Coronavirus supports coming for media amid ad crunch: Trudeau

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted March 25, 2020 11:56 am EST

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The government won unanimous consent to quickly pass emergency legislation to free up $82 billion to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 crisis. After a day of tense negotiations, MPs began debating the bill in the wee hours of morning, with a vote planned within a couple of hours. Mercedes Stephenson has more on the deal. – Mar 25, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is about to announce supports to keep journalists working and reporting on the coronavirus crisis.

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Details are coming later from the heritage minister, Trudeau said in his daily appearance outside his Ottawa residence at Rideau Cottage, where he is in self-isolation after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Facing collapsing advertising revenues, one large newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada has already closed numerous publications and combined others, laying off hundreds of people.

The SaltWire Network said in a statement that the moves are to preserve money in the hopes of reopening the closed outlets later this year.