Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Indigenous group continues blockade over COVID-19 concerns in northern Manitoba
SPLIT LAKE, Man. - Members of northern Manitoba First Nations who are worried about the spread of COVID-19 say they will maintain blockades set up at the entrance to a hydroelectric construction site ...
May 19, 2020
Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - The federal government has been quietly probing how to provide provinces with more money annually for child care, as part of what sources describe as an issue that is at, or near, the top of ...
May 18, 2020
Amazon says will end extra $2 per hour pay and double overtime after May
Amazon says it will be ending its pandemic-related pay incentives for workers in its Canadian warehouses at the end of the month. Company spokesperson Kelly Cheeseman confirmed Saturday the onlin...
May 16, 2020
From potato salad to fireworks: how COVID-19 disruptions affect Victoria Day
OTTAWA - The Victoria Day weekend has long been the unofficial kick-off to outdoor season in Canada. But the COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every element of Canadian life, as physical ...
May 15, 2020
Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through summer, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - A federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least through the summer and the federal government is asking companies to rehire laid off staff - many of...
May 15, 2020
COVID-19 cases, deaths rise further; emergency wage subsidies extended
TORONTO - Amid still rising case counts and further signs of the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that businesses can take adva...
May 15, 2020
Ottawa announces $469M for fish harvesters with sector-specific grant, benefit
OTTAWA - Canadian fish harvesters welcomed the announcement Thursday of $469 million in federal support for the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they're watching closely for clarity as...
May 14, 2020
NDP calls for universal sick-leave benefits as people return to work
OTTAWA - All Canadians need access to two weeks of sick-leave benefits as provinces start moving to reopen their economies while fighting COVID-19, and the federal government shoul...
May 13, 2020
Trudeau cites uncertainty around pandemic as reason for budget delay
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying when his government will provide a budget or fiscal update, citing economic uncertainty around COVID-19. The government's first budget since th...
May 13, 2020
Funds to fight COVID-19 in meat plants might not move for months, feds say
OTTAWA - Tens of millions of federal dollars aimed at helping food processors deal with a rash of COVID-19 outbreaks might not move until the end of September, and there are no details ...
May 11, 2020
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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