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Made-in-Canada contact tracing app ready for testing in Ontario: Trudeau
OTTAWA - A made-in-Canada mobile app to alert Canadians who may have been exposed to a person infected with COVID-19 is ready for testing in Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thurs...
Jun 18, 2020
Late start hurt Canada in Security Council campaign, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canada's late start in campaigning for the United Nations Security Council led to its defeat to Norway and Ireland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. Trudeau said Wednesday's loss ...
Jun 18, 2020
Temporary Subsidy for Employee Training Costs
The Government of Saskatchewan announced a new temporary training program to help businesses train employees to enhance safety protocols and adjust business models as they re-open. The Re-Open Saskatc...
Jun 18, 2020
Blanchet denies Bloc MP made "racist" gesture at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is defending the actions of one of his MPs, who NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called a racist for blocking a New Democrat motion on systemic ...
Jun 18, 2020
Co-op, Unifor reaches tentative agreement after 196 day lockout
It appears the lengthy, bitter dispute between Unifor 594 and the Co-op Refinery has come to an end.The Co-op Refinery Complex announced that a tentative deal has been reached with Unifor 594 in a new...
Jun 18, 2020
‘Do your part’: Sask. Chamber CEO to employees choosing CERB over returning to work
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce says too many people in the province are choosing to stay home and live off the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), rather than return to work.Ste...
Jun 18, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak for two Hutterite communities in RM of Maple Creek
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) declared COVID-19 outbreaks in two Hutterite communities in the RM of Maple Creek Wednesday evening.Two members of a rural household in the area tested positive...
Jun 18, 2020
European Central Bank hands out 1.3 trillion euros in loans
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has handed out 1.31 trillion euros ($1.46 trillion) in long-term, ultra-cheap credit to hundreds of banks as part of its emergency support aimed at cushioning the...
Jun 18, 2020
Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth confront race in packaging
Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos. The soul-searching comes in the wake of PepsiCo's announcement Wednesday that it's renaming its Aunt Je...
Jun 18, 2020
NewsAlert:Canada's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 100,000
TORONTO - Canada has officially recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the country. The 173 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Ontario, one of two provinces at the epicentr...
Jun 18, 2020