The Royal Canadian Air Force is hoping to address a critical shortage of experienced pilots by scooping up some of the hundreds of commercial pilots whose jobs have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Commercial carriers across Canada furloughed hundreds of pilots, technicians and other staff last month as the airline industry struggled with plummeting demand due to travel restrictions and other fallout from the global pandemic.

Airlines such as Air Canada and WestJet have since been able to rehire the majority of their employees with help from federal wage subsidies, but there remains great uncertainty around when staff will actually return to work as most flights remain grounded.

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Dawn French confirms return of The Vicar Of Dibley and fans can’t contain their excitement

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Billie Joe Armstrong Honors Adam Schlesinger With 'That Thing You Do' Cover

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SPFL clubs pushed closer to the brink as Nicola Sturgeon warned lock out plans are 'catastrophic'

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Awards Shows Need to Come Up With a New Plan, Not Wait for Permission to Return to the Old Plan: Analysis

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McCaffrey embracing new role as face of Panthers franchise

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Troye Sivan Takes Fans on a Psychedelic Trip with 'Live From Home' Rendition of 'Take Yourself Home'

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Coronavirus around the world: April 20, 2020

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COVID-19 Roundup: Local scam, police stats on social gatherings

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Woman pranks family by replacing photos with crayon-drawings during stay-at-home order

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COVID-19 lockdown made it easy for these penguins to venture through an empty South African town

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Cuomo says COVID-19 cases have peaked in New York

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MLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparks

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COVID-19 studies: Obesity boosts risk; diagnosing health workers

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Thousands attend rally against Pennsylvania's decision to keep businesses closed

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Lizzo shows off derriere to encourage fans to 'focus on a body part you don't like about yourself'

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Trent University raises over $70,000 in emergency support for students impacted by coronavirus

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Coronavirus outbreak: Saskatchewan health official says province’s COVID-19 curve ‘remains flat,’ reports 1 new case

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Orange County mayor says more COVID-19 tests need to be administered

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City of Ottawa to spend $11.4M to support homeless population during coronavirus pandemic

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Toronto in coronavirus peak but pandemic activity ‘slowing down’: medical officer of health

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3 new coronavirus cases in City of Kawartha Lakes, 134 cases overall for regional health unit

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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