The Canadian economy posted its worst showing on record in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country shutting down businesses and putting people out of work.

Island Abbey Foods says sales of its Honibe cough and cold lozenges have declined in the first two quarters of 2021.

“When we lose women as role models in jobs that are high quality, high paying and highly visible, we lose a generation of people who can take those jobs."

An emergency order has been created to place a temporary cap on fees charged to restaurants from food delivery companies to 15 per cent.

On Tuesday, the airline announced it will suspend the Penticton-Vancouver route indefinitely, as of Jan. 11, due to pandemic-related challenges.  

The costs of battling this pandemic are enormous, but the cost of not doing enough is worse, Bill Kelly says.

Calgary-based Imperial Oil Ltd. confirms it has also reduced the number of contractors it employs by about 450 since the start of the year.

According to Food Banks Canada, a $2.60 donation equals one pound of food, meaning the donation from the chamber of commerce equals about 18,600 pounds.

Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall in Calgary, a country bar known for its rafter saddles and mechanical bull, is up for lease. 

The figure released Wednesday is more than triple the 2019 shortfall and more than double the levels experienced after the market meltdown and Great Recession of 2008-09.