Tag: Ottawa
Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam...
OTTAWA — Canada's top public-health doctor says wearing masks is a way for people who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to keep from...
Changes to emergency-relief program coming to expand eligibility, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 240,000 people successfully applied for emergency relief amid the COVID−19 pandemic in the first few hours after the...
Application process for emergency benefits for workers begins this morning
OTTAWA — Applications open today for the new federal emergency aid benefit for Canadians who lost their income because of COVID-19.
The Canada Revenue Agency...
PM expected to unveil more help for most vulnerable to weather...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial support aimed at helping the most vulnerable Canadians survive the COVID-19...
GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier
OTTAWA — The federal government is speeding up financial help to low-income earners hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with payments through the GST credit...
Patients paying higher dispensing fees as pharmacists limit prescription amounts
OTTAWA — A new policy that has pharmacists restricting patients to a 30-day supply of their medications means some people are having to pay dispensing...
Feds urge med students, retirees to volunteer in the fight against...
OTTAWA — The federal government is seeking volunteers with medical experience to provide backup support in the fight against COVID-19.
Health Canada is creating a database...
Feds likely didn’t have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu
OTTAWA — The federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister...
Most abiding by COVID-19 rules, back fines, arrests of those who...
OTTAWA — Most Canadians are doing what they’re told to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would support harsher measures to punish those who aren’t,...
Canadian military ready to mobilize 24,000 troops for COVID-19: Minister
OTTAWA — The crews of two Royal Canadian Navy vessels were ordered to sequester in a Halifax hotel for two weeks as the federal...
