Articles by Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press

Jul 10 2020 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Executives from three of Canada's largest grocery chains were in communication before launching and ending temporary wage increases for grocery store workers during COVID-19, but maintain their decisions were not co-ordinated. Metro Inc. was aware of Loblaw Companies Ltd.'s decision to stop its so-called pandemic pay program before it made a similar decision, chief executive Eric La Fleche told the […]

Apr 18 2020 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — More groups urged prisons to step up COVID-19 testing and sanitary measures to help prevent mass outbreaks among incarcerated populations, as well as to release some offenders immediately as case loads grew at several institutions. Once COVID-19 enters a prison, "it spreads rapidly and then it can have really dire consequences," said Emilie Coyle, executive […]

Mar 20 2020 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Retailers that deem themselves an essential service during the novel coronavirus outbreak are taking new measures in stores, like installing Plexiglas shields at cash registers and limiting the number of customers, to protect shoppers and staff from COVID-19. Grocers, which have seen demand spike as coronavirus fears prompt people to flock to stores and stockpile […]

Mar 5 2020 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Two major coffee chains have stopped serving beverages in reusable cups brought by customers amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd. say they are temporarily halting the environmentally friendly measure, but will continue to honour associated discounts. "First and foremost, the health and well-being of our partners and customers remains top […]

Sep 14 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Two University of Victoria students died and more than a dozen other people were injured Friday after a bus on its way to a marine research centre rolled over on a narrow gravel road on Vancouver Island. The incident happened between the communities of Port Alberni and Bamfield, said the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria, which received a call […]

Jun 26 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — China's sudden ban on Canadian beef and pork imports "will create a huge financial loss" for the sector that counts the Asian country among its top five international markets, says an industry group. "It's everybody, right. It's the whole value chain," said Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council. Farmers sell their product to […]

Jun 24 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Aviation experts are raising security and passenger safety concerns after a woman was left sleeping on a parked Air Canada aircraft with the lights turned off and crew gone. "It was just a total screw up," said Ross Aimer, CEO of Aero Consulting Experts and a former airline captain, of the woman's ordeal. Tiffani Adams fell […]

Apr 16 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Ottawa's new mortgage stress tests accounted for at least half of the decline in new mortgages started last year, according to a new report by CIBC that calls for the measure to be revisited amid a falling housing market. The total value of new mortgages fell by eight per cent or $25 billion in 2018, wrote […]

Apr 13 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted the strength and contributions of Canada's Sikh community as he celebrated the religion's holy day of Vaisakhi in Vancouver. "As we celebrate Vaisakhi, let us also celebrate all the incredible contributions of this community," he said in a speech after he walked in a parade Saturday organized by the […]

Apr 13 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted the strength and contributions of Canada's Sikh community as he celebrated the religion's holy day of Vaisakhi in Vancouver. "As we celebrate Vaisakhi, let us also celebrate all the incredible contributions of this community," he said in a speech after he walked in a parade Saturday organized by the […]

Mar 26 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Canadian farmers are facing an uncertain future after China escalated its feud over canola on Tuesday. "There is a lot of confusion amongst farmers about what is able to be exported," said David Quist, executive director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers. China blocked canola shipments from a second Canada-based producer on Tuesday over alleged contamination […]

Mar 26 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Canadian farmers are facing an uncertain future after China escalated its feud over canola on Tuesday. "There is a lot of confusion amongst farmers about what is able to be exported," said David Quist, executive director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers. China blocked canola shipments from a second Canada-based producer on Tuesday over alleged contamination […]

Mar 6 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Canola prices have taken a hit in the wake of China's decision to block certain Canadian imports, a move that has created a logistical headache for exporters reliant on the key overseas market. China's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it is blocking imports from Richardson International Ltd. — one of Canada's largest grain producers — due to […]

Feb 4 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A court has placed Mike Weir Wine Inc. into receivership as the winemaker owes more than $6 million. Court documents say the corporation that produced, marketed and sold wine from a Beamsville, Ont.-based winery, which closed somewhere around April 2018, owes the Masters champion golfer about $2.2 million and RBC about $4.3 million. Justice Hainey of […]

Feb 1 2019 — Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press — Ron Joyce, who rose from a childhood marked by the Great Depression to co-found the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at the age of 88. Joyce died Thursday in his Burlington, Ont., home with his family at his side, the family said in a statement. The cause of death was not immediately clear. "My father […]