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COVID-19 economic relaunch plan: Alberta restaurants, bars reopen to indoor customers

COVID-19 economic relaunch plan: Alberta restaurants, bars reopen to indoor customers

EDMONTON — Alberta restaurants can reopen today for in-person dining as part of the province’s four-step plan to reopen the economy.
Amazon, Cadillac score with Super Bowl ads

Amazon, Cadillac score with Super Bowl ads

NEW YORK — During this year's Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reigned supreme on the field. During advertising's biggest night, there were hits and misses as well.
Alberta pork plant sees rise in COVID cases, one death, in recent weeks

Alberta pork plant sees rise in COVID cases, one death, in recent weeks

RED DEER, Alta. — A company that operates a pork processing plant in central Alberta says a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility has grown to nearly 80 cases this weekend.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Insurance results Canada's big life insurance companies report their quarterly results this week.
'I'm making so little': Uber Eats couriers say new pay system dropped wages

'I'm making so little': Uber Eats couriers say new pay system dropped wages

TORONTO — $3.99 It's enough to buy a loaf of bread or two litres of milk, but far from Ontario's $14.25 minimum hourly wage. And yet Uber Eats couriers working in the province say they're earning as little as $3.
Heavy snowstorm pounds Germany, upends travel

Heavy snowstorm pounds Germany, upends travel

BERLIN — A snowstorm and strong winds pounded northern and western Germany on Sunday, forcing trains to cancel trips and leading to hundreds of vehicle crashes. Police said 28 people were injured on icy roads.
Internet access restored as Myanmar coup protests grow

Internet access restored as Myanmar coup protests grow

YANGON, Myanmar — As enthusiastic crowds of tens of thousands marched through the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday to protest last week’s coup ousting Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, their spirits were lifted by the return of intern
UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down

UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down

SAINT-HERBLAIN, France — French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.
Myanmar junta blocks internet access as coup protests expand

Myanmar junta blocks internet access as coup protests expand

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government.
Toronto businesses struggle to plan around uncertain provincial re-opening schedule

Toronto businesses struggle to plan around uncertain provincial re-opening schedule

TORONTO — Small businesses facing the prospect of keeping their doors closed for at least two more weeks expressed doubt on Saturday as to whether to ramp up their operations amid uncertainty over the province's tentative COVID-19 reopening plan.