Federal Politics

Trudeau shares COVID-19 update for April 9

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...

Apr 09, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 31 (CPAC)

Ottawa relaxes wage subsidy eligibility requirements

The federal government has relaxed rules around the wage subsidy so that more businesses can qualify.Announced last week, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy initially required a business show 30 per ce...

Apr 08, 2020

Trudeau provides COVID-19 update for April 8

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...

Apr 08, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 31 (CPAC)

Made-in-Canada efforts on ventilators ramping up: Trudeau

The federal government has increased its made-in-Canada efforts on ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during his daily address Tuesday morning that the governm...

Apr 07, 2020

Mayor Veer asks Ottawa to keep prisoners behind bars during pandemic

Red Deer's mayor says releasing some prisoners early as a way of addressing physical distancing concerns in Canada's institutions would be a risk to public safety in our community. Last week, Public S...

Apr 07, 2020 (Dreamstime.com)

Alberta minister says patience running short for federal energy industry aid

Alberta's energy minister says patience in her province is wearing thin for a promised aid package from the federal government for the oil and gas sector.Sonya Savage, speaking at the Canadian Associa...

Apr 07, 2020 Minister of Energy Sonya Savage (Photo: The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken)

Trudeau provides COVID-19 update for April 7

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...

Apr 07, 2020

Changes to emergency-relief program coming to expand eligibility, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 240,000 people successfully applied for emergency relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the first few hours after the federal government opened the process t...

Apr 06, 2020

Trudeau provides COVID-19 update for April 6

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...

Apr 06, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 27 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will deliver more aid to low-income Canadians through the GST credit a month sooner than planned. The government initially announced the mone...

Apr 03, 2020