[ad_1] The federal government says it is extending a series of travel restrictions and rules intended to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the new year as case counts continue to steadily rise across the country. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Health Minister Patty Hajdu say the …
Read More »Here’s how the latest COVID-19 relief program, Bill C-9, will affect you
[ad_1] TORONTO – Law C-9, the latest COVID-19 aid law, was passed in the Senate this week, extending federal wage subsidy and introducing a new commercial rental subsidy program, as concerns over companies facing a new round of closures in the midst of a second wave of pandemics. The legislation …
Read More »Canada is on track for 20,000 new COVID-19 cases per day with no changes in behavior: modeling
[ad_1] OTTAWA – The new national pandemic model to be released on Friday shows that on almost all parameters, the COVID-19 crisis is getting worse, according to a copy of projections obtained by CTV News. In the short term, Canada is expected to reach between 366,500 and 378,600 total cases …
Read More »The prime minister meets with opposition leaders, while uncertainty swirls around the distribution of vaccine doses
[ad_1] OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a closed-door meeting with his opposition counterparts and receives a briefing from top Canadian public health officials, as uncertainty swirls about how many doses of vaccine the federal government will send to provinces and when it will happen. Although officials from …
Read More »Trudeau’s government is ready to introduce new privacy legislation
[ad_1] OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is ready to introduce legislation to better safeguard the privacy of Canadians in the digital age. The bill, to be presented already this week, would represent a step towards the realization of the commitments established in the letter of mandate from the Minister of …
Read More »