WATCH: Alaska quake prompts tsunami assessment for B.C - EMERGENCY INFO BC says "No Tsunami Threat to BC". Federal Liberals warn of a SNAP ELECTION over Tory motion to create an Anti-Corruption Committee of MPs to investigate irregularities in certain Covid relief programs.
Bill C-4 expands the employment insurance system and creates new leave benefits for workers who get sick with COVID-19 or have to care for dependants who are ill.
Health officials reported 1,052 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the first time since early May that the province reported more than 1,000 infections over a 24-hour period.
The measures are mostly to be repaid, with just some portions of loans being forgivable, meaning they are unlikely to have a large effect the federal deficit.
Members of Joyce Echaquan's family, community members and lawyer Jean-Francois Bertrand said in a news release they will announce their legal action Friday at the native friendship centre in Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal.
"Sophie and I are sending our best wishes to @POTUS Trump and @FLOTUS," Trudeau tweeted. "We hope you both get well soon and have a full recovery from this virus."
