With many in Canada and around the world having ties with Israel, families in the region whose relatives were taken hostage by Hamas are doing all they can to help the government secure the release of all captives.

Among them is Malki Shemtov who recalls the day terrorist gunmen grabbed his 21-year-old son Omer.

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With Small Business Week now in the rearview mirror it’s not too late to recognize and celebrate the more than 400-thousand small businesses in Ontario and their 2-million employees.

The president of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Rocco Rossi, begins by looking down what the Bank of Canada still sees as a rocky road as companies expect sales growth to slow over the coming year.