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Looking for answers and extending the wage subsidy:In The News for July 20

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 20. What we are watching in Canada ... CO...

Jul 20, 2020

Tour company already investigating glacier bus crash that killed three

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. - The president of the company that runs the bus tours at the Columbia Icefield between Banff and Jasper said changes will be made, if necessary, after a rollover on the glaci...

Jul 20, 2020

Liberals review rollout of social finance fund to combat pandemic fallout

OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a second look at how quickly it will dole out hundreds of millions in help to social services looking to tap into new sources of capital, particularly as...

Jul 20, 2020

Some resistance as Quebec makes masks in indoor public places mandatory

MONTREAL - As Quebec introduced mandatory masks in indoor public places this weekend, there's been some notable push back from residents who don't want to wear one. On Saturday, Quebec became the firs...

Jul 19, 2020

Some resistance as Quebec makes masks in indoor public places mandatory

MONTREAL - As Quebec introduced mandatory masks in indoor public places this weekend, there's been some notable push back from residents who don't want to wear one. On Saturday, Quebec became the firs...

Jul 19, 2020

Authorities look for cause of deadly glacier bus crash in Alberta Rockies

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. - A lone RCMP truck with its lights flashing guarded the entrance to the road on Sunday where a snow coach crash killed at least three people and left 14 others badly hurt. Th...

Jul 19, 2020

Authorities look for cause of deadly glacier bus crash in Alberta Rockies

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. - A lone RCMP truck with its lights flashing guarded the entrance to the road on Sunday where a snow coach crash killed at least three people and left 14 others badly hurt. Th...

Jul 19, 2020

Quebec mayor satisfied with search as police shift tactics in hunt for missing dad

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - The mayor of a small Quebec town where provincial police concluded ground searches for the father of two deceased young girls is satisfied police have looked thoroughly for...

Jul 19, 2020

Advocates create Canada-wide support list for sexual assault survivors

Two Somali-Canadian advocates have created an online resource specifically for racialized survivors of sexual assault, saying a centralized guide is necessary to fill gaps in both the health-care and ...

Jul 19, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 19

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:43 a.m. on July 19, 2020: There are 110,329 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,466 confirmed (including 5,655 deaths, 50,050 reso...

Jul 19, 2020