COVID-19 Coronavirus

Jason Kenney spreads message of hope during global pandemic

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is offering financial support to those impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province will offer $573 cash payments pe...

Mar 19, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Twilight Time: Long-lost Rod Serling baseball comedy on deck

Years before he journeyed to "The Twilight Zone," Rod Serling made a brief detour to the strike zone. To many, he's the foreboding figure in black and white who gave the world the heebie-jeebies with ...

Mar 19, 2020

Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus

NEW YORK - When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously,...

Mar 19, 2020

Country singers to perform from home for ACM special

NASHVILLE - The Academy of Country Music had to postpone their upcoming awards show because of the spreading coronavirus, but CBS will air a new television special featuring country stars performing f...

Mar 19, 2020

Monaco's head of state Prince Albert II contracts new virus

PARIS - The palace of Monaco says its ruler, Prince Albert II, has tested positive for the new coronavirus but his health is not worrying. Albert, 62, appeared to be the first head of state who has pu...

Mar 19, 2020

England suspends soccer until April 30, will extend season

LONDON - English soccer will remain suspended until at least April 30 because of the coronavirus outbreak, with authorities agreeing Thursday to extend the season "indefinitely" beyond its previous cu...

Mar 19, 2020

Provinces urged to end newcomer waits for public health insurance amid pandemic

TORONTO - Hundreds of doctors, nurses and activists are calling on provincial governments to ensure immediate access to free health care for new arrivals in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an open ...

Mar 19, 2020

Tory leadership candidate says he's out of the race if deadlines don't move

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Rudy Husny is calling off his campaign, saying it is just not right to be asking people for money during a public health emergency. His announcement comes as...

Mar 19, 2020

Virus-shocked Hollywood gets break with streaming services

LOS ANGELES - Sports are on hold, theatres are closed and so are amusement parks, a disaster-movie scenario that has Hollywood reeling. But Americans held captive at home by the coronavirus can turn t...

Mar 19, 2020

In response to virus, Bank of England cuts main rate to 0.1%

LONDON - The Bank of England slashed its main interest rate to 0.1%, the lowest level since its founding in 1694, and reactivated a bond-buying stimulus program in response to the economic shock of th...

Mar 19, 2020