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NYC mayor unveils plan to reopen schools in fall
NEW YORK - Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced Wednesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio, wh...
Jul 08, 2020
The COVID-19 fiscal snapshot: By the numbers
OTTAWA - Estimated federal deficit for 2020-21: $343.2 billion Direct federal aid to individuals and businesses as a result of COVID-19: $212 billion Number of Canadians who were laid off or had their...
Jul 08, 2020
BREAKING: Canada's deficit projected to hit $343-billion
OTTAWA, ONT - The federal government has given a shocking new figure for Canada's fiscal picture.Finance Minister Bill Morneau says, for the year ending in March 2021, the deficit will hit a historic ...
Jul 08, 2020
Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says one of his priorities is to fix the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COV...
Jul 08, 2020
Veteran defensive lineman Tracy unsure when he'll play for Montreal Alouettes
Adrian Tracy isn't optimistic that he'll be playing football in 2020. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent Feb. 13, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put the CF...
Jul 08, 2020
Ban on vaping ads that can be seen by youth to take effect next month
Ottawa's new rules restricting the promotion of vaping products in places young people can access are set to come into effect next month.Health Canada published regulations Wednesday prohibiting vapin...
Jul 08, 2020
Ex-Wolfpack players Ryan Brierley, Cory Paterson form sports management company
While elite athletes occasionally represent themselves in contract talks, Scottish rugby league international Ryan Brierley has gone one big step further. Brierley, now playing for Hull Kingston Rover...
Jul 08, 2020
Alberta air force base to use goats, sheep to chew down unwanted vegetation
A Canadian Forces base in Alberta is recruiting a new battalion of lean, mean, eating machines for a mission that will require limited action this summer. The Department of National Defence has p...
Jul 08, 2020
Crane collapses in east London; rescue teams on site
LONDON - A 20-meter (65-foot) crane collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London, injuring four people and leaving one person missing, authorities said Wednesda...
Jul 08, 2020
COVID-19 slowing in Canada, but lifting restrictions early can cause rebound: Ottawa
OTTAWA, ONT - The Government of Canada has released its latest update for COVID-19 as well as short-term modelling projections.As of Monday, July 6, 105,935 Canadians have contracted the virus. The me...
Jul 08, 2020