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• Man in life-threatening condition following Tuesday collision

  19-05-2020 23:53
  
  Calgary police closed off 45th Street and 29th Ave S.W. following a two vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place around 2:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of 45th St S.W. One person was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition. Police said the driver experienced a medical episode that led to the crash. He drove into a parked car, and was unconscious when first responders arrived on scene.On scene of a serious injury collision at 45 Street and 29 Ave S.W.Road closed. Please av
  
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• Collision sends 1 to hospital in southwest Calgary

  19-05-2020 23:53
  
  Calgary police closed off 45th Street and 29th Ave S.W. following a two vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place around 2:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of 45th St S.W. . One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Calgary police are on scene, analyzing the crash. They ask that motorists avoid the area. No other details were available. This is a developing story....On scene of a serious injury collision at 45 Street and 29 Ave S.W.Road closed. Please avoid the area.#yy
  
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• Lawsuits likely if Democrat Joe Biden cancels Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian observers warn

  19-05-2020 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Billions of dollars in lawsuits will likely result if Joe Biden is elected U.S. president this November and carries out a threat to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit, Canadian observers say.
  
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• High delivery app fees frustrating restaurant owners during COVID-19 pandemic

  19-05-2020 23:19
  
  Calgary restaurant owners have strictly committed to offering take-out or food delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic but say fees from third-party services like Skip The Dishes and Door Dash are causing additional financial grief.  Stephen Deer, owner of Modern Steak, says his restaurant has lost about $72,000 in delivery fees since the beginning of the pandemic. “The fees are exorbitant and it continually makes you question if you should actually be using the services at as high as 3
  
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• High delivery app fees frustrate restaurant owners during COVID-19 pandemic

  19-05-2020 23:19
  
  Calgary restaurant owners have strictly committed to offering take-out or food delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic but say fees from third-party services like Skip The Dishes and Door Dash are causing additional financial grief.  Stephen Deer, owner of Modern Steak, says his restaurant has lost about $72,000 in delivery fees since the beginning of the pandemic. “The fees are exorbitant and it continually makes you question if you should actually be using the services at as high as 3
  
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• Oilpatch mergers and acquisitions expected to pick up after pandemic’s dampening of demand eases

  19-05-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The financial stress caused by low oil prices from plummeting fuel demand during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a wave of Canadian energy mergers and acquisitions -- but not until after the world begins to return to normal, observers say.
  
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• Producer samples needed for Spring harvested canola and flax research - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2020 22:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Producer samples needed for Spring harvested canola and flax research  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Innisfail RCMP arrest two after their stolen trailer hauling stolen truck jacknifes into ditch

  19-05-2020 22:37
  
  Two men face multiple charges after Innisfail RCMP came across them when they jacknifed a stolen trailer carrying a stolen truck into a ditch on May 16. The incident in question took place Saturday morning around 7:30 a.m. when Innisfail RCMP received a call about a suspicious vehicle stuck in the ditch on C and E trail. Members of the Innisfail RCMP traffic unit and local RCMP detachment discovered two men trying to pull a trailer out of a ditch after they'd jacknifed it. RCMP officers were abl
  
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• Innisfail RCMP arrest 2 after stolen trailer hauling stolen truck jackknifes into ditch

  19-05-2020 22:37
  
  Two men face multiple charges after Innisfail RCMP came across a jackknifed truck and stolen trailer carrying another stolen truck into a ditch on May 16. The incident took place Saturday around 7:30 a.m. when police received a call about a suspicious vehicle stuck in the ditch on C & E Trail. Members of the Innisfail RCMP traffic unit and local RCMP detachment found two men trying to pull a trailer out of a ditch after they'd jackknifed it. Officers found one of the men had a number of outs
  
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• Infographics:COVID-19 cases in Calgary

  19-05-2020 22:03
  
  The number of active and recovered COVID-19 cases in the City of Calgary as well as the number of deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus as of May 20, 2020.   COVID-19 cases in CalgaryInfogramAlberta Health Services divides Calgary into 16 zones and there has been disparity in the prevalence of cases of the novel coronavirus throughout the city.  COVID-19 cases Calgary regional breakdownInfogram   Calgary regions - Total COVID-19 cases as of May 20, 2020InfogramBreakdown of CO
  
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• COVID-19 cases in Calgary

  19-05-2020 22:03
  
  The number of active and recovered COVID-19 cases in the City of Calgary as well as the number of deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus as of May 20, 2020.   COVID-19 cases in CalgaryInfogramAlberta Health Services divides Calgary into 16 zones and there has been disparity in the prevalence of cases of the novel coronavirus throughout the city.  COVID-19 cases Calgary regional breakdownInfogram   Calgary regions - Total COVID-19 cases as of May 20, 2020Infogram Breakdown of C
  
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• ‘Boggles my mind’: Alberta law firm sounds alarm as COVID-19 grinds courts to a halt

  19-05-2020 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Liberty Law in Edmonton is sounding the alarm over excessive justice delays in a letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and provincial health and justice ministers.
  
