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Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through summer: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. The subsidy was set to expire in the first week of June, only a few weeks after...

Fall 2020 international students can start their courses online from home country: CIC

International students who would have started their courses in fall this year but are unable to reach Canada due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, can start their studies online from their home country. Under normal circumstances, any time spent in the home country during course duration is deducted from the eligibility period for Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP). CIC announced yesterday that up to 50% of the course can be completed from home country, and that time will not be deducted from the PGWPP eligibility period. This would mean that students can directly apply for work pe...

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April home sales plunge more than 50% across the country on COVID-19 impact

The Canadian Real Estate Association says national home sales fell by more than half in April as the COVID-19 outbreak put a chill on market activity.The association says April home sales were down 57.6 per cent from a year earli...

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1,123 cases of COVID-19 reported today in Canada

There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 40,724 confirmed (including 3,351 deaths, 10,829 resolved) Ontario: 21,494 confirmed (including 1,798 deaths, 16,204 resolved) Alberta: 6,457 confirmed (includin...

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Correctional Service Canada reports 343 inmates, 88 guards have tested positive for COVID-19

Correctional Service Canada reports 343 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. Almost all have occurred in two Quebec institutions and one in British Columbia. Hardest hit has been the Federal Training Centre in Laval, Que., with 148. The Mission Medium Institution in B.C. has had 120 cases of COVID-19. Two inmates have died. At least 88 guards have been infected. ...

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Dark stain: Minister says Indigenous ceremonies to continue despite COVID-19

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the government will not cancel important ceremonies for First Nations peoples in the face of COVID-19. He says banning of such ceremonies in the past has been a dark stain on Canada's ...

Montreal-area schools to stay closed until September

The Quebec government is putting off reopening schools in the Montreal area until August or September.Premier Francois Legault says public health conditions for reopening haven't been met in Montreal, which is the COVID-19 epicen...

Ottawa announces $469M for fish harvesters with sector-specific grant, benefit

Ottawa has announced $469 million in federal support for fish harvesters who have been ineligible for other aid initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the support, which will come in...

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Bank of Canada warns of excess business, household debt from COVID-19

The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country's financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis.The central bank has spent the last two months making a flurry ...

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A fatal collision in Surrey on Christmas Day killed one woman: police

Police in Surrey are investigating a collision at an intersection, involving two vehicles, that has claimed the life of a passenger. Surrey Police Service says officers responded to the scene at the intersection of Highway 15...

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