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How EI benefits for COVID-19 quarantines will work

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to Canada’s sick-leave benefits under employment insurance Wednesday, to respond to concerns …

Trudeau promises $1 billion for COVID-19 research, resilience as WHO declares pandemic

OTTAWA — The federal government is rolling out a $1-billion funding package to help the country’s health-care system cope with …

Politics in the time of COVID-19: campaigns in Canada, U.S. pivot amid outbreak

WASHINGTON — The glad-handing, confetti-and-skimmer-hat spirit of North American retail politics is on a collision course with the realities of …

Canada develops COVID-19 guidelines on when to cancel major events

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada has posted guidelines aimed at helping event planners figure out whether to …

Alberta announces seven new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 14

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer is urging people to check health advisories before travelling abroad as the number of …

Trudeau to announce COVID-19 aid measures Wednesday

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing numbers of …

Wet’suwet’en pipeline supporters feel shut out of talks, ministers told

OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers are facing pointed questions about why elected band chiefs and women of the Wet’suwet’en nation …

Air Canada halts all flights to Italy amid nationwide coronavirus lockdown

MONTREAL — Air Canada has suspended flights to and from Italy after the country extended a national lockdown in response …

228 Canadians from cruise ship Grand Princess begin quarantine at CFB Trenton

Some 228 Canadians are beginning a two-week quarantine at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, in Ontario, after being repatriated from a …

Canadian banks separating trading staff amid novel coronavirus concerns

TORONTO — Canada’s biggest financial institutions are making sweeping changes to their trading operations to protect against a novel form of …

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