Like the recessions before it, this year’s pandemic-induced economic downturn has had its winners and losers. Shoppers Drug Mart is one of the winners. Its parent company, Loblaw Companies Ltd., saw profits rise during the first quarter of 2020 despite the added costs of pandemic… Read More »Shoppers Drug Mart has become a huge pandemic winner — and it didn’t happen by accident
Canada’s legal marijuana industry is celebrating a jump in sales, more brick-and-mortar stores and competitive pricing as it celebrates two years in business. Since Canada legalized recreational marijuana on Oct. 17, 2018, legal sellers and producers have struggled to compete with the black market, but… Read More »COVID-19 pandemic a ‘boon’ for legal cannabis in Canada as marijuana industry turns two
The pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women’s mental health grew in late September, as a new survey reveals women are displaying higher anxiety levels for the first time in months. Experts say the results reflect growing anxiety surrounding the home, with children’s return to school and… Read More »COVID-19’s impact on women’s mental health is on the rise, CAMH study says
The party that kept Becca Young’s family awake three nights in a row last month began about 8 p.m. on a Friday night next door to their 43rd floor unit. Things were so raucous by 9:30 p.m. that evening, she launched into complaint mode. Young… Read More »‘I’m not a party detective.’ Despite COVID-19, the party hasn’t stopped at some short-term downtown condo rentals
British Columbia gained 54,800 jobs in September, with more than 70 per cent of them being full-time jobs, according to Statistics Canada. B.C. has recovered 301,700 jobs since the pandemic struck, returning to 96.3 per cent of pre-pandemic employment levels. Read more: Okanagan cannabis company… Read More »Coronavirus: B.C.’s strong job recovery continued in September – Okanagan
Prairie Girl Bakery’s fantastically flavoured cupcakes and designer confections have been longtime favourites of Toronto office workers. Before COVID-19, they could be picked up for work events or on the way home from five Prairie Girl stores, including two in the underground PATH at First… Read More »Under COVID-19, work-at-home has hollowed out Toronto’s core. Will it ever spring back to life?
Since the novel coronavirus pandemic began, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has been alerting the public about businesses that have likely been exposed to COVID-19 by an infectious person. This is done when health officials are uncertain they have identified all close contacts. Starting Sunday, Sept.… Read More »Outbreaks and potential COVID-19 exposures in Saskatchewan for the past 2 weeks
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has issued a warning about possible COVID-19 exposure at nine Prince Albert businesses. Read more: Outbreaks and potential COVID-19 exposures in Saskatchewan for the past two weeks The health authority says a person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus… Read More »Possible COVID-19 exposure at 11 Prince Albert, Rosetown businesses: SHA
Two years since recreational use of marijuana was legalized across the country, Manitoba’s cannabis authority is exploring the possibility of providing licensing to allow businesses like restaurants and spas to offer cannabis products. The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba is launching numerous campaigns… Read More »Manitoba considering allowing restaurants, spas to sell pot products – Winnipeg
“Have you tasted them yet?” Martha Stewart asked. She was standing in her kitchen in Bedford, New York, speaking over Zoom about her new line of CBD pâte de fruit, the pronunciation of which she sounded out as if speaking to a child. “‘Pat,’ like,… Read More »Martha Stewart, blissed out on CBD, is doing just fine