Top Stories: National
- Grocers grapple with rising COVID-19 cases as second wave sweeps country (Financial Post)
- Metro sees profit and sales climb despite labour conflict, mild cold and flu season (Global News)
- Canada Post warns of mail delays as positive COVID-19 cases at Gateway facility hits 224 (CTV)
- Canada’s biggest grocery chain, Loblaw, bans bisphenols in receipt paper (saferchemicals.org)
- Mortgage deferrals most common among Retail, construction, services workers: CMHC (BNN)
- Pandemic creating demand for new and used vehicles, study finds (Automotive News Canada)
- Everyday activities are more dangerous now that new COVID-19 variants are circulating, expert says (CTV)
- Rexall Recognized as One of Canada’s 2021 Best Employers (Press release)
- Sealy Canada Announces Partnership with the Toronto Raptors (Press release)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- When NBA players want a vintage tee, Whitby shop is ready (thespec.com)
- ‘Extremely disappointing’: Niagara big-box store blitz turns up compliance issues (Yahoo News)
- Business owners ready for return to orange in Saint John, Fredericton zones (Global News)
- Nova Scotia’s minimum wage going up by 40 cents in April (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
- With five years under its belt, New Scotland Clothing prepares to move — but just down the street (Halifax Today)
- Hockley General Store reopens with digital approach (wellandtribune.ca)
- Dartmouth vape shop co-owner seeks injunction against Nova Scotia’s vaping restrictions (Global News)
Western Canada News
- Classic Vancouver corner stores could be making a comeback (News 1130)
- Despite being open or reopening, businesses are still feeling the impact of COVID in Manitoba (CTV)
- FreshCo rebranding will be ‘destabilizing,’ says Safeway’s union (CTV)
- Winkler Mayor Campaigning For Local Businesses (Pembina Valley Online)
