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Staffing, protective equipment still a challenge in Quebec long-term care homes, military report says
A report prepared by the Canadian military about Quebec’s long-term care homes says the division between “hot” and “cold” zones, proper use of...
What the oilpatch thinks about the financial aid offered by Ottawa
Not long after oil prices started their plunge in March, the calls for financial aid for Canada’s oilpatch began — and continued as...
Housing market will feel effect of COVID-19 until 2022, CMHC says
Canada’s national housing agency says the number of new homes being built and sold will remain below the levels they were at before COVID-19...
Thousands of jobs wiped out as COVID-19 shuts down in-person conferences, industry events
It’s no surprise that an industry dedicated to bringing large groups of people together in enclosed spaces would be crippled by the global...
With air conditioning scarce, Quebec’s long-term care homes struggle with heat during pandemic
When it gets as hot as it is in Montreal this week, with humidex values expected to reach 40 Wednesday, Mendy Fellig becomes all...
Royal Bank and BMO profit cut in half as banks set aside 6 times more money for bad loans
Profits at Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal were cut in half from last year in the fiscal second quarter, the banks reported...
Thousands still flying into Canadian airports amid COVID-19 restrictions
While U.S. and other international flights coming into Canada have been significantly curtailed since the outbreak of COVID-19, thousands of passengers are still arriving...
Southern Ontario police forces announce arrests after probe into organized crime, violence in towing industry
Several organized crime groups working in the towing industry have been using violence and property damage as a way to grab control and...
CPP now worth $409B as pension plan adds $17B to its coffers despite COVID-19
The Canada Pension Plan earned a return of 3.1 per cent after expenses during the financial year ended March 31, the board that manages...
Scotiabank profit falls 40% as bad loans more than double amid COVID-19
Scotiabank posted a profit Tuesday morning of $1.32 billion in the three months up to the end of April, a fall of more than...
COVID-19 may be the catalyst — not the cause — of a painful but useful economic transformation: Don Pittis
COVID-19, As people are thrown out of work, as businesses fail and as the oil and housing sectors weaken, there is a branch...
Pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans
Pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans, Without guaranteed and affordable internet access, Lekan Olawoye fears some Canadians could be...
Liberals propose more COVID-19 sittings, summer sessions in new motion
The Liberal government has tabled a motion that would see Parliament’s special committee on COVID-19 meet for an additional day each week —...
Provincial health officer says physical distancing in Phase 2 going well as B.C. records 10 new cases
THE LATEST: 10 more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the total to 2,517. Two more people have died...
COVID-19 pushed Canadian retail sales to their biggest ever plunge in March
Widespread lockdowns due to COVID-19 across the country pushed Canadian retail sales down by 10 per cent in March, the biggest plunge on...
Many Ontario hospitals can’t resume scheduled surgeries. Here’s why
Although hospitals around Ontario are now allowed to resume non-emergency surgeries, many of them can’t, either because they’re too full or don’t have...
