When will life go back to normal?  It’s the question on everyone’s minds during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the short answer is frustratingly vague: it could take a year, or two. Maybe more. The long answer is more complicated, rife with unknowns, and hinging on our ability to stay the course and stay apart amid a…

Calgary-based WestJet says a further 3,000 of its workers will be laid off in early May as demand for flights craters amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Ed Sims, the company’s president and CEO, said the airline is currently seeing less than five per cent the number of passengers it was seeing before the coronavirus pandemic hit. “The…

Dominion Diamond Mines has been granted a protection order after filing for insolvency protection, the company announced Wednesday in a press release. According to the release, the company and some of its affiliates “have filed for insolvency protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA)” and has received an order from the Alberta Court of Queen’s…

With bars, boutiques, restaurants and salons closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadians lucky enough to still have an income of any kind are discovering they’re actually saving money. “I’m spending way less,” said Max Miller, 28, who works in financial services in Toronto. “With the exception of groceries, all of my other expenses…

While no one ever likes a price hike on their telecom bill, some Bell and TekSavvy customers are shocked to be facing one now — in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Internet provider TekSavvy says it had no choice but to raise rates largely due to ongoing court challenges that involve the big telcos, while Bell says it put its price-hike…

Statistics Canada’s seasonally adjusted inflation rate fell by 0.9 per cent in March compared to February, the fastest one-month plunge in the consumer price index since the data agency started tracking the figure in 1992. Energy prices were the biggest factor in the slowdown, as the price of energy fell by 11 per cent compared to…