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Travel company Transat AT lays off 3,600 staff, about 70 per cent of workforce

The decision comes as non-essential travel around the world comes to a standstill as governments close borders in an effort to slow the COVID-19 pandemic

Large Canadian airlines poised to weather COVID 19 despite ‘very bad year’ ahead

A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19

Canada, U.S. working out details of cross border non-essential travel ban

Closure of the world's longest undefended border will begin in earnest today as Canada and the United States work out the details of banning non-essential travel between the two countries

Why the feds aren’t closing the door on non-essential businesses

While Canada's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has taken off drastically in the last week, some have...

Five things to know about the federal government’s COVID-19 financial aid package

Delays in tax filing deadlines and temporary wage subsidies were announced Wednesday as part of a $82B relief package

Ottawa Senators player tests positive for COVID-19; Melnyk to pay part-time arena staff

The Ottawa Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk has now "personally pledged" to pay part-time arena staff affected by the suspension of the NHL season

Canopy Growth closing Tokyo Smoke and Tweed cannabis retail stores

Canopy Growth Corp. says it's closing all of its corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed stores later today in an effort to help limit the spread of COVID-19

Federal bureaucrats cautious about network overload as remote work increases

Federal government managers and employees have been advised to take precautions to manage the load on communications...

Air Canada halves capacity, withdraws guidance amid ‘severe drop in traffic’

Air Canada says it is halving its flight capacity in the second quarter and withdrawing its earnings forecast for 2020 and 2021 amid a 'severe drop in traffic' due to the novel coronavirus

Ontario delays release of full budget; province has seen 177 cases of COVID-19

The Ontario government announced Sunday that it was drafting legislation to ban employers from requiring sick notes for those in self-isolation or quarantine
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