COVID

Nowhere near this many CRA employees have ever had to work from home and connect to government systems all at once before, the Union of Taxation Employees says.

Environmental groups praised political parties for coming together to help struggling families, but also said the new law has insufficient oversight. 

As just one example of how the virus is already impacting local flood preparedness activities, the community centre near Ottawa that became a staging ground for the regional flood response last year and was toured by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, closed on March 16 due to COVID-19 and moved its flood preparedness meeting online.

With public health authorities urging all Canadians to stay home as much as they can and practice social distancing, everyone should be staying focused primarily on their health, rather than their bank accounts, said the prime minister.

Airlines can apply reasonable grounds to deny boarding to travellers for reasons of health or safety. But Canadians who are sick and show up at the Canada-U.S. land border 'will of course be allowed into the country,' said Bill Blair on Tuesday.