Top Stories: National
- ‘The pandemic’s not over’ but subsidies soon will be — and experts warn both owners and workers will suffer (TorStar)
- Purdys Chocolatier Launches New Vegan Chocolates to Cater to an Evolving Consumer Market (kulr8.com)
- Canadian Brand DAVIDsTEA Celebrates Gold Birthday (Global Newswire)
- Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard to face extradition hearing sooner than expected (Canadian Press)
- TSX Approval of Leon’s Repurchase Programme for Common Shares (Newswire)
- Organic food, beverage up 33%: Market update (Grocery Business)
- Home Hardware names new head of marketing (Strategy)
- Taxi declines to participate in Canadian Tire RFP as they part ways after 16 years (Strategy)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Downtown Montreal foot traffic is slowly increasing, but there’s still a long way to go (CTV)
- Momentum growing for Toronto’s streetfront retail (Renx.ca)
- How ghost kitchens are staying alive as Toronto reopens (NOW)
- Organic Garage files preliminary base shelf prospectus (Grocery Business)
- Tourism master plan eyes getting people off Barrie’s beaches, into downtown (Barrie Today)
- Rabba founder named a finalist for Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards (Canadian Grocer)
- Montreal just got a bakery specializing in stuffed croissants (Dished)
Western Canada News
- Fresh St. Market and IGA Stores of B.C. to provide phenol-free receipts (Grocery Business)
- B.C.’s vaccine card system takes effect, cards now required to access some businesses, events (CBC)
- Some voice concern as two cannabis stores seek to open in University Village at UBC (ubyssey.ca)
- Man stabbed in washroom at Winnipeg Wal-Mart (Global)
