The company is expanding its food-delivery app in parts of Ontario, B.C., Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and entering PEI for the first time, and will offer delivery for restaurants, groceries and alcohol. Toronto Star first reported the news. (The Logic)

Talking point: Food delivery exploded when people were encouraged, or even mandated, to avoid restaurants during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic—but many communities didn’t have major services like Uber. The San Francisco Bay Area-headquartered firm estimated that Uber Eats’ gross bookings in Canada were six times greater in the second quarter this year than in the same period in 2019. As my colleague Aleksandra reported, some residents have turned to small, local delivery businesses—like Just Call Terry in Squamish, B.C.—in the absence of big players like Uber Eats or SkipTheDishes. Many of Uber Eats’ new cities are new markets for Uber and don’t have access to the app’s ride-sharing services.