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OTTAWA - Hours before introducing a bill to spend up to $82 billion and increase federal powers to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Liberals backed off a measure that the Opposition decried as an atte...

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers from states that share borders with Canada are urging President Donald Trump to preserve the flow of essential goods and services between the two countries, even if the&nbs...

OTTAWA - Federal officials are looking at ways to get money to community housing providers and the nation's renters, who may be hit hardest by the economic shock caused by COVID-19, and warning anyone...

VANCOUVER - Dirty money has taken on a new meaning as the war on the novel coronavirus ramps up. Some retailers are taking more precautions when accepting cash during the pandemic, says Karl Littler, ...

NEW YORK - In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by ten...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. In...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has announced a $2.5-billion financial aid package for companies struggling with liquidity due the COVID-19 crisis. Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said&n...

VANCOUVER - Food banks and non-profit organizations that help the most vulnerable say they need a helping hand to get through the novel coronavirus pandemic. Non-profit organizations and charities say...

TORONTO - Canadians and their governments scrambled on Thursday to come to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic as case numbers rose, social distancing ramped up, and everyday life morphed into an ab...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has outlined its spending for the year ahead, with $200 million more for health care and $1.3 billion for emergencies. The Saskatchewan Party govern...