*Canada has received 500k jobless benefit....>

CANADA: *Canada has received 500k jobless benefit applications in the last four

days, spokeswoman for federal employment ministry says.

*Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at earlier press conference: "Over the past

week, Service Canada and many government agencies have received a historic

number of calls from concerned Canadians. We received over 500,000 applications

so far this week, compared to just under 27,000 applications for the same week

last year."