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The Weston family is a prominent family of businesspeople that was founded in Canada and eventually developed global business interests, primarily in the food and retail sectors. [1] The family operations began with the purchase of a bakery in 1884 by American-born Canadian George Weston in Toronto , Ontario. [ 2 ]
The COVID-19 pandemic had a deep impact on the Canadian economy, leading it into a recession. The government's social distancing rules had the effect of limiting economic activity in the country. Companies started mass layoffs of workers, and Canada's unemployment rate was 13.5 percent in May 2020, the highest it has been since 1976. [1]
In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, The Garfield Weston Foundation created an initiative valued at £25 million designed to support mid to large-scale organizations impacted by the virus. [ 61 ] In recognition of his charitable donations, Weston was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1990, [ 62 ] awarded the Order of Ontario in ...
W. Galen Weston, patriarch of one of Canada's wealthiest families and retail titan, has died at age 80, according to a statement by the family on Tuesday. Weston was the third generation of his ...
This is just ahead of Riverside County's COVID-19 case count of 29,983. [152] Los Angeles County, which has more COVID-19 cases than any other California county, is also confirmed to have 160,000 cases. [152] July 22: The entire state of California is confirmed to have topped 409,000 COVID-19 cases, surpassing New York for most in the nation. [153]
The COVID-19 pandemic in California began earlier than in some other parts of the United States. Ten of the first 20 confirmed COVID-19 infections in the United States were detected in California , and the first infection was confirmed on January 26, 2020.
During the pandemic, foreign immigration plummeted, but 2022 saw levels recover to near pre-pandemic rates. California had a net gain from immigration of 90,300 people last year, almost three ...
California’s tourism economy has come roaring back ... up from the previous record of $144.9 billion in 2019 — the year before the COVID-19 pandemic led Gov. Gavin Newsom ... USA TODAY Sports ...