Trudeau announces help for business rent as talks to reopen the economy begin
Rent has been an ongoing issue since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of Canada’s businesses…
Jamie Pashagumskum
Originally from the Cree Nation of Chisasibi on the eastern coast of James Bay, Quebec, Jamie has lived in Ottawa since 2015. Trained in journalism at Carleton University, he has worked as a freelance print journalist and as a writer/researcher for the Cree unit of CBC North out of Montreal. Jamie was hired as the reporter/correspondent for the Ottawa bureau in October 2019.
As Canada’s COVID death toll passes 2,000, Trudeau warns against opening economy too soon
Canada’s COVID-19 death toll passed the 2,000 mark on Thursday as premiers in two provinces…
Trudeau announces $75M in pandemic aid for Indigenous students
Facing criticism over his government’s emergency relief packages and people falling through the cracks, Prime…
Feds announce $1.7B to clean up parts of the oil patch
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $1.7 billion program to clean up abandoned and orphaned oil…
Canada’s top doctor says resources needed to keep vulnerable, homeless safe
The head of Canada’s Public Health Agency says that resources must be given to people…
Health Canada approves new, rapid test kit for COVID-19
Health Canada announced that it has approved a new, rapid COVID-19 test kit to be…
Indigenous Services minister warns against complacency because of few COVID-19 cases
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) Minister Marc Miller held a news conference on Good Friday on…
Ottawa releases COVID-19 fatality numbers ahead of long weekend
The Public Health Agency of Canada says with strong control measures, including social distancing, between…
Ontario has vowed to protect the spread of COVID-19 in jails, but what are they really doing?
Some inmates at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre are angry that the jail isn’t doing enough…