Top Stories: National
- Couche-Tard feel the effects of COVID as North American fuel volumes drop 20% in Q3 (Canadian Press)
- Where Medline and Longo crafted their deal‎ – a park bench in downtown Toronto to keep things a secret (Grocery Business)
- New businesses still ‘slipping through the cracks’ of federal support: CFIB (CTV)
- Amazon Prime’s loyalty is almost as sticky as Costco (Strategy)
- Tim Hortons invests $64 million in Canadian tech, menu items (chainstoreage.com)
- Staples Canada launches new products, services and resources to support work from anywhere, to help Canadians succeed in the new work landscape (Newswire press release)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Toronto’s top doctor says city not ready for red zone of COVID-19 reopening framework (CityNews)
- Toronto sex shops start court fight to be considered essential during lockdowns (Toronto Star)
- ‘It’s the answer we feared’: Ontario restaurant workers will not get COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 2 (CTV)
- MPP’s junk food bill would remove treats from checkout areas (Canadian Grocer)
- Organic Garage’s Future of Cheese to start production (Grocery Business)
- Brampton won’t support liquor licenses at 7-Eleven stores in the city (CityNews)
- Cheese Boutique’s food truck is hosting Toronto’s top chefs for parking lot pop-ups (Toronto Life)
- Young grocery workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in P.E.I. (Grocery Business)
- Shoppers Drug Mart marks historic COVID-19 milestone with first vaccine in pharmacy in Nova Scotia (Newswire press release)
Western Canada News
- B.C. expands grant program to $30M to help businesses build or expand online (CBC)
- Vancouver jewelry brand Leah Alexandra opens flagship store at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
- Some Regina businesses still reeling from financial impact of pandemic (Regina Leader Post)
- Aspen Properties confident of Calgary office, retail recovery (Western Investor)
- Alberta’s first FreshCo store is officially set to grand open this week (Daily Hive)
- Side hustle, necessity or too late to turn back: Meet Canada’s newest business owners (Vancouver is Awesome)
