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Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb
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...
House of Commons back Saturday to deal with $73-billion wage subsidy...
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...
COVID likely to kill thousands even with tough measures; job losses...
TORONTO — Amid staggering job losses across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government on Thursday said it expected the number of...
Trudeau promises ‘relaxed’ rules for wage subsidy, more support for student...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal wage subsidy program for employers hit by COVID-19 will have looser standards than previously announced.
After...
More help on way for those not eligible for emergency aid...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today further measures to financially support entrepreneurs, small businesses and young people who aren't...
Explainer: what to expect if a Canadian prime minister is too...
OTTAWA — The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife was revealed to have COVID-19, cabinet agreed that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland would be...
Trudeau cites U.S. as culprit in PPE problems, insists deliveries will...
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...
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...
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...
Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon
OTTAWA — Federal projections of the toll COVID-19 could take in Canada are not yet ready for public consumption but will be coming soon, Prime...
