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27
Aug
2020
COVID-19 pandemic devastated Ottawa business confidence: survey – Ottawa
Ottawa business leaders who were previously high on the city’s economic potential had their expectations devastated by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest annual survey tracking business confidence in the nation’s capital. The Welch LLP Ottawa Business Growth Survey (OBGS) is a collaboration between the accounting firm and…
03
Aug
2020
‘Protracted criminal conduct’: Prosecutor seeks Trump’s taxes, cites probe of business – National
A Manhattan prosecutor trying to get U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns told a judge Monday that he was justified in demanding them, citing public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.” Trump’s lawyers last month said the grand jury subpoena for the tax returns was…
22
Jul
2020
Global Calgary partners with Calgary Pride to sponsor #OurPride business initiative
Parker Chapple from Calgary Pride joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss an initiative that calls on the business community to find ways to support Calgary Pride during Pride Week.
03
Jun
2020
Huawei hid business operation in Iran after report linked CFO, documents show – National
China‘s Huawei Technologies acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited U.S. computer gear to Iran, after Reuters in 2013 reported deep links between the firm and the telecom-equipment giant’s chief financial officer, newly obtained internal Huawei documents show. Huawei has long described…
01
Jun
2020
Kingston small business owner says the CECRA program should be in the hands of renters to apply – Kingston
Landlords have been able to apply for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program for a week now. The federal initiative aims to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. But landlords have to opt in, and some Kingston, Ont. business owners say they have received word their landlords…
07
Apr
2020
Manitoba small business owners struggling during coronavirus pandemic – Winnipeg
It’s been a tough month for small businesses across the country and Manitoba is no exception. Many small businesses have laid off staff and some have said the COVID-19 crisis threatens to close their doors permanently. “Obviously, this is not going to be done by mid-April,” Melina Elliott of Winnipeg-based…
07
Jan
2020
West Vancouver man who killed, dismembered business partner convicted of manslaughter
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details that may be disturbing to some readers A West Vancouver man has been convicted of manslaughter and interference with a body in the 2015 killing of his business partner. Li Zhao was originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Gang Yuan.…
29
Nov
2019
N.B. seafood supplier Connors Bros. filed for bankruptcy, selling assets to Taiwanese company – New Brunswick
Connors Bros. Clover Leaf Seafoods Company, which owns a fish processing facility in New Brunswick, has filed for bankruptcy due to its American affiliate Bumble Bee Foods debt of approximately US$820.8 million. The San Diego-based Bumble Bee Group, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Clover Leaf, is one of North…
12
Sep
2019
8 Canadian cities join forces to promote business priorities to federal election candidates
A coalition of chambers of commerce and boards of trade in eight major markets is using the October election as a chance to urge the future federal government to adopt ideas to promote business innovation. The Canadian Global Cities Council released the first of four “policy playbooks” — an Agenda…