Families with kids under six would receive up to an extra $1,200 per child in 2021.

The Conservative leader says his party will also propose changes to the federal wage subsidy and commercial rent relief program.

The proposed legislation would also extend the federal wage subsidy until June 2021.

The owners of three of Alberta's main inter-city bus lines say they could shut down as early as Christmas.

The motion, to be introduced Wednesday, would create a special committee looking into how all federal public funds were spent on the COVID-19 pandemic.

WestJet Airlines Ltd. is warning furloughed workers their pay will be cut by up to 53 per cent starting Sunday due to changes in the extended federal wage subsidy, prompting flight crews to call on Ottawa for action.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe criticized the throne speech as an attack on western values.

New Brunswick restaurants and industry advocates hope Ottawa signals an extension of the COVID-19 wage subsidy program in next week's throne speech.

The Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy will cost $67.9 billion through the end of 2020, not $82.3 billion as originally predicted.

The calculator was designed by the Canada Revenue Agency to help employers estimate what help they might receive the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program.