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Andrew Scheer gives PM Trudeau a failing grade for his ability to handle the economic fallout of COVID-19

The federal Conservatives are proposing a "bonus" be paid to recipients of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to convince them to get back to work and eventually off the CERB. Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer also today gave Pri...

Man charged with four counts of dangerous driving causing death, hours after a funeral for the Ciasullo family

A funeral was held this afternoon for a woman and her three young daughters who were killed in a crash in Brampton, Ontario. Four white caskets were brought before the altar as mourners spread out in the pews in keeping with physical distancing guidelines. Karolina Ciasullo was a 37 year old elementary school teacher. Her daughters were aged six, four and one. 20 year old man is facing four counts of dangerous driving causing death A 20 year old man is facing charges in a crash in Brampton, Ontario, that killed a mother and her three young daughters. Karolina Ciasullo died last week along wit...

Motorcade procession planned for four military members killed in crash

A motorcade procession for four of the six Canadian Armed Forces members killed in a military helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea in April is planned for this evening in Halifax.Maritime Forces Atlantic says the remains of C...

Air Canada quietly offers refunds to some passengers with cancelled flights

Air Canada has quietly changed its refund policy to allow some customers whose flights were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic to recoup their cash.A document recently posted to its website says customers with planes departing from the European Union, Switzerland and Iceland due to the pandemic are "entitled to receive a refund."The post made on June 15, according to the metadata cites an EU regulation that grants passengers ``the right to choose between reimbursement, rerouting or rebooking the flight at a later date'' if their trip is called off by the airline.Air Canada's apparent shif...

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Trudeau again rejects calls to trade Meng Wanzhou for 'the two Michaels'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is emphatically rejecting calls to drop extradition proceedings against a Chinese tech executive in the hope China would free Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.He says bowing to pressure from Beijing...

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. ...

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Starting next year, asbestos abatement employers must be licensed to operate in BC

As of Jan. 1, 2024, employers performing asbestos abatement work must be licensed to operate in B.C. and anyone performing this work must be trained and certified.These new requirements were part of amendments to the Workers Compensation Act made in spring 2022.The legislative amendments also gave WorkSafeBC the authority to develop and administer the licensing and certification regime. In addition to being required to have a licence requirement, asbestos abatement employers will need to ensure their workers are appropriately trained and certified by Jan. 1, 2024.Any individual performing asbe...

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