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COVID-19 has created tremendous change in the marketplace Canadian convenience, car wash and gas businesses worked hard to keep staff and customers safe during COVID-19.

Fuel supplier Greenergy continues to make news.

The federal government is giving a funding boost for a network of electric vehicle charging stations across Newfoundland and Labrador.

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.

Last March Shell announced it would hold off on its turnaround work at its Scotford refinery, a facility located about 50kms north of Edmonton.

The first shipment of Alberta crude from British Columbia tidewater is on its way to the Irving Oil refining facility in Saint John.

Wash and fuel sectors look outside the box COVID-19 has created trying times.