VICTORIA—British Columbia’s health minister says the province has hired more staff and increased operating-room hours to catch up on cancelled surgeries but a significant surge in COVID-19 cases could impact recovery.
With bars and restaurants open for indoor dining across much of Ontario, there is still much to be concerned about in terms of watching the spread of COVID-19. In the US, a JP Morgan Chase study that looked at credit card usage found that a surge in restaurant spending appeared to correlate with a surge in virus cases weeks later.
Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new consumer and commercial truck rental, full-service truck leasing and contract truck fleet maintenance facility at 510 South Service Rd. in the Stoney Creek area.
NEW YORK—LinkedIn is laying off nearly 1,000 employees, approximately six per cent of its workforce globally, with unemployment in the U.S. above 13 per cent and national economies from Europe and Asia, to the Americas, shrinking due to the pandemic.
Ontario has recorded its largest daily number of COVID-19 infections since the end of June with 203 new cases because of new outbreaks in Ottawa, Peel and Windsor-Essex.
According to preliminary results, Torstar shareholders voted in favour of the 74 cents per share bid from NordStar, a company controlled by entrepreneurs Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett
Premier Doug Ford insists there will be no snap election in Ontario to cash in on his recent jump in the polls, but he’s still headed back out on the campaign trail.
OTTAWA—Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time.