Quebec starts Sunday store closuresAs essential services, convenience and gas are exempt. Ottawa loosens eligibility requirements on pandemic relief for businesses, workers The Local Lockdown Program will now offer wage and rent subsidies ranging between 25 and 75% to employers who are subject to capacity restrictions. EV rebate program topped up with $73 million in fall economic update Liberals promise to spend another $1.5 billion on the rebates over the next four years. Retail Council of Canada announces new Quebec president Michel Rochette to lead the organization's Quebec office. Canada looks to retool EV rebate program to include more expensive SUVs, pickups In 2020, more than three in four new vehicles registered in Canada were pickup trucks and SUVs, while passenger cars made up only one in five. On your corner, in your corner: Fighting for Canada’s convenience channel A look back on convenience in 2021. Alimentation Couche Tard winding up dual class share structure this week A so-called sunset clause was put in place in 1995 to bring an end to the dual-class share structure when the youngest of the company founders turns 65 or dies. Toronto committee pushes to ban robots from sidewalks, bike paths This would include delivery robots being used by convenience stores in other countries. 7-Eleven Canada opens the taps on serving beverage alcohol Pilot in Edmonton now offers beer, wine and coolers for on-premises consumption or takeout. New Brunswick announces $2 per hour increase in minimum wage, to hit $13.75 in 2022 New Brunswick's current minimum wage of $11.75 per hour is the lowest in the country and well behind that of neighbouring Atlantic provinces. First Previous 63 64 65 66 67 Next Last