After enduring a cruise with a COVID-19 outbreak and four deaths, the 247 Canadian passengers who were aboard the Holland America Line ship, the MS Zaandam, face a new problem: a privacy breach by the federal government. “Didn’t we go through enough? Now we have to have a breach too?” said passenger Margaret Tilley of…
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Brent Barr has a wistful affection for the weekend tradition of flyer browsing. Every Saturday morning, he and his wife gather at the breakfast table to rifle through a stack of newsprint ads from the local grocery stores and retailers, on the hunt for an especially attractive deal. “It’s funny how it’s become just part…
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As criticism of the government’s emergency loan program for small businesses known as Canada emergency business account (CEBA) mounts in some quarters, there are calls for other ways to combat the economic impact of COVID-19. A push for grants and direct relief for expenses in this country is coming from small business associations and experts looking…
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As criticism of the government’s emergency loan program for small businesses known as Canada emergency business account (CEBA) mounts in some quarters, there are calls for other ways to combat the economic impact of COVID-19. A push for grants and direct relief for expenses in this country is coming from small business associations and experts looking…
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TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is calling on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to ease rates for independent internet service providers facing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chatham, Ont.-based business says independent ISPs already pay inflated fees to the big Canadian telecommunications companies, but the pressures of COVID-19 have made those costs impossible to deal…
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Accountants in Ontario are offering to prepare tax returns for frontline healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic free of charge. The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario organized the initiative as a way to remove one area of potential stress for healthcare workers, who probably don’t want to think about taxes. The program has support from…
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