"We don't have wage subsidy, we don't have grants, there's no rent support, there's nothing."

As Manitoba restaurants continue to struggle through the latest COVID-19 restrictions, a Winnipeg couple has come up with a unique way to help local businesses with their bottom line.

A Friendlier Company has launched in Guelph with the hopes of tackling an issue in the restaurant industry: takeout containers ending up in landfills.

'Obviously, any revenue stream coming in is a bonus and a benefit to us right now,' gastropub owner Sean Heather says.

Two west island restaurants are struggling with the changes due the COVID-19 pandemic but with the community, seniors and front line health care workers needed food, they're staying open.

The OQLF issued a warning to the popular Burgundy Lion pub because of an English-only "recommended on TripAdvisor" sticker.