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• Can we really keep kids distant in school amid COVID-19? It won’t be easy, experts say

  19-05-2020 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  There will be no such thing as normal for Canadian students, public health officials believe, should they even be allowed back to school in 2020. 
  
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• Province to decide Friday whether Calgary, Brooks will move to next phase of Stage 1 relaunch

  19-05-2020 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday that the government will be announcing this Friday whether the Calgary and Brooks regions will be going forward with the next stage in their relaunch process.
  
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• How to get gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic

  19-05-2020 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  By now, you’re probably more than familiar with what “the great indoors” has to offer, but being at home doesn’t mean there isn’t a whole other world out there. Morgan Black shares some digital boredom busters.
  
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• 'Boggles my mind': Law firm sounds alarm as COVID-19 grinds courts to a halt

  19-05-2020 20:37
  
  A criminal law firm in Edmonton says COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta's courthouses have led to an untenable situation. Liberty Law sounds the alarm over excessive justice delays in a letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and provincial health and justice ministers. The firm says even though courts have been deemed essential services, they are not operating that way and only a small number of cases are trickling through. The lawyers say the pandemic has created an extreme backlog in a court sys
  
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• Premier Kenney says Edmonton ‘safest place in the continent’ to host NHL playoffs

  19-05-2020 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said there is keen interest and good pitch to be made in attracting the NHL playoffs to Edmonton, calling it the “safest place in the continent” due to the low number of COVID-19 cases. Kenney said a significant pitch will be made to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
  
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• Driver killed after truck collides with guardrail in central Alberta

  19-05-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 31-year-old man was killed in a crash in central Alberta on Monday.
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends investing in Keystone XL pipeline

  19-05-2020 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends the decision for the Alberta government to invest in the Keystone XL expansion because of the jobs it will create, adding the project is also supported by state governors along the pipeline route.
  
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• Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if they can join Phase 1 of relaunch

  19-05-2020 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says he hopes to provide an update on Friday afternoon on when Calgary and Brooks can join the rest of the province in Phase 1 of the COVID-19 relaunch plan, and explained the criteria that need to be met in order for that to happen. He also fired back against criticism that...
  
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• CEMA to provide update on COVID-19 response in Calgary

  19-05-2020 20:28
  
  Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Tom Sampson and Mayor Naheed Nenshi are scheduled to give an update on the city's response to COVID-19 at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The update comes as businesses in Alberta have begun reopening as part of the relaunch of the province's economy, which began May 14. The reopening of bars, restaurant, pubs and cafes in Calgary and Brooks, however, is being delayed until May 25. The maximum size for outdoor gatherings was increased to 50 people on Friday, while indoo
  
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• Calgarians get C+ for social distancing over May long weekend: CEMA Chief Sampson

  19-05-2020 20:28
  
  Calgarians did "quite well" at social distancing over the May long weekend, earning a C+ overall because there's still work to be done, Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Tom Samson said during a regular COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon. "I'm reminded of those report cards I had, it's a good mark but we could have done better," he said. "I'm proud of the work we did overall, I think it's' good, but more effort is required." There were a total of 77 complaints made of people failing to fo
  
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• Calgarians get C+ for social distancing over May long weekend: CEMA chief

  19-05-2020 20:28
  
  Calgarians did "quite well" at social distancing over the May long weekend, earning a C+ overall because there's still work to be done, Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Tom Sampson said during a regular COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon. "I'm reminded of those report cards I had, it's a good mark but we could have done better," he said. "I'm proud of the work we did overall, I think it's good, but more effort is required." There were a total of 77 complaints made of people failing to fo
  
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• Auschwitz renovation uncovers objects hidden by prisoners

  19-05-2020 20:20
  
  Renovation works at Auschwitz have turned up spoons, forks, cobbler's tools and other objects hidden beneath a chimney flue -- some that might have been used to plan escapes, a national fund said Tuesday. The objects, which also include knives, hooks, scissors, pieces of leather and parts of shoes, were found last month in block 17 of the main camp, Austria's National Fund for Victims of National Socialism said. The fund commissioned the renovation and restoration works in the block at the forme
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney disappointed with Biden’s stance on Keystone XL

  19-05-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he is disappointed with U.S. presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s stance on the Keystone XL pipeline expansion while reiterating the importance of the project on the provincial economy.
  
