Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus
A record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs mount
WASHINGTON - More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - doubling a record high set just one week earlier - a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the c...
Apr 02, 2020
Poorer NYC neighbourhoods hit hardest by virus
NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of New York City, but new data shows it is hitting especially hard in neighbourhoods that tend to be poorer and might be more likely to have ...
Apr 02, 2020
Shut-in TV viewers push 'Let's Make a Deal' to record rating
NEW YORK - Shut-in television viewers tuned in to the game show "Let's Make a Deal" in record numbers last week. TV programs across the dial recorded superlatives last week with a captive audience of ...
Apr 02, 2020
'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom has first baby
LOS ANGELES - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom has had her first child in what she says was a harrowing experience amid the coronavirus outbreak that has struck a close friend. The 32-year-old ...
Apr 02, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:10 a.m. A survey by a Canadian not-for-profit says that over 300,000 restaurant jobs have been lost in Ontario&n...
Apr 02, 2020
Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers
OTTAWA - Canada Revenue Agency employees know a giant spotlight will be pointed at them come Monday. That's when they begin the monumental task of delivering on historic federal benefits meant to miti...
Apr 02, 2020
Super-spreading events and Wimbledon cancelled; In The News for April 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 2 ... &nbs...
Apr 02, 2020
Fake test kits and other COVID online scams play on public anxiety: fraud centre
VANCOUVER - The new coronavirus has spawned an increase in online and telephone crime, targeting anxious Canadians who are self-isolating at home in front of their computers, experts say. The Canadian...
Apr 02, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 100. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Shawn Auger HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - Shaw...
Apr 02, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Apr 02, 2020