Conservatives suspend leadership race citing COVID-19
The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19.
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B.C. taking 'unprecedented steps' to curb food, supplies resale
The British Columbia government is taking what is says are "unprecedented steps" to protect supply chains for goods and services, and stop the resale of food and medical supplies.
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5:35Canada's big banks field 213,000 requests for mortgage deferrals
Canada’s biggest banks have fielded hundreds of thousands of requests from homeowners seeking to hold off making mortgage payments under a new coronavirus-related relief plan.
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4:27Mandatory quarantines in effect for returning travellers: Freeland
With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating in the United States, the federal government lowered the boom Wednesday on renegade globetrotters, ordering any non-essential travellers who recently returned to Canada to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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Essential workers open up about life, work and difficult choices amid COVID-19
Toronto Uber driver Jeff Perera has spent the last few weeks sanitizing door handles, seats and belt buckles each time a passenger exits his car to stop the spread of a novel coronavirus.
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8:28Economic pain just getting started in Canada after jobless spike
Almost one million Canadians joined the unemployment line last week and two new surveys show the economic pain is just beginning.
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14:34Trudeau points to bailout for renters facing financial crunch
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pointing to tomorrow's legislative bailout package as a way to help renters affected by COVID-19.
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Consumer sentiment takes record dive on Canada jobless spike
Consumer confidence went into a tailspin as half a million Canadians applied for unemployment benefits.
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4:45COVID-19 cases in Canada surge to 1,472 as the death toll hits 21
The number of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada rose to 1,472 by the end of Sunday, an increase of 141 over the previous 24 hours.
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3:12Canada won't send athletes to Tokyo Olympics if games go on
Canada won’t send athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics unless the games are postponed until the coronavirus is under control.
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2:53Canada not at the point of declaring a federal emergency: Trudeau
Trudeau says provinces and local governments continue to take steps to restrict people's movements and the federal government stepping in is a last resort.
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Auto sector, gasoline boosted retail sales in January
Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $52.0 billion in January, prior to the economic impact of unprecedented efforts to deal with the COVID-19 virus.
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2:55Stranded Canadians struggle to return home – and get refunds for cancelled flights
Canadians abroad are raising concerns about compensation as they try to find a way back home, with some stranded as borders close and airlines cut flights due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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9:08Paramount Resources slashes capital spending amid energy price drop
Paramount Resources Ltd. is cutting its capital spending plan in the face of the significant drop in global energy prices.
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14:34No industry left unscathed in Canadian economy gearing down
First, office workers and bartenders were sent home. Now, the cogs of Canadian industry are slowly grinding down as major companies curb operations to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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Calgary Stampede postpones chuckwagon canvas auction; lays off 890 workers
The Calgary Stampede has decided to postpone its annual chuckwagon canvas auction.
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3:05Bank of Canada says Poloz won't announce any new measures
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz will speak to reporters Wednesday in a joint press conference with Finance Minister Bill Morneau, but the central bank has no plans to announce new measures.
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5:04Nearly two-thirds of Canadians fear virus impact on personal finances: Poll
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians are worried about how COVID-19 will impact their personal finances, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll released Tuesday.
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5:04CRA considers changes to income tax filing deadline amid outbreak
There’s a chance Canadians could get some extra time to file their 2019 personal income taxes this filing season as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Ontario man, 77, is province's first death linked to COVID-19
Ontario health officials confirmed the province's first death in a patient with COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency.
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4:09Trudeau closes Canada's borders to non-residents, U.S. exempted
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced a plan to significantly restrict entry of non-residents into the country to combat the spread of COVID-19. U.S. citizens are being exempted from the new rules.
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Border agency adds screening questions after complaints about airport disarray
The Canada Border Services Agency announced new screening questions for travellers arriving Monday following a weekend of disarray at points of entry into the country, especially airports.
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Rogers to relax long-distance rules amid COVID-19 outbreak
Rogers Communications Inc. is waiving long-distance fees for mobile voice calls within Canada until April 30 as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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8:08Another 10% plunge sends Canada stocks to lowest since 2016
Canadian stocks plunged by a record after the third halt in a week and emergency measures from central banks failed to soothe fears the economy will suffer a heavy blow from the coronavirus.
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Trudeau to address Canadians amid growing concern over COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is due to address the nation again today after a weekend that saw health officials strengthen their tone on COVID-19 as provinces took more drastic measures to stem the virus's spread.
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5:32Our window to flatten the COVID-19 curve is narrow, says Dr. Theresa Tam
Canada's top public health officer raised the risk level associated with the growing COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday as one province warned it had evidence the virus was circulating locally.
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New Brunswick Tories survive budget confidence vote
New Brunswick's minority Progressive Conservative government has survived a confidence vote on its provincial budget.
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6:10Minimal hit to economic growth from rail blockades, PBO says in new report
Parliament's spending watchdog says a series of rail blockades last month will leave a minimal dent in the pace of economic growth.
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10:06Firms loaded up on debt not recession-ready: Former Bank of Canada Governor
If Canada were to fall into a recession, highly-indebted corporations would be in trouble, says former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge.
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5:01Trudeau, governing from home, eyes warning Canadians off travel
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering warning Canadians off non-essential travel abroad, as he begins governing from home after his wife contracted the coronavirus.
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Flames executive Ken King dead at 68
King, from Hanley, Sask., was vice-chair and chief executive officer of Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Flames.
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Ontario to shutter public schools until April 5 amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ontario has announced it will shutter all publicly funded schools for two weeks following the March break amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Saskatchewan reports its first presumptive case of COVID-19
Saskatchewan has reported its first presumptive case of COVID-19 Thursday, the same day the premier ended speculation about an early election because of concerns about the outbreak.
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Juno Awards in Saskatoon cancelled last-minute over COVID-19 concerns
The show, which celebrates Canadian music, was to take place Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, and broadcast on CBC.
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8:55Labour, business leaders urge federal-provincial front on COVID-19
The heads of the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce are trying to arrange a conference call with premiers ahead of Friday's first ministers' meeting to discuss the potentially devastating effect of the pandemic on workers and businesses as the global economy teeters on the brink of recession.
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Report sounds alarm over truck driver shortage as job vacancies rise
A new report says Canada's truck driver shortage has reached new heights, with job vacancies more than doubling since 2016.
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Liquefied petroleum gas was aboard recently derailed train in northern B.C.: TSB
The Transportation Safety Board says seven rail cars that derailed in northern British Columbia last Thursday were filled with liquefied petroleum gas.
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7:27Nova Scotia sends 'test' lobster shipment to China after month with no market
Nova Scotia's lobster industry has taken a tentative step aimed at reopening its crucial export market in China.
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5:24Canada sees first COVID-19-related death as man dies in B.C.
British Columbia health officials say a man has died of the new coronavirus at a care centre in North Vancouver.
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7:57Alberta economy takes gut punch from oil price war
Alberta's oil-based economy, already reeling by reduced demand due to the novel coronavirus, is now getting a gut punch from global prices.