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Canadian economy posted record drop in second quarter due to pandemic
August 28, 2020 - 11:57 AM

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy suffered its worst three-month stretch on record in the second quarter as the economy came to a near halt in April before starting to recover in May and June.
July added to COVID-19 commercial rent-relief program
July 02, 2020 - 1:53 PM

OTTAWA - Federal and provincial governments have agreed to extend a commercial rent-relief program to help cover July costs for eligible small businesses.
After mill closure, anxiety mounts in N.S. rural communities dependent on forestry
February 17, 2020 - 4:00 AM

ADVOCATE HARBOUR, N.S. - In a garage filled with a massive — and idle — road grader, Scott MacGillivary's anxiety grows as he wonders what's to become of his family following the closure of a Nova Scotia pulp mill that paid his bills.
Tax cuts, flood fight and cost-control on Manitoba premier's agenda
December 10, 2019 - 12:39 PM

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister — a man not known for shying away from a scrap — is promising an even "bolder" approach in 2020 with his Progressive Conservative government now three months into its second term.
EDC says probe clears staff after corruption claim related to SNC-Lavalin
July 25, 2019 - 12:02 PM

OTTAWA - Export Development Canada says an independent review has cleared its personnel of any wrongdoing after a claim that its staff turned a blind eye to bribery and corruption in a 2011 transaction involving SNC-Lavalin.
EDC investigating claim it backed SNC-Lavalin on corrupt Angola dam contract
April 03, 2019 - 3:01 PM

OTTAWA - Export Development Canada is reviewing its decision to provide up to half a billion dollars worth of insurance in 2011 for an SNC-Lavalin contract in Angola after learning of an allegation the company may have won the bid with help from bribes.
Victims of bad lawyers falling through the mandatory compensation cracks
December 10, 2018 - 3:34 PM

TORONTO - Victims of negligent lawyers in Ontario are being cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars despite court-ordered awards in their favour because the insurance legal professionals must carry won't cover the losses.
'No answers for me:' Chief says First Nations left out of McMurray fire response
October 30, 2018 - 9:30 AM

It was May 8, 2016, and the Fort McMurray wildfire was in full blaze.
Team addresses thorny ethical issues raised by genomic sequencing
October 07, 2018 - 6:15 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Genome sequencing offers patients the potential of speedier, more effective diagnoses and medications. But building a safe and secure system to store people's unique genomic profiles is not a simple task.
Ottawa details list of U.S. tariff targets, offers up to $2B in support
June 29, 2018 - 6:25 PM

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government intensified Friday its trade fight with U.S. President Donald Trump, posting an extensive final hit list of $16.6-billion worth of American imports that will be slapped with retaliatory tariffs this weekend.
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Canadian News

Canadian economy posted record drop in second quarter due to pandemic

July added to COVID-19 commercial rent-relief program

After mill closure, anxiety mounts in N.S. rural communities dependent on forestry

Tax cuts, flood fight and cost-control on Manitoba premier's agenda

EDC says probe clears staff after corruption claim related to SNC-Lavalin

EDC investigating claim it backed SNC-Lavalin on corrupt Angola dam contract

Victims of bad lawyers falling through the mandatory compensation cracks

'No answers for me:' Chief says First Nations left out of McMurray fire response

Team addresses thorny ethical issues raised by genomic sequencing

Ottawa details list of U.S. tariff targets, offers up to $2B in support

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