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Trudeau promises economic and fiscal ‘snapshot’ July 8

Trudeau promises economic and fiscal ‘snapshot’ July 8

The prime minister had previously called such an update "an exercise in invention and imagination”
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Feds extend CERB eight weeks, U.S.-Canada border closure to 'at least' July 21

Feds extend CERB eight weeks, U.S.-Canada border closure to 'at least' July 21

The $2,000 monthly CERB payments are now set to conclude after the last full week of August
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Feds to extend Canadian Emergency Response Benefit beyond 16 weeks

Feds to extend Canadian Emergency Response Benefit beyond 16 weeks

The program was set to end the first week of July
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Canada to begin mandatory temperature checks for air passengers

Canada to begin mandatory temperature checks for air passengers

Temperature checks are the next step for preventing the emergence of a second COVID-19 wave in Canada, says the PM
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Vancouver fire chief leaving post for job in Alberta

Vancouver fire chief leaving post for job in Alberta

Darrell Reid is moving to Alberta to become Strathcona County’s new chief commissioner, effective July 13
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Feds will go after ‘deliberate fraudsters’ of CERB, warns Trudeau

Feds will go after ‘deliberate fraudsters’ of CERB, warns Trudeau

The federal government will soon be going after those who “knowingly and willfully” made false claims
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Cautious Canadians increasingly wearing masks, fear second wave of COVID: Poll

Cautious Canadians increasingly wearing masks, fear second wave of COVID: Poll

Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home
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Vancouver councillors consistent in call for cut to police budget

Vancouver councillors consistent in call for cut to police budget

Vancouver city councillors say they have received ‘hundreds’ of emails to ‘defund police’ in light of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis
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How the pandemic has changed what’s on Canada’s menu

How the pandemic has changed what’s on Canada’s menu

One of the first aspects of our lives that the COVID-19 pandemic affected is what we eat.
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Family members separated by pandemic given ‘limited exemptions’ to reunite

Family members separated by pandemic given ‘limited exemptions’ to reunite

The move comes as international borders remain closed
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