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• Anti-sexual exploitation advocate praises Alberta’s efforts to end human trafficking

  19-05-2020 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation executive director Kate Quinn praises the work the Alberta government is doing to combat the various forms of human trafficking happening in the province with the creation of the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force.
  
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• Paul Brandt to chair Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force

  19-05-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Country music artist and anti-human trafficking advocate Paul Brandt talks about being the chair the seven-member Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force and what it aims to accomplish.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney announces Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force

  19-05-2020 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announces new measures to combat human trafficking happening in the province, including creating the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force and naming businesses and people involved in what Kenney called a modern slavery.
  
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• Lawsuits likely if Biden cancels Keystone XL, Canadian observers warn

  19-05-2020 19:47
  
  Billions of dollars in lawsuits will likely result if Joe Biden is elected U.S. president this November and carries out a threat to cancel the presidential permit allowing operation of the Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian observers say. The promised action by the leading U.S. Democratic Party candidate, confirmed by his campaign office on Monday, would also deprive U.S. Gulf Coast refineries of a fresh supply of vital Canadian heavy oil, leaving them dependent on imports from countries such as Sau
  
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• Province reportedly denying funding for financially-strapped HALO Air Ambulance - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2020 19:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province reportedly denying funding for financially-strapped HALO Air Ambulance  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province allows hotels to keep tourism levies collected until end of the year

  19-05-2020 19:40
  
  The province will allow lodging providers to keep tourism levies collected between March 1 and Dec. 31, a move government says will free up between $16 million and $27 million for the hospitality sector. “Alberta’s tourism industry is a key contributor to our economy and it creates jobs and revenue that so many communities across our province depend on," said Trade Tourism and Development Minister Tanya Fir in a statement. "We’re committed to providing industry the support it n
  
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• Trudeau vows to press any U.S. government on Keystone after Biden threatens to ‘rip up’ approvals if elected

  19-05-2020 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will press any government on the development of the Keystone XL pipeline, following Joe Biden's comments that he would "rip up" project approvals upon election.
  
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• Alberta announces financial support for hotel & lodging operators - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2020 19:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta announces financial support for hotel & lodging operators  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Paul Brandt to lead provincial anti-human trafficking taskforce

  19-05-2020 19:06
  
  Country music artist Paul Brandt will be leading a taskforce guiding Alberta’s work to prevent human trafficking. Brandt is long-time anti-trafficking advocate and founder of #NotInMyCity, a movement aimed at raising awareness about the issue. His taskforce will guide the government in its work to combat trafficking in the Alberta. Brandt will be joined by:Former solicitor general and minister of children's services Heather Forsyth; Edmonton Police Services Chief Dale McFee; REACH Edmonton
  
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• Paul Brandt to lead provincial anti-human trafficking task force

  19-05-2020 19:06
  
  Country music artist Paul Brandt will be leading a task force guiding Alberta’s work to prevent human trafficking. Brandt is long-time anti-trafficking advocate and founder of #NotInMyCity, a movement aimed at raising awareness about the issue. “The launch of this taskforce acknowledges and elevates the true value of the life of every human trafficking victim. Traffickers measure the worth of another by dollar and cents without thought or concern for an individual’s dignity, sa
  
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• Alberta to release details on plan to combat human trafficking

  19-05-2020 19:06
  
  Albertans will be updated on the government’s plans to combat human trafficking on Tuesday. Premier Jason Kenney and Justice Minister and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer are scheduled to speak on Bill 8 at 11:30 a.m. Country music artist and advocate Paul Brandt and Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation executive director Kate Quinn will join them. The legislation defines exploitation and trafficking in Alberta law, enables survivors to sue traffickers and get protection orders easier, a
  
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• Alberta health officials to update COVID-19 situation Tuesday afternoon

  19-05-2020 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health and other health officials are scheduled to provide an update Tuesday afternoon on the province's COVID-19 situation. 
  
