Tag: Justin Trudeau
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Canadian provinces to ease COVID-19 pandemic restrictions despite concerns
Earlier this week, the Quebec government began allowing people to gather outdoors in groups of up to 10, from a maximum of three households.
May 24, 2020 -
Canada ready to make COVID-19 contact tracing calls daily: Justin Trudeau
Earlier, Trudeau announced that his government’s wage subsidy program for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last until the end of August.
May 23, 2020 -
‘A historic day’: Canada’s Parliament goes virtual through Coronavirus pandemic
Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, a devout Sikh, actually won praise from viewers for using a painting of colorful turbans as a backdrop.
May 17, 2020 -
5 Canadian military members test positive for Coronavirus
Out of the five members, four were serving in Quebec and one in Ontario.
May 16, 2020 -
Canada PM Justin Trudeau extends COVID-19 wage subsidy to August
Earlier this week, Trudeau announced a new multi million dollar loan program for large companies impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
May 16, 2020 -
COVID-19 pandemic: Canada and US working on extending border closure
President Trump has said that the US-Canada border will be among the first borders to open and that the US and Canada are doing well in handling the pandemic.
May 14, 2020 -
COVID-19: Canada PM Justin Trudeau announces aid program for large companies
The program is open to large commercial businesses in all sectors and certain not-for-profit businesses like airports.
May 12, 2020 -
COVID-19: Justin Trudeau extends emergency wage subsidy over soaring jobless rate
Earlier this week, Trudeau announced 252 million Canadian dollars (US $179 million) to the agri-food sector to help protect farmers and food processors against the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 9, 2020 -
Canada PM Justin Trudeau announces emergency aid for agri-food sector amid COVID-19 pandemic
Of the 252 million Canadian dollars, 77 million is earmarked to help food processors buy protective equipment for workers and expand domestic processing capacity of food
May 6, 2020 -
Canada bans 1,500 models of military-style assault weapon after mass shooting
Mass shootings are less common in Canada than in the US "but the heartbreaking truth is, they're happening more often than they once did," the prime minister said.
May 2, 2020 -
1 Canadian dead, 5 missing after navy helicopter crash: PM Justin Trudeau
The Cyclone Sikorsky CH-148 helicopter was returning to HMCS Fredericton after a training mission when contact was lost, the chief of the defense staff, General Jon Vance said.
May 1, 2020 -
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s mother in hospital after apartment fire
The blaze reportedly started on a fifth floor terrace, and took 70 firefighters to douse.
April 29, 2020 -
Nearly 10,000 businesses apply for wage subsidy: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
Trudeau has expanded the scope of, and eligibility for the program since first promising it last month.
April 28, 2020 -
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces additional fund for medical research on COVID-19
The additional fund is meant to support previous efforts by the Trudeau government to marshal Canada's medical community in the battle against COVID-19.
April 24, 2020 -
Mexico, US extend ban on non-essential cross-border travel amid Coronavirus pandemic
Monday's extension was expected after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said that the U.S.-Canada restrictions would remain in place.
April 21, 2020 -
Coronavirus pandemic: Canada-US border unlikely to reopen soon for non-essential travel
On Thursday, Trudeau said, “the reality is that it will still be many weeks” before “we can talk about relaxing the restrictions on our borders,”
April 18, 2020 -
‘Canada-US border won’t reopen for many weeks due to Coronavirus pandemic,’ says PM Justin Trudeau
"Most countries in the world have restricted travel, and Canada and the United States are no exception", Trudeau said.
April 17, 2020