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Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to...
OTTAWA — Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can...
Don’t wait for Parliament, start processing applications for financial aid now:...
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the...
Worries lie ahead for Canadians faced with financial uncertainty in COVID-19...
TORONTO — When it comes to her family’s financial future, Kim Petrie says the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has erased any certainty about what lies ahead.
Over just a...
No concrete evidence ibuprofen makes COVID-19 worse: health experts
TORONTO — Canadian health officials are trying to calm fears that anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen can worsen COVID-19 symptoms by stressing the lack...
Why the feds aren’t closing the door on non-essential businesses
OTTAWA — While Canada’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak has taken off drastically in the last week, some have found it lopsided across the country.
In...
Ontario legislature expected to pass emergency COVID bill to help workers
TORONTO — The Ontario government is expected to pass emergency legislation today aimed at protecting workers who are forced to stay home due to the COVID-19...
Trudeau announces COVID-19 economic response plan
Media Release:
The Government of Canada is taking strong and quick action to protect our economy, and the health, safety, and jobs of all Canadians...
Canadian banks move to help customers, allow deferral of mortgage payments
TORONTO — Canada’s big banks are moving to provide financial breathing room to customers hurt by disruptions from the steps taken to slow the spread...
Streaming platforms boost offers, studios release movies at home in response...
TORONTO — Streaming platforms are joining Hollywood in throwing away the rule book in hopes of attracting viewers stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There was...
Ontario reports first death linked to COVID-19 in 77-year-old man
TORONTO — Ontario health officials confirmed the province’s first death in a patient with COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after Premier Doug Ford declared a...
