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MONTREAL — Retailers and theatre owners say they're happy Quebec lifted capacity limits on stores and eased physical distancing rules for entertainment venues, but some operators of performance halls say the changes don't mean much for them.

HALIFAX — A new study has found the businesses in North America’s gay villages were hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than those owned by members of the LGBTQ2S+ community elsewhere.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem.

TORONTO — Great Canadian Gaming Corp. says 11 of its Ontario casinos will reopen Friday following the provincial government's decision to move to Stage 3 of its reopening plan. The facilities to reopen are Casino Woodbine.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,233.08, down 24.87 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Up seven cents, or 5.11 per cent, to $1.44 on 12.

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TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Ltd. says it's winding down its PC Chef meal kit delivery service introduced last year in the Toronto area.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index diverged from its U.S. peers ahead of a busy week with the Bank of Canada expected to taper stimulus measures and the U.S. earnings season getting underway. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 24.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept.

TORONTO — A new report from RСÀ¶ÊÓƵ Economics says it expects a renewed surge of retirements in the second half of this year as Canada works to get past the pandemic.