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Ottawa expanding loan program for small businesses hit by COVID-19
OTTAWA - 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 h...
Apr 16, 2020
Online concert: 100% Franco-Amérique en directe by Alexandre Belliard
Alexandre Belliard will holding his online concert at 5:30pm on Friday, April 17, 2020. Just go to https://www.facebook.com/CFAmeriques/Check it out! It's a safe way to enjoy a concert from your own h...
Apr 16, 2020
PA Early Childhood Council Continues to Give Support
The PA Early Childhood Council's Prenatal Support program is still running, just in a limited way. Any pregnant woman looking for support and information can call our office at 763-0760 and leave a me...
Apr 16, 2020
Recipe of the Week - Easy Butter Chicken
Makes Serves: 4 Level very easy Prep Time 5min Total Time 30[JB1] min4bone-in, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 lb/500 g)4 tsp garam masala 20 mL1 tbsp butter 15 mL1 onion, chopped2 tbsp tandoori past...
Apr 16, 2020
Amid lockdown, Danes find way to celebrate queen's birthday
COPENHAGEN - Observing social distancing, Danes on Thursday sang birthday songs from homes, balconies, parks and public gardens to honour popular Queen Margrethe II, who turned 80 amid the pandemic lo...
Apr 16, 2020
Whitecaps start esports talent search, looking to challenge their pro gamer
Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez-Aldana will be playing for his job as the Vancouver Whitecaps' resident pro gamer, thanks to a new esports talent search tournament. The MLS team announced Thursday it has p...
Apr 16, 2020
Trump hosts call with Trudeau and G7 amid differences on COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his fellow G7 leaders are being hosted today by an impatient American president far more anxious than they appear to be to ease restrictions meant to control...
Apr 16, 2020
Government closing in on small business lending limit
NEW YORK - The government is closing in on the $349 billion lending limit on its Paycheck Protection Program that is sending relief money to the nation's small businesses. The Small Business Administr...
Apr 16, 2020
Tokyo Olympics could cut 'extras' in face of soaring costs
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC said Thursday they will cut some of the extras out of next year's postponed games, an attempt to limit what is expected to be billions of dollars in added expenses...
Apr 16, 2020
US job losses mount as economic pain deepens worldwide
WASHINGTON - The ranks of Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus ballooned Thursday to more than 20 million in just four weeks, an unprecedented collapse fueling widening protests and propell...
Apr 16, 2020