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A closed sign in the window of an Ottawa business. (CTV News Ottawa)

Stay-at-home order coupled with lockdown a double blow to small business owners

With Ontario's stay-at-home order now in effect, small businesses are facing yet another challenge to staying afloat.

Users have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days — bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store's top free apps lists this week. (Shutterstock)

Signal app goes down as users flee new WhatsApp privacy terms

Encrypted chat app Signal remained offline Saturday as the company dealt with technical difficulties amid a surge of new downloads as users flee WhatsApp's new privacy terms.

B.C.-based Lush Cosmetics is closing stores across Canada on Friday, Sept. 27 so workers can participate in climate change protests. (Lush)

Did your favourite store make the top 2020 retailers list?

Brands like Lush, Simon’s and Apple are some of the top online retailers for Canada for 2020, according to the annual Leger “WOW” study.

People wear face masks as they wait to be tested for COVID-19 at a clinic in Montreal, Sunday, January 3, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

More than 7 in 10 Canadians support barring unvaccinated people from businesses: Nanos survey

More than seven in 10 Canadians support or somewhat support barring those who don’t have proof of vaccination from businesses where people are in close contact, according to a new Nanos survey. 6

China's Huawei backtracks after filing for patent to identify Uyghur faces

Chinese technology company Huawei is backtracking on a patent application it filed for a facial recognition system intended to identify Uyghurs from other Chinese ethnicities.

The GM CAMI assembly factory in Ingersoll, Ont., is shown in this file image from Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley

GM Canada announces tentative deal for $1 billion electric vehicle plant in Ontario

GM Canada says it has reached a tentative deal with Unifor that if ratified will see it invest $1 billion to transform its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., to make commercial electric vehicles.

Women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stand outside a Starbuck cafe in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese president asks Starbucks' Schultz to help repair ties with U.S.

President Xi Jinping is asking former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations that have plunged to their lowest level in decades amid a tariff war and tension over technology and security.

Frank Giustra is shown in a photo from Twitter.

B.C. businessman's suit against Twitter over 'Pizzagate' to proceed

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter Inc. over alleged “false and defamatory” tweets can proceed in the province.

Bumble files for IPO

Bumble, the company best known for its female-centered dating app, is getting ready for its big date with Wall Street.

Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. (Adrien Veczan/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Here's where Canadian economists expect to see new jobs in 2021

Canadian economists looking toward the future say 2021 could bring rapid market changes and positive job creation, but any potential growth hinges on a successful vaccine rollout.

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Toronto stock market down as oil and gold fall, U.S. stock markets also retreat

Canada's main stock index was down in late-morning trading as the energy and metals and mining sectors pulled back amid a drop in prices for oil and gold.