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June 23, 2020June 23, 2020Business, Environment, Health, Philippine News
250K quarantine passes in Cebu City suspended
CEBU CITY – Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday ordered the suspension of 250,000 enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) passes issued by the city government to residents here. The suspension took effect at 10 p.m. on Tuesday but with no definite period as to its effectivity. Brig. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro, chief of the Police Regional Office...
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June 22, 2020June 22, 2020Business, Canadian News
Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola
OTTAWA — The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry. Merit Functional Foods Corp. plans to have its new 94,000-square-foot production plant at Winnipeg’s Centreport running by the end of the year. There it will extract protein from...
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June 20, 2020June 20, 2020Business, Canadian News
Either you love Canada or you don’t: Alberta premier rebukes separatists
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney noted that Alberta has delivered billions of dollars to the rest of the country through equalization payments, yet faces resistance from provinces like Quebec to help grow Alberta’s economy by resisting construction of pipelines.
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June 19, 2020June 19, 2020Business, Canadian News, Health
Via Rail to require passengers to wear face masks as of Tuesday
MONTREAL — Via Rail says passengers will be required to wear masks as of Tuesday to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 when physical distancing can’t be maintained. The Montreal-based passenger rail service says it is making the change as ridership increases with the gradual reopening of the economy. The policy is in line with...
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June 18, 2020June 18, 2020Business, Canadian News
Federal deficit could hit $256 billion, PBO says in new report
The parliamentary budget officer says in a new report that this year’s federal deficit could hit $256 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 18, 2020June 18, 2020Business, Philippine News
Filipinos urged to increase investments in gov’t securities
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has urged Filipinos to continue investing in government securities not only to benefit from the yields but also to help in the country’s program to lift the economy. In his speech during the consolidated draw for the first and second quarter of the first-ever Premyo Bonds Thursday, Dominguez said...
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June 18, 2020June 18, 2020Business, Canadian News
Too many visitors forces B.C. to shut park on Canada-U.S. border
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia park that straddles the 49th parallel with Washington state will be closed because it’s overwhelmed with visitors using it as a cross-border meeting point. The government says Peace Arch Provincial Park was scheduled to be shut Thursday evening to address public safety and traffic concerns after the volume of visitors reached nearly twice...
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June 11, 2020June 11, 2020Business, Canadian News, Health
Ontario to Resume Family Visits in Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, and Other Residential Care Settings by June 18.
TORONTO — In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government announced the gradual resumption of visits to long-term care homes, retirement homes, and other residential care settings. Family and friends will be allowed access to these settings beginning June 18, 2020. Long-term care homes will allow outdoor visits of one person...
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June 8, 2020June 8, 2020Business, Canadian News
Ontario Permits More Businesses and Services to Reopen in the Coming Days
RESTRICTIONS BEING EASED IN COMMUNITIES WHERE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government announced that it is getting more people back to work and more recreational activities open by moving forward with a regional approach to Stage 2 of reopening the province. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of...