As a sex worker, Melody Merlot started to worry about her livelihood even before COVID-19 arrived in Canada. Although the single mother of four lives in small-town Saskatchewan, her job had her ...

The life of a musician is notoriously unstable. There's no insurance, no health benefits. All one can do is try to make ends meet between selling albums and going on tour. A dominant shift toward ...

The Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit (CERB) was one of the most aggressive stimulus programs in the world. When the global economy dipped into recession and families were confined to their homes, the ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first hinted that the government would replace the $2,000 Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) with new benefits in August. At that time, he ensured that no Canadian ...

OTTAWA — Parliament’s spending watchdog has put a price tag around talks to extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, estimating it could potentially double the current $60-billion budget. Under ...