Canada

Canadians can apply for Emergency Wage Subsidy

OTTAWA-Businesses are now able to apply for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), Canada's Prime Minister made the announcement this morning (Apr.27).Applications for the wage subsidy provided by ...

Apr 27, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Nearly 10,000 businesses apply for wage subsidy in first hours, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says nearly 10,000 businesses have applied for the federal government's wage-subsidy program to help them deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency measure ...

Apr 27, 2020

Evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Spring ice breakup on rivers in northern Alberta forced evacuations and the complete closure of Fort McMurray's downtown core early Monday. A boil water advisory for a...

Apr 27, 2020

Wage subsidies and crisis lines in crisis ; In The News for April 27

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 27 ... ---...

Apr 27, 2020

Crisis lines face volunteer, cash crunch even as COVID-19 drives surge in calls

OTTAWA - Despite a surge in demand due to COVID-19, many distress centres across Canada are dangerously close to folding thanks to major declines in both volunteers and revenue. Stephanie MacKendrick,...

Apr 27, 2020

Lawyers and advocates ponder the future of the jury system with COVID-19

CALGARY - The president of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers is worried the justice system will try to delay jury trials as it deals with COVID-19 at the expense of the r...

Apr 27, 2020

Evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The spring ice breakup on rivers in northern Alberta is forcing some residents of Fort McMurray neighbourhoods from their homes, and people are being urged to completely av...

Apr 26, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:12 p.m. ET on April 26, 2020: There are 46,640 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 24,107 confirm...

Apr 26, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 1:30 p.m. Prince Edward Island is not reporting any new cases of COVID-19 today. The number of cases remains at 26, with ...

Apr 26, 2020

Troops urged to seek help as use of mental-health services hits 'all-time low'

OTTAWA - Canada's top military officer is urging his troops to reach out for help if it's required, as the use of mental-health services for military personnel has reached an all-time low. Chief of th...

Apr 26, 2020