Pandemic batters retail stores two weeks before Christmas

Published: Dec. 12, 2020, 5:02 a.m.

Friday, December 11: The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on retail shops that depend on a busy holiday season; nearly 2.5 million Britons have experienced destitution in the past two years; and, a Nova Scotia family lights up their front porch with a message of resilience.