News Coronavirus
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U.S. House passes new $3T coronavirus aid bill that faces Senate, Trump oppositionThe 208-199 vote, over strong Republican opposition, advances what boils down to a campaign-season display of Democratic economic and health-care priorities.PoliticsMay 15, 2020
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Pelosi unveils new $3T U.S. coronavirus aid bill, warns inaction more ‘expensive’The House is expected to vote on the package as soon as Friday.PoliticsMay 13, 2020
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U.S. lawmakers ‘very close’ to small business COVID-19 funding deal: officialsAn agreement would end a stalemate that has lasted more than a week over Republican President Donald Trump's request to add $250 billion to a small-business loan program.PoliticsApr 19, 2020
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Cannabis, bar industries eligible for $40B government bank credit programIn an interview with The Canadian Press, Michael Denham said the program from the Business Development Bank of Canada would now be open to all businesses.CanadaApr 5, 2020
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Coronavirus: Trudeau announces $40M for women’s shelters, $10M for Indigenous women and kidsCanada would also be boosting its Reaching Home homelessness strategy by over $157 million to help communities buy things like physical barriers or renting new spaces to keep people safe amid the coronavirus outbreak.CanadaApr 4, 2020
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Coronavirus: Air Canada to lay off 16,500 workers amid COVID-19 pandemicStarting on Friday, the layoffs of 15,200 unionized workers and 1,300 managers will last through April and May amid drastically reduced flight capacity from the Montreal-based airline.CanadaMar 30, 2020
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Inmate at Toronto South Detention Centre tests positive for COVID-19Ontario reported 100 new cases of COVID-19, alongside five more deaths related to the illness earlier on Wednesday.HealthMar 25, 2020
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How vulnerable is Latin America to a COVID-19 outbreak? Here’s what the data showsHeavily reliant on commodity exports, tourism and remittances, Latin America's fragile economies and vulnerable populations are likely to suffer.WorldMar 23, 2020
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Coronavirus: Amazon to hire 100,000 workers, raise wages amid online order surgeAmazon said the raise in wages would be equivalent to $2/hr, depending on what region the workers were in across Canada, the U.S. and Europe.ConsumerMar 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: Israel PM Netanyahu’s corruption trial postponed over COVID-19 restrictionsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to face charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in connection to a series of scandals.PoliticsMar 15, 2020
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