Toronto's Little Jamaica, already hit hard by years of heavy construction from the Crosstown LRT, has been dealt a second blow from the COVID-19 pandemic.

To mark the last weekend of Re-Open City, African Nova Scotian businesses are taking over North End storefronts to show and sell their work.

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is presented the province's economic update Friday morning.

On June 22, the City of Kingston will launch walk-able promenades on Princess Street and close vehicle traffic on two blocks of Brock Street.

"We've put our life savings and our blood, sweat and tears into our little business and it's going to be taken away because of COVID-19... it's awful."

Some dance and fitness studios are struggling to meet parameters put in place for Phase 3 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

The eight-week campaign, "Hit our Bricks... Small is the New Mall", seeks to lure shoppers back downtown to help local merchants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unlike many other economic sectors, which have had some kind of guidance as to when and how to prepare for eventual deconfinement plans, restaurant owners are still waiting.

Kim Drever, MNP's regional tax leader for the Edmonton region, offers some practical advice for small business owners.

"Right now, 35 per cent of small and medium businesses in Quebec are closed.”