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Ontario introducing a $17-billion package to help address the COVID-19 pandemic

Ontario is introducing a $17-billion package to help address the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is meant to support the province's health sector, people and businesses. New spending includes a $1-billion pandemic contingency fund, nearly $1 billion more for hospitals, and $75 million for more personal protective equipment for front-line workers. Measures also include a one-time payment for parents of $200 per child 12 years old and under, doubling payments for low-income seniors and suspending student loan payments for six months. The plan includes both $7 billion in new spending and $10 billio...

Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland: People returning to Canada must self quarantine for 14 days

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't say if the government plans to activate the Federal Quarantine Act. But Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says as of midnight, people returning to Canada must self quarantine for 14 days....

Financial aid package for COVID-19 pandemic has now received royal assent

A financial aid package for people struggling to make ends meet after losing their job due to the COVID-19 pandemic has now received royal assent. The 107-billion-dollar package includes $52 billion in cash support. One measure w...

Dr. Theresa Tam: Canadians are getting the message that donating blood is safe

Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canadians are getting the message that donating blood is safe. Tam told the Senate today that both Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec have put ``amazing'' systems in ...

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Canada Emergency Response Benefit Program to replace previously announced COVID-19 support programs

The new benefit for workers losing income because of the COVID-19 pandemic will provide $2,000 a month for up to four months. It's being called the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and is designed to streamline the programs the L...

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COVID-19: 2780 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada

There are 2780 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 1,013 confirmed (including 4 deaths, 1 resolved) British Columbia: 617 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 173 resolved) Ontario: 588 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 8 resolved) Alberta: 358 confirmed (including 1 death) Saskatchewan: 72 confirmed Nova Scotia: 51 confirmed Newfoundland and Labrador: 4 confirmed, 20 presumptive Manitoba: 11 confirmed, 10 presumptive New Brunswick: 17 confirmed Canadians quarantined at CFB Trenton: 13 confirmed Prince Edward Island: 3 confirmed The Territories: 3 confirmed Total: 2780 (30 presumptive;...

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Second COVID-19 related death in Alberta, Total cases 358

Alberta says a second person in the province has died of COVID-19. The woman was a resident at a long-term care centre in Calgary, where two other residents and a staff member have also tested positive for the virus. Dr. Deena Hi...

85 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, Provincial total-588

Ontario is reporting 85 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the provincial total to 588. The large increase includes one more death, meaning seven people have now died in the province. Complete information is not listed for most of the new cases, but the latest death is a man in his 90s from Durham Region. ...

Trudeau says Canadians have his ``unwavering commitment'' to uphold the country's democratic principles

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians have his ``unwavering commitment'' to uphold the country's democratic principles. The comment follows Opposition anger over draft legislation that promised $82 billion in emergency aid...

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Beijing denies meddling after MP Han Dong's resignation from Liberal caucus

Beijing says it has nothing to say about ongoing allegations that China has meddled in Canadian affairs, including those regarding a member of Parliament who has left the Liberal caucus.Han Dong is now sitting as an Independent as...

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