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30 COVID-19 related deaths reported in Canada

There are 102,242 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,937 confirmed (including 5,441 deaths, 23,710 resolved) Ontario: 34,016 confirmed (including 2,631 deaths, 29,336 resolved) Alberta: 7,825 confirmed (includi...

WestJet to lay off more than 3,300 workers under restructuring plan

WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will lay off 3,333 employees as part of major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. The company says it will consolidate call centre activity in Alberta...

Charges against First Nation Chief Allan Adam dropped

First Nation Chief Allan Adam says he's overwhelmed that charges against him have been dropped, following his violent arrest by the RCMP earlier this year. Adam was in front of a Fort McMurray provincial court judge when the Crow...

Canadian Economy to shrink 8.4% this year: IMF

The International Monetary Fund is estimating the Canadian economy will shrink by 8.4 per cent this year- a 2.2% steeper decline than it forecast in April.Globally, the IMF is predicting a drop of 4.9 per cent in GDP, significantly worse than the three per cent drop it had estimated two months ago.The IMF says the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately hurting low-income households and imperilling the significant progress made in reducing extreme poverty in the world since 1990. ...

Asylum seekers continue to cross Canada-U.S. border despite shutdown

New statistics show 21 people were apprehended by the RCMP crossing into Canada from the U.S. in May, despite the shutdown of the border.That's up from just six who were stopped in April, the first full month the border was close...

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326 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths reported in Canada

There are 101,963 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,884 confirmed (including 5,424 deaths, 23,620 resolved) Ontario: 33,853 confirmed (including 2,619 deaths, 29,107 resolved) Alberta: 7,781 confirmed (includi...

Champagne pays China mortgages, moves to Canadian banks to avoid 'distraction'

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he has repaid two mortgages with a Chinese state bank and refinanced them with a Canadian financial institution.Champagne disclosed the development during testimony today b...

Feds prepared to push back against any new U.S. tariffs on aluminum, Duclos says

The federal government will make the case to the Trump administration that Canadian aluminum is no threat to the American market, as the mercurial president reportedly prepares to slap on tariffs anew.Treasury Board President Jean...

Aurora Cannabis to lay off staff, close five sites

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is continuing to restructure with more layoffs and facility closures. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says it will reduce its selling, general and administrative workforce by 25 per cent immediately.Another 30 per cent of production staff will be laid off from the company over the next two quarters.Aurora has also decided to cease operations at five facilities over the next two quarters in order to focus production and manufacturing at the company's larger scale and more efficient sites.The affected facilities are Aurora Prairie, Aurora Mountain, Aurora Ridge, Aurora V...

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Canada will give $650 million to Ukraine during 3 years: PM Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged $650 million to Ukraine over 3 years.Trudeau made this announcement during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Canada.Trudeau said the money would be used to fund 50 ar...

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