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The Department of National Defence announced Eyre's promotion from lieutenant-general to full general this morning.

There are close to half a million people who work directly for the federal government, a Crown corporation, the military, or the RCMP.

All public-health restrictions were scheduled to lift on Monday, but will now stay in place for another six weeks.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer's forecast is based on Air Canada using about $1.2 billion intended to refund travellers, but not using the other available credit from the $5.9-billion government aid package the company agreed to in April.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have been criss-crossing the country, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

'The system isn't working the way it is right now.'

Alberta currently has the highest active case count in all of Canada.

“It’s an awesome number to reach, an exciting milestone on that trail,” said Daniella Rubeling, Parks Canada’s visitor experience manager for Banff National Park.

The $2,000-per-month Canada Emergency Response Benefit amounted to "two entirely different relief programs, distributed by different government agencies and with different eligibility criteria," though seniors were never informed, Tory MP Rosemarie Falk wrote in an Aug. 9 letter obtained by The Canadian Press.

The Liberal government has faced calls not to reinstate McDonald, with some experts and victim’s advocates questioning the decision to have military police investigate Canada’s top military officer.