Top Stories: National
- A ‘perfect storm’ is making it much more costly to produce food, but consumers might not feel it (Financial Post)
- The impact of COVID‐19 on food retail and food service in Canada: A second assessment (Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics)
- Booksellers get creative to mark Canadian Independent Bookstore Day amid pandemic restrictions (Quill & Quire)
- Brands ramp up efforts for Earth Day (Strategy)
- Flow Water wins Canada’s Clean50 award (Grocery Business)
- Amazon’s automated checkout is coming to full-size supermarkets (BNN)
- *As shopping habits change, Ottawa targets credit card swipe fees (Globe & Mail, for subscribers)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Halifax area to enter 4-week lockdown to contain surge in COVID-19 cases (CBC)
- Ottawa’s Dr. Etches clarifies support for ‘low-risk’ curbside pickup (Global)
- 100 year old Iconic and beloved country store in Muskoka has new owners (baytoday.ca)
- When the pandemic put him out of work, this welder and fitness buff began producing condo-size gym equipment (Toronto Life)
- The owners of Montgomery’s on why they were ready to close their Queen West restaurant (Toronto Life)
- We’ve had to pivot our brewery from retail to wholesale: Nova Scotia small business owner (BNN)
