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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government will cover 75 per cent of wages for qualifying small and medium businesses to avoid layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The payments will be backdated to Mar. 15.

Watch Trudeau’s full announcement below.

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