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Feds pledge $306M aid for Indigenous businesses suffering COVID-19 losses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will provide $306 million in funding to help small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19 pand...
Apr 18, 2020
Canada-United States border to be closed for another 30 days
OTTAWA - Canada has extended its border closure with the United States for 30 days. The closure restricts non-essential travel across the border. The border was originally closed on March 21 because o...
Apr 18, 2020
Brooks Mayor braces residents to prepare for more COVID-19 cases
BROOKS AB., - Taking to Facebook Live Saturday morning, Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita told residents to prepare for additional COVID-19 cases."I want to prepare you that the numbers in Brooks are likel...
Apr 18, 2020 ( Facebook/City OF Brooks)
Red Cross to train nursing home volunteers in Montreal, Canada's COVID-19 epicentre
MONTREAL - The regional health authority for Montreal's West Island says it is partnering with the Canadian Red Cross to organize training for volunteers at nursing homes ravaged by the COVID-19 ...
Apr 18, 2020
Trudeau hopeful for deal with Opposition parties on House of Commons re-opening
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament across Canada are waiting to learn whether they will have to make their way to Ottawa tomorrow as negotiations continue between the Liberals and Oppositio...
Apr 18, 2020
Canada-United States border to be closed for another 30 days
OTTAWA - Canada has extended its border closure with the United States for 30 days. The closure restricts non-essential travel across the border. The border was originally closed on March 21 because o...
Apr 18, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:40 p.m. Newfoundland and Labrador has confirmed one new case of COVID-19. The province has confirmed 257 cases of the ...
Apr 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:50 p.m. ET on April 18, 2020: There are 32,414 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 16,798 confir...
Apr 18, 2020
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dies at age 84
Paul O'Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84. O'Neill's son, Paul O'Neill J...
Apr 18, 2020
McDonald’s in Brooks forced to close after employee tests positive for COVID-19
BROOKS, AB - McDonald's is taking precautionary action after another one of its employees has been confirmed to have COVID-19.The worker reported the positive test to Alberta Health Service (AHS) on F...
Apr 18, 2020 (McDonald's Canada)