More help on way for those not eligible for emergency aid programs
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today further measures to financially support entrepreneurs, small businesses and young people who aren't...
PM expected to unveil more help for most vulnerable to weather pandemic
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial support aimed at helping the most vulnerable Canadians survive the COVID-19...
Trudeau cites U.S. as culprit in PPE problems, insists deliveries will happen
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is acknowledging that Canada has been having problems with incomplete or non-existent deliveries of critical supplies for its fight...
Liberals ease access to emergency benefit, plan to top-up wages
OTTAWA — The federal government is loosening the eligibility criteria for emergency federal pandemic aid to cover seasonal workers without jobs and workers whose...
Bars, cannabis sector eligible for $40B credit program from government bank
TORONTO — Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country’s hard-hit cannabis sector will have access to $40 billion in new credit being made...
Ontario stage one reopening includes stores, surgeries, tennis, dog grooming
TORONTO — Ontarians will be able to go shopping, play tennis and take their pets to the vet next week, but they should still avoid visiting...
National directive on wearing face masks coming today, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a national recommendation on when and where Canadians should be wearing face masks to reduce the spread...
Provinces set to ease restrictions Monday as death toll increases
OTTAWA — Provinces across the country are set to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on Monday following a weekend in which thousands more cases of...
The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19
TORONTO — Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario’s dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing...
Scheer refuses to acknowledge MP’s controversial criticism of health officer
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer refused Thursday to address controversial comments by a member of his caucus who is also seeking to replace...
