
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
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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

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 found it lopsided across the country. In Ontario

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

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 systems as Canadians shift to remote working conditions

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

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

Bank of Canada cuts rate target to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19
The Bank of Canada is cutting its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19

Bank of Canada pumps $7B, expands bond buy backs to ease economic concerns
Earlier in the day, the U.S. Federal Reserve pumped vastly more money, US$1.5T, into American financial markets, which did little to stop the bleeding on

Labour, biz leaders urge federal-provincial common front on COVID-19 impact
Canada’s largest labour organization and the group that bills itself as the voice of business look to jointly confront the economic fallout from the rampaging

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