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The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) gave out almost $50 million to nearly 900,000 businesses to help them stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. But as Abigail Bimman explains, while the federal government extended the repayment deadline, it now looms again for tens of thousands of businesses struggling to pay it back.

In the Middle East, Israel is weighing its response after an unprecedented attack by Iran. Now the focus is on what Israel will do next. The United Nations (UN) Security Council convened emergency talks on Sunday, where Secretary General Antonio Guterres emphasized the need for maximum restraint. For decades, Tehran’s official policy has been the...

It is no secret the restaurant and bar industry in Montreal has fallen on some hard times since the pandemic. Montreal’s Lightspeed commerce has launched a new platform called Lightspeed Restaurant to address the challenges that restaurants are facing. Returning company CEO and founder Dax Dasilva joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to talk...

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is warning the entire business model of family medicine is failing, with many physicians resorting to own bank accounts to keep their practices afloat. Why some family doctors are giving up, and what one advocate says needs to be done to fix the worsening problem. Ontario-based BTNX received a significant...

Now that the holidays are over, treadmills are running and weights are clanging at fitness facilities across the region. But business is still not what it used to be before COVID. That has some gyms pivoting their business plans. Shelley Steeves reports.

Jamie Milton with Uniglobe Carefree Travel said business travel is bumping back up to pre-pandemic numbers. She said space and service issues can still be a problem while flying, saying that’s something they can help with. Milton said they work to find cost savings for the company, but also help when travellers get interrupted.

The clock has also run out for a number of Peterborough businesses. Jan. 18 was the deadline to payback the federal government’s Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) pandemic fund, means loans will now begin accruing interest and any chance of relief is fading. As Robert Lothian reports, stakeholders are warning the impact could be devastating.

The deadline for hundreds of thousands of businesses who received federal pandemic loans to pay the money back has arrived. Up to a third of the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans could be forgiven if the outstanding amount is repaid by Jan. 18. If business owners can’t do that, their debt will convert into...

Business organizations are once again calling on the federal government to extend Thursday’s deadline for repayment of pandemic CEBA loans, saying many simply can’t afford it right now. Kristen Robinson reports.

Business associations are warning that tens of thousands of local businesses are at risk of collapse if they miss the CEBA loan deadline. While the federal government says it was time to wind down the pandemic program, the CFIB counters taxpayers won’t get their money back if thousands of businesses go bankrupt. Matthew Bingley reports.

Toronto Raptors trade fan favourite Pascal Siakam – what the team is getting in return. A deadline is looming for GTA businesses to repay federal pandemic loans – but what if they don’t have the cash And, the debate over cellphones in the classroom heating up once again at the Toronto District School Board –...

The world’s wealthiest are currently billionaires, and anti-poverty group Oxfam International says we could see the first trillionaire within the next ten years, according to its annual assessment of global inequalities. This is happening as the elites of the business world and leaders in political circles gather in the Alpine town of Davos, Switzerland for...

Hundreds of thousands of businesses used the Canada Emergency Business Account loan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline to pay it back is next week, but some businesses say paying off the loan on time would be crippling. Slav Kornik reports.

It might be a tough start to the year for those in the restaurant business, and international travelers are slow to return to YVR post-pandemic. BIV’s Tyler Orton has your business news.

Tourism was among the industries in Manitoba to take a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the latest edition of our “Where We Live” series, Clay Young tells us how parts of the tourism sector managed to make it through and why things are looking up.

Every business in Winnipeg and throughout Manitoba, no matter how popular, felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many businesses experienced challenges during the pandemic, but with community support and quick thinking, many businesses and trades are able to thrive post-pandemic.

“This wasn’t planned. I wanted one fat tire bike. And from one bike we went to over fifty.” Kendrick’s Outdoor Adventures co-owner Lana Bakun explains how a lack of supply, lead to her opening an outdoor equipment business in Manitoba during the pandemic.

Sheepdog Brew Co. owner Shawn Black and Lavanda Cafe owner Cede Sebelius talk about the ins and outs of opening a business post-pandemic, and explain why supporting local makes all the difference.

In the aftermath of pandemic lockdowns, downtowns across Atlantic Canada are still struggling. A combination of remote workers leaving downtowns empty and increased security issues for business owners have many of them looking for solutions.