Top Stories: National
- Restaurants and stores say government aid is to blame for a labour shortage — but the hard data tells a different story (TorStar)
- Nearly 7 in 10 consumers expect brands to solve environmental issues (Strategy)
- Painful as it may be, pandemic wage and business subsidies will eventually stop (CBC)
- ReStore celebrates 30 years of thrifting (Toronto Sun)
- COVID-19 vaccine passport system largely supported by Canadian business community (Global)
- Lightspeed revenue soars as economy comes ‘roaring back’: CEO (BNN)
- Amazon delays back-to-office plans until January as delta cases keep rising (CBC)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Will vaccine passports cost Quebec businesses customers? (CTV)
- Dollarama partners with Instacart on same-day delivery for Toronto area (Grocery Business)
- The Big Carrot introduces “Unpacked” (Canadian Grocer)
- Kitchener Chick-fil-A grand opening met with long line, protests (CTV)
- ‘I had enough’: Restaurants changed during the pandemic. But wages haven’t, data shows (Subscribers: Toronto Star)
- Who was that masked mandate? N.L. is about to turn a COVID corner, but with risks (CBC)
- These GTA stores have the most lottery wins (Toronto Sun)
Western Canada News
- Alberta convenience store chain launches support local initiative (Airdrie Today)
- Non-profit keeps the past alive with purchase of 40-year-old Kamloops video rental shop (CBC)
- For some B.C. shoppers, buying goods to send to China can be a full-time job (BC Business)
- Pharmacist nets Sidney a new downtown business (Saanich News)
- Will Manitobans need a mask while grocery shopping? (CTV)
- Winnipeg store aims to fill demand for ribbon skirts and regalia (CBC)
- Maskless man spits and coughs at employees of Kelowna liquor store (CTV)
