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1,011,000 jobs lost in March, unemployment rate up to 7.8%
2.2% increase in the national rate the worst single-month change over the last 40-plus years.
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Canada Goose increases medical gear production, reopens more factories
Bringing all eight of its locations into production over the next two weeks.
Canada must invest in key areas to deal with COVID-19: C.D. Howe
Public policy group notes worrisome tide of export restrictions on critical goods internationally.
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Kitchener manufacturer expanding fast to meet face shield demand
Canadian Shield opening second automated plant, hiring up to 300 workers who will drive production over three shifts.
Canada won’t tip hand on possibility of import tariffs on Saudi oil
Kenney wants a continental energy policy to help North America fight what he says are predatory pricing practices.
Alberta smartphone plan to enforce quarantines raises privacy questions
One plank of a “relaunch strategy” to get COVID-19 under control so economic activity can resume.
Trump cycles through targets to blame as pandemic deepens
Tactic takes on more urgency during a once-in-a-century health crisis playing out seven months before voters go to the polls.
Thornhill Medical ventilator production increased tenfold to meet demand
The federal government has signed a contract with the Toronto medical equipment manufacturer for 1,020 new ventilators
Biden vs Trump: US general election battle is now set
Sets the stage for a campaign that will almost certainly be the most expensive and among the nastiest in US history.
‘Relaxed’ rules for wage subsidy, more support for student jobs: Trudeau
Rather than having to show a 30% decline in revenues, employers can show a 15% decline in March
Energy sector helping Canada weather COVID-19 storm
How the energy industry is supported now will determine Canada’s future economic health and its role as a global supplier.
Toronto firm’s portable life support units could supplement ICU beds
Thornhill Medical’s MOVES SLC system comes equipped with a ventilator that makes its own oxygen, suction, and it provides vital sign monitoring
Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee
The stage is now set for Joe Biden to take on Trump in November
Trump blasts WHO, defends early virus steps
More than 12,000 people have died from the virus in the U.S.
IKEA Canada commits $2M to support communities impacted by COVID-19
The furniture retailer has donated nearly 230,000 N95 masks to local hospitals and healthcare centres across the country
