Editorial: Rent subsidy urgently needed for small businesses in Georgina

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By: Mike Anderson We all agree these are unprecedented times that require drastic measures.  During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the feds spent billions to support big...

Canadians want serious progress on COVID-19 before returning to work: poll

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OTTAWA — Most Canadians want to see significant progress in the fight against COVID-19 before they would feel comfortable with people being allowed to...

Ontario to extend state of emergency, despite ‘glimmer of light’ in...

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TORONTO — Ontario will extend its state of emergency by another month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as he cautioned that even with some promising...

Print flyers face uncertain future as COVID-19 escalates changes in how...

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TORONTO — Brent Barr has a wistful affection for the weekend tradition of flyer browsing. Every Saturday morning, he and his wife gather at the breakfast table to rifle through a...

Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb

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OTTAWA — The federal government says nearly 5.4 million Canadians are now receiving emergency aid to replace incomes lost due to COVID-19. The figures this...

Ontario reports 421 new COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths; total cases...

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TORONTO — Ontario reported 421 new COVID-19 cases Monday and 17 new deaths. That brings the province to a total of 7,470 cases, including 291...

COVID-19 a ‘failure of early warning’ for Canada, intelligence expert says

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OTTAWA — It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the...

Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for...

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the...

Ontario reports 401 new cases of COVID-19, 21 more deaths on...

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Ontario reported another 401 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases above 7,000. The province said another 21 deaths were...

Government, opposition parties strike deal to pass massive wage subsidy bill

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OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has struck a deal with opposition parties to swiftly approve a massive $73-billion wage subsidy program aimed at helping...

Ontario extends emergency orders, reports 31 new deaths from COVID-19

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TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is extending the province’s emergency orders until April 23, as health officials reported another 31 deaths from COVID-19...

Ontario to shift testing focus to vulnerable groups, raise daily capacity...

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TORONTO — Ontario will quadruple its COVID-19 testing capacity over the next month while shifting focus to those most vulnerable, officials announced Friday as a group home...

Tavares, group of Leafs make donation to front-line workers amid pandemic

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TORONTO — John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital. As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic started to...

House of Commons back Saturday to deal with $73-billion wage subsidy...

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OTTAWA — Parliament will be recalled Saturday to vote on the Trudeau government's $73-billion emergency wage subsidy program to help businesses keep their employees on the...

Champagne defends amended Saudi-Canadian arms deal, says rights concerns remain

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OTTAWA — Saudi Arabia still has a troubling human rights record but Canada's foreign affairs minister says an amended contract to sell it light-armoured vehicles is better than...