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• Hinshaw to deliver COVID-19 update Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

  19-05-2020 18:48
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Alberta confirmed 168 cases of the coronavirus over the long weekend, bringing the total to 6,683 cases since the pandemic began. Of those, 5,519 have recovered, 1,036 are active, 65 are in hospital and 128 have died. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers  This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases  More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusThe chief medical officer of health will provide update
  
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• Alberta reports 33 new COVID-19 cases

  19-05-2020 18:48
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. There are currently 1,004 active cases across the province, with 65 people in hospital, including eight in intensive care. No Albertans have died as a result of COVID-19 since Monday's update, Hinshaw said. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers  This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases  More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusSince the pandemic began, there have been a total o
  
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• Applications open for two Community Foundation COVID-19 grant programs - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2020 18:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Applications open for two Community Foundation COVID-19 grant programs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge's Farmers' Market set to open Saturday, May 23 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2020 18:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge's Farmers' Market set to open Saturday, May 23  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trudeau responds to Joe Biden’s statement that if elected, his government would tear up approval for Keystone XL

  19-05-2020 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to reporters outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would continue to advocate for the Keystone XL pipeline to U.S. government officials, after U.S. Democratic Party Presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s campaign announced the former vice-president will rip up President Donald Trump’s approvals for the pipeline if he...
  
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• Man wanted for peering into 12-year-old girl's bedroom arrested by Lethbridge police

  19-05-2020 18:08
  
  A man wanted on warrants following voyeurism incidents involving a child has been arrested. Keegan Spearchief, 34, was arrested by police in Lethbridge on Saturday. Warrants were issued in Calgary last week after a man was seen allegedly masturbating while peering into the window of a 12-year-old girl in the 4600 block of Hubalta Road S.E. Police said in a release Spearchief was also suspected in two similar incidents in April. Spearchief — who is also known as Keegan Eagle Child -- was pr
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to make announcement to combat human trafficking

  19-05-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to make an announcement Tuesday morning regarding ways to combat human trafficking.
  
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• 'No institution is perfect': Trudeau promises to support WHO in wake of Trump ultimatum

  19-05-2020 17:37
  
  As the World Health Organization (WHO) comes under increasing fire from its critics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will "continue to support" the organization while seeking answers regarding China's role in the organization. "Canada believes that multilateral institutions like the WHO are extremely important, particularly at a time of a global health crisis like this one," Trudeau said, speaking from the front steps of Rideau Cottage on Tuesday. Trudeau went on to say that "no instit
  
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• N.S. gunman described as paranoid, disturbed and a psychopath, unsealed search warrants reveal

  19-05-2020 17:32
  
  Newly unsealed search warrants reveal that the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia had multiple weapons and was described as paranoid by people who knew him. According to the 40-page document released by a Nova Scotia judge on Tuesday, police officers found five firearms and ammunition in the vehicle Gabriel Wortman was driving, in addition to a pistol belonging to Const. Heidi Stevenson, a Mountie who was killed while trying to stop him. The document, which includes redactions, does not
  
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• Canada-U.S. border to remain closed to non-essential travel for another month, PM says it's the 'right thing'

  19-05-2020 16:53
  
  An agreement has been reached between Canada and the United States to keep the border closed to all non-essential travel for another month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced, calling it the “right thing” to do. He is cautioning that it could be months still before non-essential travel is allowed. The extension on the existing agreement means that the border restrictions will stay in place until June 21, even as parts of both countries begin gradually reopening. The agreemen
  
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• Canada-U.S. border to remain closed to non-essential travel for another month

  19-05-2020 16:53
  
  An agreement has been reached between Canada and the United States to keep the border closed to all non-essential travel for another month, CTV News has learned. The extension on the existing agreement means that the border restrictions will stay in place until June 21. More to come 
  
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• PM Trudeau to offer latest details on COVID-19 aid, procurement

  19-05-2020 15:43
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is resuming his regular updates on the COVID-19 situation in Canada and the measures the federal government is taking, later this morning. After two days without a press conference in front of his residence, the prime minister is expected to provide an update on the federal business loan program. The government has been offering companies government-guaranteed loans of up to $40,000 to cover the costs of keeping their enterprise afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. A
  
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• PM expanding COVID-19 loan eligibility, promises more PPE soon

  19-05-2020 15:43
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the government is once again expanding the eligibility for emergency business loans, and has entered into new agreements to expand domestic production of emergency medical supplies needed in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. The government has been offering companies government-guaranteed loans of up to $40,000 to cover the costs of keeping their enterprises afloat during the COVID-19 crisis, and now, with more businesses pushing towards reopening, the p
  
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