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Liberals back down on proposed bill to broadly tax and spend without parliamentary approval
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 attempt to get Parliament to sign them a blank cheque.
Peter Zimonjic
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G7 nations pledge to work together 'for as long as necessary' in coronavirus battle
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors on Tuesday pledged to expand fiscal and monetary actions for as long as necessary to restore growth and confidence battered by the coronavirus.
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As Trump muses about easing COVID-19 restrictions, all eyes are on the border
Canada may face additional pressure to re-examine its pandemic response border agreement with the United States if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on speculation that he might ease social distancing recommendations in the next week.
Katie Simpson
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The 'measure of last resort': What is the Emergencies Act and what does it do?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the provincial and territorial leaders spoke Monday about the possibility of invoking the federal Emergencies Act as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads — legislation that empowers Ottawa to do just about anything it thinks is necessary to cope with the crisis.
John Paul Tasker
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Analysis
Lives are at stake — so why are some Canadians ignoring social distancing rules?
Aaron Wherry
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Panic sets in for Canadians stranded in Guatemala by pandemic
Evan Dyer
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Go home and stay home, Trudeau tells Canadians as government warns of COVID-19 enforcement measures
Kathleen Harris
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More than a million Canadian citizens and permanent residents returned home last week
Catharine Tunney
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Canada's cyber spies taking down sites as battle against COVID-19 fraud begins
Catharine Tunney
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Toronto's mayor declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Canadian military units overseas await deployment of their own COVID-19 testing kits
Murray Brewster
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Hajdu looking at criminal penalties for travellers who disobey quarantine advice
Catharine Tunney
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Consumers could face hit to credit scores, jump in payments from mortgage deferrals
Aaron Saltzman
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Prime minister appeals to Canadian children to follow social distancing rules
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Parliament reconvenes Tuesday to approve emergency aid measures
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Consumers could face hit to credit scores, jump in payments from mortgage deferrals
Aaron Saltzman
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Erin O'Toole latest to call for delay in Conservative leadership vote
Stephanie Levitz
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Sunday Scrum: Responding to the COVID-19 outbreak
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Failing to self-isolate could put civil liberties in 'jeopardy,' Hajdu warns
Raisa Patel
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Trudeau says government will do all it can to help stranded Canadians, but concedes some will remain trapped
Kathleen Harris
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Travel exemptions offered to students, foreign workers as Canada closes border to stop COVID-19
Kathleen Harris
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Analysis
This pandemic is redefining what qualifies as a political 'crisis'
Aaron Wherry
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Analysis
As governments grapple with COVID-19, what's the role for the opposition?
Éric Grenier
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Canada to turn back asylum seekers, close border at midnight to stop spread of COVID-19
Kathleen Harris
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Prepare for multiple waves of COVID-19 over 12 months: military chief to troops
Murray Brewster
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