Michael Lewis
TorontoStar
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Ontario farms must reroute ‘human flow’ around COVID-19-positive workers, says expert
Advocate says provincial rules show ‘complete disregard’ for migrant labourers’ health. → Read More
For more than a third of Canadian restaurants, reopening their dining rooms has had a negative impact, survey finds
Most restaurants in Canada are losing money even as the economy restarts, while more than a third where dining is now allowed on the premises say reopening has had a negative impact on their businesses, according to a survey by Restaurants Canada. → Read More
Debt-burdened Reitmans seeks court protection from creditors, blames COVID-19
‘Pandemic has left us no choice,’ says apparel retailer’s CEO. → Read More
Despite deferrals and borrowing, Bank of Canada warns of increase in missed loan payments
The latest review said the crisis will likely boost the percentage of households that must dedicate more than 40 per cent of their monthly incomes to ... → Read More
Despite deferrals and borrowing, Bank of Canada warns of increase in missed loan payments
Some heavily indebted households struggling to manage COVID-19-related income loss are likely to fall behind on loan payments despite deferrals and increased borrowing, the Bank of Canada warned Thursday. → Read More
Tim Hortons prepares to welcome customers back to its dining rooms
Food industry has to change for the foreseeable future in the wake of the deadly pandemic, says COO Mike Hancock → Read More
Coffee filters, flour, hair dye, pasta — and yes, beer and wine: What Canadians flocked to buy as COVID-19 shut us down
Statistics Canada report, the second since the onset of the pandemic, reflects changing consumer shopping behaviours. → Read More
Fewer airlines, fewer direct flights, empty middle seats. Flying will never be the same post-COVID-19, experts say
Airlines will fly to most places again, but volume ‘won’t be anywhere near’ previous capacity, meaning passengers will have to endure more connecting ... → Read More
Fewer airlines, fewer direct flights, empty middle seats. Flying will never be the same post-COVID-19, experts say
Fewer airlines flying reduced schedules with fewer direct flights, mandatory pre-boarding temperature readings and non-medical face masks for travellers, plus empty middle seats for personal spacing — aviation will never be the same in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an emerging industry consensus. → Read More
No date reopening strategy allows for flexiblity, says Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Business leaders support province’s plan to restart the economy that does not specify which businesses can open or when. → Read More
Cancelled clothing orders by companies hit by COVID-19 leave Bangladeshi workers ‘in desperate circumstances’
Retailers and fashion brands have cancelled or suspended more than $3 billion (U.S.) worth of orders and refused to pay for clothes already produced o... → Read More
Fed up with long lines at the grocery store? New technology is helping shoppers get in and out faster
Third-party online services provide up-to-the-minute data on local wait times while Walmart Canada launches a traffic monitoring app and Metro debuts ... → Read More
T&T grocery chain starts temperature checks on customers — those who don’t pass will be asked to go home
Shoppers fine with thermometers, says CEO of chain whose culture of being ‘caretakers’ of consumers wins praise from academic. → Read More
T&T grocery chain starts temperature checks on customers
T&T Supermarket says its customers are “very willing” to have their temperatures taken before entering stores, after the B.C.-based grocery chain on Monday rolled out a voluntary screening protocol for customers at all locations for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Canadian economy to take massive hit from COVID-19 and oil — will see largest contraction since 1921
The great lockdown of 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19 has pushed the world’s economies into a crisis “like no other,” the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday in a sombre report that... → Read More
Canadian economy to take massive hit from COVID-19 and oil — will see largest contraction since 1921
New IMF report predicts the Canadian economy will shrink by 6.2 per cent in 2020 and suffer worse than the U.S. economy. → Read More
Independent internet service providers seek emergency relief from rates paid to big telecoms
TekSavvy asking CRTC to lower the rates, saying it already pays inflated fees and COVID-19 has added to the pressure → Read More
37 per cent of business owners say emergency wage subsidy won’t help them keep or recall staff
Canadian Federation of Independent Business says more work needs to be done to ‘make this program successful,’ calling for changes including eliminati... → Read More
‘Take your time, there’s no need to fill up,’ drivers told as experts predict further drop in price of gas
Canadian consumers are enjoying the most affordable gas prices in 17 years at a time when cars are parked in driveways and commuters work from home or... → Read More
Air Canada, WestJet cutting costs and cancelling flights to contain COVID-19 hit
WestJet suspending flights to cut capacity by 12%. Experts predict Air Canada will take $1.4 billion earnings hit. → Read More