Tara Deschamps

About Tara Deschamps

Canadian Press journalist covering business.

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Shoppers are shown at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken

Ottawa extends more pandemic relief for businesses, workers

Canada's federal government offered a lifeline to businesses struggling amid the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding eligibility for two benefit programs.

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Hamilton, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Real estate industry worried Liberals' housing plan won't fix supply issues

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau unveiled his party's housing plan Tuesday, but real estate industry members are concerned it won't do much to alleviate a lack of supply.

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A CBSA officer places a document on the windshield of a car entering Canada and asks it to pull off to the side in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Friday, July 16, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Peter Power

Lineups at borders and airports loom as CBSA employees issue Friday strike notice

About 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers are preparing to begin job action across the country on Friday, August 6, 2021, and say travellers should expect long lineups and lengthy delays at border crossings and airports.

Feds encouraged to speed up tech bill as Facebook lashes out against Australian law

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault's promise to introduce legislation that would force tech giants like Facebook to pay Canadian media companies for their content is taking far too long, experts say.

Minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault,

Proposed changes to Broadcasting Act could raise $800M from streaming platforms

Online platforms like Netflix and Spotify may end up spending more than $800 million on Canadian content over the next three years under a series of policy changes the federal government has proposed.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland,

The new EI and the government's three new benefits for workers explained

The federal government is switching up its relief programs for unemployed Canadians after doling out $69.37 billion to 8.61 million people across the country whose jobs were impacted by COVID-19.

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Bank of Canada rate cut to cushion COVID-19 hit on economy

Canada's central bank was leaning towards cutting its trend-setting interest rate this week before the novel coronavirus pushed it to take a more dramatic step to get ahead of the shock the outbreak will have on the economy, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says.