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Canada-U.S. to extend border restrictions until Sept. 21

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will be extended another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It means the two countries will continue their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border ...

Asylum seekers on front lines of COVID-19 to have chance at permanent residency

Asylum seekers working on the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis are getting an early chance at permanent residency in Canada.Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the program today in response to public demand that the so-called "Guardian Angels" many in Quebec be recognized for their work in the health-care sector during the pandemic.Ordinarily, asylum seekers must wait for their claims to be accepted before they can become permanent residents, but the new program waives that requirement.To apply for residency now, they must have claimed asylum in Canada prior to March 13 and have ...

390 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

There are 121,234 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,917 confirmed (including 5,715 deaths, 53,441 resolved) Ontario: 40,367 confirmed (including 2,787 deaths, 36,689 resolved) Alberta: 11,969 confirmed (including 220 deaths, ...

Increase in the number of threats made against the PM and cabinet ministers: RCMP

The RCMP says there has been an increase in the number of threats made against the prime minister and cabinet ministers. From January to July 2019, protective policing opened 100 investigations into threats, while from January to...

WE Charity laying off staff, looking to sell real estate in Toronto

WE Charity is scaling back its operations, making dozens of layoffs in Canada and the United Kingdom and looking to sell some of its real estate holdings in Toronto. WE Charity's U-K operations will be centralized in Canada, whic...

Bank of Canada cuts benchmark mortgage rate to lowest level in three years

The Bank of Canada has cut its benchmark five-year mortgage rate to 4.79 per cent, the second cut in three months. The central bank in May had trimmed the rate to 4.94 per cent from 5.04 per cent. Three-year rates now dropped to ...

Budget watchdog says COVID-19 wage subsidy might cost less than predicted

Canada's official fiscal watchdog says the federal wage subsidy program might cost $14 billion less than the government predicted. A new report today by Parliamentary Budget Office analyst Ben Segel-Brown estimates subsidizing wa...

COVID-19 deaths in Canada rise over 9,000

There are 120,844 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,813 confirmed (including 5,709 deaths, 53,270 resolved) Ontario: 40,289 confirmed (including 2,787 deaths, 36,590 resolved) Alberta: 11,893 confirmed (including 217 deaths, ...

Feds commit $305M in additional funds for Indigenous communities during COVID-19

The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19.Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous communities prepare for emergencies an...

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Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65

Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.'s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was ...

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