More than 240,000 Canadians applied for a new federal coronavirus relief program that kicked off Monday, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where he spoke during a press conference on Tuesday as he outlined what the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) entails amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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