Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

TORONTO - The CBC temporarily scrapped most of its local TV newscasts to consolidate resources at CBC News Network amid the COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday - a move the premier of Prince Edward Island sa...

After days of trying to get out of Siberia, Canadian basketball player Ruth Hamblin landed in North America to learn she'd been fined by her team for leaving early. The 25-year-old...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on March 18, 2020: There are 705 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ British Columbia: 231 con...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has outlined its spending for the year ahead, with $200 million more for health care and $1.3 billion for emergencies. The Saskatchewan Party govern...

PLAYA CHIQUITA, Panama - Between 400 and 500 foreigners are stranded in Panama after a "tribal" festival and music event ended with many of them being quarantined at the concert site near the Caribbea...

DETROIT - Concerns about the spreading coronavirus are forcing most of North America's auto plants to close, at least temporarily. Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota said they would...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - After declaring a State of Local Emergency Wednesday afternoon, the City of Lethbridge is announcing further steps to limit the spread of COVID-19"This now includes the closure of Cit...

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced that 22 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed as of Wednesday, March 18.This brings the provincial total to 119.83 cases in the Calgar...

NEW YORK - Coronavirus has become a "get out of jail" card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are seeking their freedom with the argument that it's not a matter...

WASHINGTON - In a massive federal effort, President Donald Trump asked Congress to speed emergency checks to Americans, enlisted the military for MASH-like hospitals and implored ordinary people - par...