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Nova Scotia bars, restaurants to reopen, along with dentists, barber shops
June 05, 2020 - 1:00 AM

HALIFAX - It will be a "new normal" at bars and restaurants across Nova Scotia as they reopen after being closed for nearly three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AirBoss Q3 profit surges on more than doubling of revenues from COVID supplies
November 11, 2020 - 9:59 AM

NEWMARKET, Ont. - AirBoss of America Corp. says its net profit surged in the third quarter on a more than doubling of revenues from supplying respirators and related products ordered by U.S. government agencies in response to COVID-19.
B.C. businesses want safe reopenings even if it means taking extra time
May 19, 2020 - 5:28 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's economic restart got off to a slow and steady pace, with business owners and operators saying they would rather take their time to protect customers and employees from COVID-19 than open their doors too early.
New Brunswick opens more businesses in new phase of COVID-19 recovery plan
May 08, 2020 - 1:35 PM

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick is allowing more businesses and services to reopen as it launches the next phase of the province's COVID-19 recovery plan.
NDP questions health minister's knowledge of COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan
May 04, 2020 - 3:56 PM

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition on Monday questioned the flow of information from the government about a COVID-19 outbreak at a hospital just as the province was preparing to loosen restrictions intended to limit the spread of the illness.
Nunavut sees 1st COVID case; Ontario deaths top 1,000 on biggest daily toll
April 30, 2020 - 4:37 PM

TORONTO - COVID-19 has now spread to every region in Canada, with Nunavut reporting its first case on Thursday, as Ontario reported its largest one-day climb in fatalities and the country's budget officer predicted a flood of red ink.
Provinces, regions weigh different COVID-19 factors on reopening: PM
April 29, 2020 - 1:08 PM

OTTAWA - As some provinces considered staggered steps Wednesday towards reopening their economies, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear some of them may ease restrictions at different speeds.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
April 01, 2020 - 2:41 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
From Hawkesbury to Estevan, documents show towns to be hit hardest by automation
April 14, 2019 - 9:00 AM

HAWKESBURY, Ont. - Sitting around a table with fellow Steelworkers, Steve Berniquez starts listing companies that once stood in and around Hawkesbury, a small Ontario town an hour's drive east of Ottawa.
Health-care providers billing 'impossible' hours treating car crash victims
March 29, 2018 - 9:45 AM

TORONTO - Hundreds of health-care providers in Ontario are billing insurance companies for an improbable number of daily hours spent treating car crash victims, recent insider data suggest.
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iN DISCUSSION: Advertiser boycott suggested in reaction to Okanagan billboards
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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Nova Scotia bars, restaurants to reopen, along with dentists, barber shops

AirBoss Q3 profit surges on more than doubling of revenues from COVID supplies

B.C. businesses want safe reopenings even if it means taking extra time

New Brunswick opens more businesses in new phase of COVID-19 recovery plan

NDP questions health minister's knowledge of COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan

Nunavut sees 1st COVID case; Ontario deaths top 1,000 on biggest daily toll

Provinces, regions weigh different COVID-19 factors on reopening: PM

Most actively traded companies on the TSX

From Hawkesbury to Estevan, documents show towns to be hit hardest by automation

Health-care providers billing 'impossible' hours treating car crash victims

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