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Alcohol sales with takeout and delivery will be allowed permanently

Delivery and takeout have become pandemic staples. For many, so has drinking. Ontarians were thrilled, then, when the province temporarily allowed them to order booze with their takeout or delivery. So were hospitality businesses, considering the high margin of alcohol sales. It’s always fun to wonder which lessons and exceptions

NDP wants costs of the pandemic to be paid by those who profited from it

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has pushed for a wealth tax in the House of Commons. The money generated from the tax will finance Canada’s pandemic recovery. Singh’s proposed tax will target the super-wealthy and those who profited massively during the pandemic. That includes anyone with a fortune exceeding $20 million.

Chapman’s Ice Cream makes $18/hour pandemic pay permanent

In mid-March, Chapman’s Ice Cream began paying employees an extra $2 an hour as the government introduced restrictions on non-essential businesses. Now, the family-owned business says it will make the pandemic pay raise permanent. That means the starting wage for employees is $18 per hour, which increases $18.50 after a

Report: Not a single country in the world is prepared enough for a pandemic

The coronavirus outbreak, known as COVID-19, is officially a pandemic. That essentially means the disease has achieved global reach. And how prepared is the world to deal with such a development? According to a report from October 2019 – before the COVID-19 outbreak – not a single country in the