Labor & Employment

Second Cup has announced a plan to partner with Petro-Canada and open Second Cup drive-thru locations at gas station outlets.

Last week was brutal for global oil majors with leading operators such as Chevron, EXXON Mobil, as well as others, including Total, Shell and Husky, reporting huge second-quarter losses with slumping oil prices and demand declines due to COVID-19.  Reports suggest Chevron and EXXON’s poor numbers reflect the biggest losses in U.S.-based petroleum in the more than 160 years the U.S.

Chevron will take over Noble Energy for $5 billion in the first big deal announced since the coronavirus pandemic shook the energy sector.

The Manitoba government is extending and expanding a wage-subsidy program to spur job creation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Irving Oil is cutting its workforce by 250 people or about 6% in light of the current economic conditions.

A rebound in oil prices as consumer demand for gasoline rises will buoy energy companies as they give quarterly results starting next week, but analysts say there are still too many uncertainties to expect any new spending in the sector.

Quebec has become the first Canadian province to make mask-wearing mandatory in all indoor public places for people aged 12 years and older.Premier Francois Legault said the new directive enters into effect Saturday - just in time for the province's annual construction holiday.Businesses will be expected to enforce the new rules and are subject to fines of between $400 and $6,000 if their customers are caught violating the health directive, Legault told reporters Monday in Montreal.He said the government is considering imposing fines on individuals beginning in August.

Executives from three of Canada's largest grocery chains were in communication before launching and ending temporary wage increases for grocery store workers during COVID-19, but maintain their decisions were not co-ordinated.Metro Inc.