Canadian renters need federal relief to avoid mass evictions amid COVID-19: advocates

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.

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Ontario hospital on Saturday with COVID-19, as the province continues to battle the pandemic.New data released by the province on Feb. 12 suggests a drop in the number of people in hospital from the previous day.

Health Matters February 11: As the Alberta Diabetes Foundation’s 48 Hours to Stop Diabetes fundraiser continues, Su-Ling Goh explains how local researchers are aiming to find a pharmaceutical way to achieve Type 2 remission, by understanding the diabetes “dimmer switch.”

were discharged in the past twenty four hours taking the total to 10,31,304.

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◾New cases in State: 3,202◾New cases in B'lore: 1,293◾Positivity rate: State - 2.95%; Blore - 2.49%◾Discharges: 8,988◾Active cases: State- 38,747; B'lore- 16k◾Deaths:38 (B'lore- 10)◾Tests: 1,08,534#COVID

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will avoid destroying valuable medical equipment from the national stockpile from now on by making sure it gets used before it expires.

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was hopeful an agreement can be reached among all Canada’s major parties to continue Parliament in a reduced fashion amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials said the suspect, identified as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, was also among the dead in the weekend attack. Police did not provide a motive for the killings

At least 17 people were killed, including a member of the RCMP, during a shooting rampage in multiple rural Nova Scotia communities on Sunday.

The House of Commons is poised to re-open today despite the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to an impasse between the four main political parties.

During a COVID-19 update on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it would be “irresponsible” for the House of Commons to resume on April 20, given the current coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that it is important for parliament to have one in-person sitting “in a reduced fashion” each week during the COVID-19 pandemic, but stressed that there should be virtual sittings “to allow members from every corner of the country” to engage in parliamentary discussion.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to offer an update on his government’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic on Sunday.

Sooner or later, governments across Canada will have to decide whether to ease lockdowns caused by the novel coronavirus.

One of Alberta’s southernmost communities has been hit hard by the impacts of the COVID-19 border restrictions over the past month.

Canada surpassed 33,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday as the prime minister announced the extension of the U.S. border closure and the military was deployed to long-term care homes in Montreal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday the federal government will spend $306.8 million to help Indigenous businesses affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it would “be a mistake” for parliamentarians to sit in the House of Commons on Monday as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada’s PPE stockpile is increasing, as two planes of N95 masks and coveralls arrived on Friday with more shipments of medical supplies scheduled to arrive over into the next week.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the agreement between Canada and the U.S. to close the border to all non-essential travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by another 30 days.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government will be allocating over $306 million to assist indigenous businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When asked about the Conservative Party’s argument that Canada’s daily COVID-19 update could occur in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said although “the rule is parliament needs to reopen fully on Monday,” it is “obviously not a good idea” and that flying MPs to Ottawa is “not something that we should want to see happening” during the pandemic.

On Saturday, Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller spoke about the emergency funding announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help stabilize indigenous business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that their businesses are “the backbones of communities” across Canada and are integral to the indigenous economy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to give an update Saturday morning on Canada’s ongoing response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

After the Quebec government formally requested help from Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that 125 military members will be deployed to assist workers in the province’s nursing homes hard-hit by COVID-19 outbreaks and staff shortages.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau evaded questions about whether China had concealed the extent of the COVID-19 epidemic after the country revised the death toll by 50 percent in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak first emerged.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is investing $1.7 billion to clean up orphan wells in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan to keep people working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal government is deploying about 125 members of the Canadian Armed Forces with healthcare training to support workers in Quebec’s long-term care facilities reeling from COVID-19-related outbreaks, deaths and staff shortages, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday.

Earlier this week, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam announced half of Canada’s coronavirus deaths stem from outbreaks in long-term care facilities for seniors.

There is a coronavirus meme multiplying across clogged internet connections, and it goes like this: Your grandparents were called to war. You’re being asked to sit on the couch. You can do this.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be under pressure today to flesh out his promise to do more to protect seniors in long-term care homes, which have been hardest hit by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada’s largest oil and gas lobby group says the federal government should consider suspending dozens of environmental regulations, laws and policies due to the economic and public health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canadians across the country have been holed up inside their homes for weeks, unable to go to work or school, as the country works to flatten the curve of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial and territorial leaders will speak tonight about ways to better protect those in long-term care facilities, which have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

After announcing earlier this week that it was planning to open its business doors this weekend, it appears plans have changed for the ZipZone near Peachland.

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cautioned that the COVID-19 projection models released by his government were not a “declaration of what is going to happen” after being asked by death figures are so far surpassing the government’s “best-case” projections for this point in time.

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he and other G7 leaders held a call earlier that morning on the global response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is expanding a loan program for small businesses suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and is working on a new support for companies having trouble paying rent.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that reopening the economy or easing restrictions at the U.S.-Canada border isn’t happening anytime soon and is still “many weeks” away.

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked by Global’s Janet Silver what measures Trudeau would be taking to help the provinces address the crisis of COVID-19 at Canada’s long-term care facilities.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising support for small and medium-sized businesses that pay commercial rent.

Quebec has requested assistance from the federal government amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial help for small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought much of Canada’s economy to a standstill.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s working with provinces to provide more help for Canada’s care homes struggling under the weight of COVID-19. Ross Lord looks at the changes some provinces are making.

With new signs Canada’s COVID-19 curve is starting to flatten, some premiers are starting to look at ways to ease restrictions.