COVID-19 Relief

• N.S. child poverty rates dropped sharply in 2020, ‘almost entirely’ due to pandemic relief

  While child poverty rates in Nova Scotia declined by 24.3 per cent in 2020, a new report warns that it was largely due to temporary programs and more permanent measures are needed.

  Canada

  Mar 9
  
• Ontario to deliver $10M pandemic relief program to wineries, cideries with on-site stores

  The province is launching a new Winery Agri-Tourism COVID relief plan to help local businesses.

  Economy

  Jul 19, 2021
  
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• U.S. Senate narrowly approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

  The huge package — its total spending is nearly one-tenth the size of the entire U.S. economy — is Biden’s biggest early priority.

  Politics

  Mar 6, 2021
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• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Hamilton

  An analysis from The Canadian Press shows how Hamilton tapped into the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2021
• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Ottawa

  An analysis from The Canadian Press shows how Ottawa residents have tapped into the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Money

  Feb 16, 2021
• Trudeau’s weak case for WE looks weaker under scrutiny

  The head of PSAC tells Mike Smyth that it's 'insulting' for Justin Trudeau to claim that only WE Charity could have administered the student grant program.

  Commentary

  Aug 4, 2020
• B.C. forecasts $12.5B deficit due to COVID-19 spending, massive drops in tax revenues

  The financial update presented by Finance Minister Carole James on Tuesday is the first look British Columbians have had at the provincial coffers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  Jul 14, 2020