Tag: Justin Trudeau
Provincial, federal governments to team for more farm inspections
TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will work with Ottawa to conduct joint inspections of farms and the living conditions of migrant workers.
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Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown
OTTAWA — The Liberals are putting together a plan to extend one of the key COVID-19 benefits ahead of a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday.
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Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is being pressured by some of his own Liberal backbenchers to implement enforceable national standards for the operation of long-term...
Ottawa pledges $100 million for Canadian Red Cross response to COVID-19,...
OTTAWA — The Canadian Red Cross is poised to receive $100 million in federal funds to support public health measures and enhance the charity's capacity...
Trudeau hopes government can help Air Canada following announcement of layoffs
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will work closely with Air Canada to see if any more help can be offered...
COVID-19 wage subsidies extended as COVID cases and deaths rise further
TORONTO — Amid still rising COVID-19 case counts and further signs of the economic devastation caused by the pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on...
Feds to partly cover ‘top ups’ for front-line workers on minimum...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in...
Canada needs to increase testing capacity before life can return to...
OTTAWA — Life in Canada won't return to normal until Canadian authorities can quickly find and weed out new outbreaks of the virus that causes...
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...
Two inmates, nine employees at Quebec prison test positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA — Two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at a maximum-security prison in Quebec, the first confirmed cases involving prisoners in a federal institution.
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