The Canadian Transportation Agency is backing away from an earlier statement on flight vouchers, saying its initial position on airlines’ right to issue travel credits instead of a refund for cancelled trips is “not a binding decision.” The latest statement could open the door to more refunds from carriers which have cited the agency’s stance…

General Motors of Canada Ltd. is going to start producing up to a million face masks per month at its facility in Oshawa, Ont., the company said Friday. The company said 50 employees working two shifts will soon be used to produce the masks, which are in short supply for health-care professionals on the front lines of the…

It’s no surprise that online sellers are going gangbusters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Browsing a website at home and getting delivery is much more appealing to those who don’t want to venture into potentially virus-infected stores. But it’s not just the Amazons, eBays and Walmarts of the world that are facing colossal demand. Small Canadian…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today significant rent relief to help businesses that can’t afford to pay their landlords at a time when their operations are shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal help is expected to be provided in partnership with the provinces and territories, which have jurisdiction over…

Airlines including United, Delta, EasyJet and others have announced plans to do away with the middle seat in their economy class cabins during the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest move in the aviation industry’s attempts to deal with the coronavirus, which has walloped this industry harder than perhaps any other. United Airlines announced on Wednesday that it has…

Another 4.4 million Americans filed for government jobless benefits for the first time last week, nearly one million fewer claims than did so the previous week. The Department of Labor reported Thursday that 4,427,000 Americans filled out applications for jobless benefits in the week ended April 18. That’s a reduction of 810,000 from the previous…