Top Stories: National
- Hudson’s Bay teams up with Neo Financial to offer new credit card (BNN)
- Why small businesses say they need Ottawa’s help to get some relief on credit card fees (CBC)
- Former Nygard employees, intern say fear, intimidation, even sexual harassment commonplace at the company (CBC)
- Canadian small businesses seeking overhaul to government relief programs (Global)
- Why small businesses say they need Ottawa’s help to get some relief on credit card fees (CBC)
- Coronavirus variants are spreading throughout Canada. Is it still safe to reopen? (Global)
- Donations triple at Salvation Army thrift stores as people purge during COVID-19 pandemic (Global)
- IKEA Canada recognized as one of the Best Employers in Canada for the 6th Consecutive Year (Press release)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Northern Ontario businesses frustrated as lockdown continues for at least another week (CBC)
- Retailers in Montreal open to few customers, some say the reopening is pointless for now (The Times Hub)
- Toronto grocery McEwan partners on single use plastics reduction (Grocery Business)
- ‘Our happy place’: New natural health food store, Up Wellness Market, opens in Smiths Falls (InsideOttawaValley.com)
- A budding concern: The growth of pot-shop clusters in Ontario (TVO)
- BRAUN: Ontario bar owners call on province to sell them cheaper booze (Toronto Sun)
- Lowe’s Canada Named One of Montreal’s Top Employers 2021 (Press release)
Western Canada News
- Manitoba set to reopen restaurants, gyms as COVID-19 restrictions loosen (Winnipeg Sun)
- Kelowna apparel maker stitches its future into iconic Canadian brand (InfoNews.ca)
- Empire expands FreshCo banner to St. Albert (St. Albert Today)
- Fabricland apologizes after Sask. Indigenous family says employee was culturally insensitive (CTV)
- Anti-masker accused of threatening employee with baton after stealing apple: Vancouver police (Coast Mountain News)
