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Need for Emergencies Act rejected by premiers on call with PM
The Council of the Federation can be divided on partisan and regional lines, but yesterday Canada's 13 premiers came to a quick consensus on a key message to the federal government: now is not the time for the federal Emergencies Act.
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Catharine Tunney
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House of Commons will sit Saturday to debate wage subsidy bill
The House of Commons will reconvene Saturday to debate the government's wage subsidy legislation — a bill designed to send tens of billions of dollars to businesses disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
John Paul Tasker
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Analysis
The post-pandemic question: when this ends, how do we get our country back?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is bracing Canadians for a long period of pandemic-induced pain. But his descriptions of what he calls the "new normal" only point to unanswered questions about how the country eventually recovers, and how long that might take.
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Aaron Wherry
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Canadians would not have backed strict pandemic measures in mid-January, says official
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Ashley Burke
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Canada backs UN's call for global ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic
World |
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Video
Power & Politics April 9: Federal government loosens rules on wage subsidy, boost Canada Summer Jobs grant
Politics |
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As supply concerns grow, Ottawa lays the groundwork for never-used Emergencies Act
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Catharine Tunney
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Even with strict containment measures, COVID-19 could claim 22,000 lives, federal officials project
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Kathleen Harris
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Canada strikes new deal with Saudi Arabia, clearing way for armoured vehicle sales
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Murray Brewster
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Former Supreme Court justice Peter Cory remembered for integrity, wisdom
Politics ||
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Find the COVID-19 benefits and programs relevant to you
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Canada lost more than 1 million jobs last month as COVID-19 struck
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Pete Evans
Business ||
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Analysis
What national COVID-19 modelling can tell us — and what it can't
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Éric Grenier
Politics ||
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LIVE BLOG RECAP
COVID-19 April 9 update: Trudeau addresses Canadians | Special coverage
Politics |
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Supreme Court won't hear bid to suspend Quebec's secularism law
Canada -Montreal ||
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Bail considerations, releases need to adapt to COVID-19 threat, lawyers say
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Olivia Stefanovich
Politics ||
CBC Investigates
Prison staff say lack of COVID-19 preparations leave them feeling 'disposable'
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Elizabeth McMillan
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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'They should open it up': Why some small businesses have been shut out of COVID-19 emergency loan program
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James Dunne
Business |
LIVE BLOG RECAP
COVID-19 update: Health Canada releases COVID-19 modelling
Politics |
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Opinion
COVID-19 is helping to unite Canadians like nothing has in years — and we'll need unity for what's to come
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Peter Loewen
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PODCAST
Party Lines April 9 episode : To project, or not to project?
Politics |
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Trudeau says physical distancing has been 'effective' — but it's not clear when pandemic will peak
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Catharine Tunney
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Updated
More help on the way for youth, businesses taking financial hit from COVID-19: PM
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Kathleen Harris
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Number of COVID-19 cases reported in Indigenous communities more than doubles
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Jessica Deer
Indigenous |
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