Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. needs to repay $8M following CRA audit
REAL will need to repay the federal government $8 million following an audit from the CRA in funding for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada
Apr 5
Reversal of fortune: Declining subway ridership in Toronto hitting station businesses hard
Roughly 30 per cent of the stores in Toronto subway stations are empty as ridership remains low. One owner says he thinks his business may never recover from the pandemic.
Canada
Apr 3
Insolvencies to remain high in Canada as economy plays catch-up: experts
Business insolvencies will likely remain elevated throughout 2024, experts said, as the economy plays catch-up after historically low levels during the pandemic.
Money
Mar 11
Weddings are picking up post-pandemic — but have venues fully recovered?
After a lull during the COVID-19 pandemic, wedding numbers and size are picking up again in Canada, but many businesses are struggling to keep their doors open, planners say.
Canada
Mar 2
New Westminster shop owner shuttering business, citing rising crime
A New Westminster, B.C., business owner says she is closing up shop over escalating crime and street disorder that is eating into her bottom line.
Crime
Mar 5
‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators loaded with debt despite rising demand
Tourism has come roaring back from pandemic lows, but operators say the sector has yet to reach pre-COVID levels.
Lifestyle
Apr 23
Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. ‘working on options for repayment’ of $8M bill owed to feds
The Regina Exhibition Association Limited is working on options of bill of $8M that is owed to the federal government following an audit from the CRA.
Canada
Apr 9
More Montreal merchants claim bus lane to blame for struggling businesses
Merchants argue that the congestion problem the bus lane was meant to solve, exists on the east side of Queen Mary, not the west side.
Traffic
Mar 26
Curtain call for Binning family ownership of the Lethbridge Movie Mill
The theatre has been a fixture in Lethbridge, Alta., since 1994, opening on the promise of movies at a reasonable price.
Features
Apr 19
Kingston Health Sciences Centre looks to ‘ramp up’ ranks of volunteers
The hospital says its volunteer ranks have dropped more than 50 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health
Apr 15
Saskatchewan tourism sector optimistic about 2024 events
Steph Clovechok said the work they've done in other communities to promote Saskatoon is starting to bear fruit.
Canada
Apr 16
Regina food trucks prepare for return to downtown area following fee changes
Right before the pandemic, permits for food trucks to operate downtown rose to $13,000, becoming extremely difficult for many vendors to afford, causing many to leave the area.
Canada
Apr 3
City staff recommends returning free parking to London, Ont. core
The report recommends implementing a free 1-hour on-street parking program for the core area and a free 1-hour parking pilot program for two lots in Old East Village.
Canada
9 hours
‘If the Canucks are scoring, the drinks are pouring’: Businesses, fans buzzing for playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks still have one more regular-season game to play, but fans and businesses in the city are already gearing up for their Stanley Cup playoff run.
Sports
Apr 18
Sayers Foods, Apsley, Ont.’s only grocery store, reopens after massive 2020 fire
A fire in December 2020 destroyed Sayers Foods in Apsley. The popular grocery store is reopening on March 25, 2024.
Canada
Mar 25
Hot Docs left out of budget 2024 funds as financial woes cloud arts organization
Left out of the budget is Hot Docs, the nation's largest documentary film festival, which organizers said is in dire financial straits and may not be able to do an event next year.
Entertainment
Apr 18
Hockey business booming as NHL sets new single-season attendance record
More eyes are on NHL hockey games than ever before with the playoffs beginning this weekend.
Sports
Apr 16
Saskatoon chocolate shop prepares for Easter amid looming price jump
A report by agriculture-focused co-operative bank CoBank said cocoa prices were nearly 65-per cent higher than a year ago, and New York futures prices were at a 46-year high.
Canada
Mar 29
Edmonton Humane Society shifts to walk-in adoption process to quickly find pets their forever homes
In an effort to find more animals their forever home more quickly, the Edmonton Humane Society is changing the way it adopts out pets.
Canada
Apr 17
Spike in Metro Vancouver restaurant closures sparks concern
The BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association's CEO hopes the province can create a “B.C. Ministry of Restaurants” to help keep struggling restaurants open.
Economy
Mar 28