COVID-19 Coronavirus

Canada, NATO allies discuss COVID-19 response in face of world security issues

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is meeting his NATO counterparts this morning to discuss the alliance's response to the COVID-19 crisis while it continues to face dauntin...

Apr 02, 2020

UN: 95% of Europe's virus dead over 60 but young not immune

GENEVA - More than 95% of those who have died of coronavirus in Europe have been over 60 but young people should not be complacent, the head of the World Health Organization's office in Europe said Th...

Apr 02, 2020

Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration's projections that tens of thousands ...

Apr 02, 2020

Economic fallout mounts, along with competition for masks

NEW YORK - The economic damage from the coronavirus crisis piled up as an unprecedented 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in a single week, and the competition for masks and other ...

Apr 02, 2020

Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers

PARIS - The worldwide race to protect people against being infected by unwitting coronavirus carriers intensified Thursday, pitting governments against each other as they buy protective gear and promp...

Apr 02, 2020

'Lost Children' author: Writers must 'document' pandemic

NEW YORK - Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has lowered the "volume and speed" of her life. She i...

Apr 02, 2020

Russia's Putin orders month of non-work to curb coronavirus

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Thursday...

Apr 02, 2020

Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears

Tom Parisi made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-year...

Apr 02, 2020

Rugby in crisis as unions engage in 'unprecedented dialogue'

USA Rugby has filed for bankruptcy. The Australians are facing a black hole of more than $70 million. England leaders have drawn up worst-case scenarios of an even bigger financial hit. The coronaviru...

Apr 02, 2020

MPs to quiz Morneau on COVID-19 bailout as PBO releases new estimates

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says three federal measures to help low-income earners, families and seniors weather the economic shock from COVID-19 will cost over $8 billion. The reports thi...

Apr 02, 2020