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Canada Subsidizes Employee Salaries in Bid to Curb Unemployment

HeadlineApr 13, 2020

Canada passed a record $52 billion bill Saturday subsidizing salaries by 75% for qualified businesses in order to stem mass layoffs amid the coronavirus crisis. Canada has reported nearly 25,000 cases and over 700 deaths.

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