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TORONTO — Safety inspectors found more than 30 businesses violating COVID-19 safety rules during a big-box blitz across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development said Sunday.  The ministry said that inspectors visited 110 stores on Saturday and found 31 stores in violation of provincial orders, which is […]

LAVAL, QUE. — Alimentation Couche–Tard Inc. and the French grocer it was courting say they have abandoned takeover talks but will consider future operational partnerships. The Laval-based convenience store chain and Carrefour SA issued a joint statement saying they recently discussed a possible deal, but are no longer continuing with those conversations after recent events. […]

TORONTO — A tentative deal that could see General Motors Canada pour a billion dollars into Ontario’s beleaguered automotive sector could bring the province one step closer to modernizing its economy and keeping local production afloat, according to a prominent Canadian manufacturing association. GM and national union Unifor announced the deal on Friday night, saying […]

OTTAWA — With Ontario’s stay-at-home order now in effect, small businesses are facing yet another challenge to staying afloat. “I mean, it’s a struggle. It’s a real struggle every day,” says Stéphanie Mathieson, co-owner of Art-Is-In Bakery in Ottawa. Ontario has been in a provincewide shutdown since Dec. 26, 2020, but the new stay-at-home order […]

TORONTO — More than seven in 10 Canadians support or somewhat support barring those who don’t have proof of vaccination from businesses where people are in close contact, according to a new Nanos survey. The survey, conducted by Nanos Research in December 2020 and commissioned by CTV News, asked more than 1,000 Canadians 18 years […]

TORONTO — Encrypted chat app Signal remained offline Saturday as the company dealt with technical difficulties amid a surge of new downloads as users flee WhatsApp’s new privacy terms. A rival to Telegram and WhatsApp, Signal also employs end-to-end encryption for secure messaging. The company tweeted Friday that they were experiencing “technical difficulties” as “millions […]

TORONTO — As part of an annual survey of shoppers, market research and analytics company Leger has unveiled the top retailers in Ontario and top online retailers for all for Canada for 2020. Examining 145 retailers in Ontario that cover 20 different sectors, Leger conducted an online survey of nearly 13,000 Ontarians, according to the […]

INGERSOLL, ONT. — GM Canada says it has reached a tentative deal with Unifor that if ratified will see it invest $1 billion to transform its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., to make commercial electric vehicles. Unifor National President Jerry Dias says along with the significant investment the agreement will mean new products, new jobs […]

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that businessman Frank Giustra’s lawsuit against Twitter Inc. over alleged “false and defamatory” tweets can proceed in the province. Giustra, the founder of Lionsgate Entertainment and CEO of the Fiore Group of Companies, filed a civil lawsuit in April 2019 alleging that Twitter published defamatory […]

Bumble, the company best known for its female-centered dating app, is getting ready for its big date with Wall Street. The company filed paperwork on Friday for an initial public offering, potentially setting it up for a Wall Street debut at a time when dating apps have become lifelines for single people during the pandemic. […]