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Like everything else in the pandemic plan, Morneau's economic package is chasing a moving target

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic "unprecedented" and "the largest economic program in Canada's history." But he was far less conclusive Wednesday when asked just how long his government expects this package of wage subsidies and income support will be needed.

'No room left on my credit card': 1,300 stranded Canadians apply for emergency loans

Global Affairs Canada says it has received more than 1,300 loan applications through its COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program for Canadians Abroad. It says it has already paid out $1.8 million to 500 recipients who either need money to get home or to cover their living expenses where they are stuck.

40 dead from COVID-19 in Ontario nursing and retirement homes

COVID-19 is responsible for the deaths of at least 40 residents in Ontario nursing and retirement homes, more than triple the number that provincial officials reported Wednesday.
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What you need to know about the new COVID-19 emergency wage subsidy

Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced Wednesday a plan to backstop much of the Canadian economy through wage subsidies to prop up struggling businesses — and the workers they employ — during the COVID-19 crisis.
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