be hundreds of dollars of new CPP premiums out of paycheques of middle-income Canadians’

Limited quantity of Ontario icewine to likely make 2020 bottles in high demand
The pandemic has affected wine exports in all international markets.

Travel agents, squeezed by COVID-19 restrictions, adapt to a changed industry
Travel agents say they see an important role for themselves as guides for their customers in a confusing and rapidly changing landscape.

‘Fighting for our lives’: Canada’s theatre industry tries to plan for uncertain 2021
NAC is thinking on a more local scale, rather than counting on productions with international artists or even those from other regions in Canada who
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