Top Stories: National
- More predictions for the “new normal” from Canada’s grocery leaders (Canadian Grocer)
- Online returns find second life at ‘real-life treasure hunt’ business (CBC)
- Shoppers Drug Mart launches rapid COVID-19 testing for employers (Grocery Business)
- EDITORIAL: The economic toll continues (Toronto Sun)
- Canada’s economy lost 207,000 jobs last month due partly to lockdowns (CBC)
- Marijuana retailers use analytics, consumer feedback to fill shelves, dump low-selling inventory (mjbizdaily.com)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Ontario sheds 153,000 jobs in April following tightening of public health restrictions (CTV)
- Montreal mayor backing reopening of restaurant terraces (Global)
- Life-long McDonald’s Corners friends bringing community back to life with corner store (CTV Ottawa)
- Floundering under tightened restrictions, Nova Scotia businesses call for more help (Global)
- Wendy’s coming to Kemptville instead of Harvey’s, Swiss Chalet (insideottawavalley.com)
Western Canada News
- Alberta businesses brace for 3rd round of COVID-19 restrictions, closures (Global)
- Pop-ups offer strategy for small-business success (Business in Vancouver)
- Amazon to expand, with 2,000 new jobs in Metro Vancouver (Business in Vancouver)
- Salons, gyms among many businesses closing Sunday for Manitoba’s 3-week lockdown (CBC)
- Retail worker faces third layoff in April (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Edmonton Chamber of Commerce welcomes more business support from federal government (Edmonton Journal)
- Joy Road Bakeshop opens up a pop-up on Main Street while waiting for construction on their Bakeshop B&B in Penticton (castanet.net)
- ‘It takes a huge amount of stress off’: Vancouver restaurant owner reacts to employee vaccine eligibility (VIA)
- Chinese restaurants fear patrons won’t return after pandemic (Business in Vancouver)
- ‘COVID-19 has only heightened the crisis’: Vernon businesses call for action on labour shortage (Global)
