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Canada lost 1,011,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate up to 7.8%: StatCan

Economists warn the numbers are likely to be even worse when the agency starts collecting April job figures


Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says

With poor containment measures, the death toll could be much higher, the Public Health Agency of Canada says
 
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Kitchener manufacturer expanding fast to meet face shield demand

The Canadian Shield, a spinoff of InkSmith, is opening a second automated plant, hiring up to 300 workers » Read more
 

Thornhill Medical ventilator production increased tenfold to meet demand

The federal government has signed a contract with the Toronto medical equipment manufacturer for 1,020 new ventilators » Read more
 

Canada Goose increasing production of medical gear

The clothing manufacturer announced plans in March to start production of medical gear at two Canadian factories » Read more
 
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Biden vs Trump: U.S. general election battle is now set

The stage is set for a campaign that will almost certainly be the most expensive and among the nastiest in U.S. history » read more

Canadian Security: Protecting security guards in hospitals during COVID-19

Security guards in the healthcare sector are taking extra precautions amid COVID-19 » read more

Why Canadian dairy farmers are dumping milk amid COVID-19 demand changes

Demand from restaurants has plummeted » read more
 
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Trump cycles through targets to blame as pandemic deepens

Tactic takes on more urgency during a once-in-a-century health crisis playing out seven months before voters go to the polls. » read more

Canada-US ties gets ‘constant gardening’ to protect supply lines: Freeland

Ensuring vital trade lifelines that go in both directions remain unhindered. » read more