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WATCH: PM pledges support for struggling airline industry as mass layoffs loom

WATCH: PM pledges support for struggling airline industry as mass layoffs loom

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says feds will work with Air Canada after plans to lay off more than half its workforce surface; Federal funding announced for women entrepreneurs, Canadian Red Cross Saturday
COVID-19: Fighting the pandemic could herald a rise in superbugs

COVID-19: Fighting the pandemic could herald a rise in superbugs

Microbiologists say superbugs are a pandemic on the same scale as COVID-19, though it will play out on a much longer timeline
COVID-19: Trudeau says feds are ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing

COVID-19: Trudeau says feds are ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing

Trudeau said a national approach will require the provinces to be willing to work with Ottawa on a collective effort
WATCH: Province hints at changes to social gatherings, emergency childcare

WATCH: Province hints at changes to social gatherings, emergency childcare

Details to come next week
WATCH: Wage subsidy program extended until end of August: Trudeau

WATCH: Wage subsidy program extended until end of August: Trudeau

$450M in financial aid for researchers announced by prime minister Friday
ONTARIO: Immunocompromised people prepare for long-term isolation as restrictions ease

ONTARIO: Immunocompromised people prepare for long-term isolation as restrictions ease

Doctors say people at high risk of serious symptoms may be better off isolating until vaccines or treatments become available
CANADA: 'Complicated' grief during pandemic has group calling for federal funding

CANADA: 'Complicated' grief during pandemic has group calling for federal funding

Isolation and the absence of funerals or celebrations of life are adding an extra layer of grief for many
CANADA: PM to announce extension of wage subsidy, financial aid for medical researchers

CANADA: PM to announce extension of wage subsidy, financial aid for medical researchers

Under the program, the federal government is currently picking up the tab for 75 per cent of an eligible company's payroll — up to a maximum of $847 per week per employee — from March 15 to June 6
CANADA: Even those who continue to work are suffering the financial effects of COVID-19

CANADA: Even those who continue to work are suffering the financial effects of COVID-19

Ipsos poll suggests that nearly two in 10 Canadians are working on reduced pay
CANADA: 10-year-old Collingwood boy writes NHL commissioner with ideas for re-starting hockey

CANADA: 10-year-old Collingwood boy writes NHL commissioner with ideas for re-starting hockey

And yes, Gary Bettman wrote back