COVID-19 Coronavirus

Premiers warn billions more needed from feds to weather COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got thanks from Canada's premiers Friday for $11-billion in federal funding to confront the health and economic impact of the rapidly spreading no...

Mar 13, 2020

Trump says top cruise ship companies stopping trips from US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that four major cruise ship companies have agreed to suspend trips from the U.S. for 30 days, effective at midnight. Trump said that Carnival, Roy...

Mar 13, 2020

Province announces measures to help COVID-19 patients in self-isolation

EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial government is doing what it can to help people who are afflicted by COVID-19.This comes as another six cases of coronavirus have been confirmed ...

Mar 13, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney. (The Canadian Press)

Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay

LOS ANGELES - The ripple effect of the new coronavirus on the entertainment industry reached late-night and daytime television, a TV fan festival and far beyond to the series "Survivor" in Fiji. Nicke...

Mar 13, 2020

Canadian Olympic swim trials postponed because of concerns over COVID-19

TORONTO - The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials have been postponed due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Swimming Canada announced the postponement Friday, following an order fro...

Mar 13, 2020

Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments

The buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments of this year's NCAA tournaments will be played in mostly empty arenas. Trying to avoid spreading the new coronavirus that has become a glob...

Mar 13, 2020

Concerns raised over COVID-19 outbreak plans for Indigenous communities

Ottawa's plans to respond to possible COVID-19 outbreaks in remote, fly-in and already vulnerable Indigenous communities are getting a failing grade from Opposition politicians who say they ...

Mar 13, 2020

As virus inches closer, Trump says he's likely to be tested

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday he will likely be tested for the coronavirus "fairly soon," as questions swirled about why the president, his top aides and his family weren't doing mor...

Mar 13, 2020

Passengers on last flight into Canada from Rome talk of empty city

MONTREAL - Doris Hamelin and her husband Rejean Vallee said the restaurants in Rome shut down at 6 p.m. Tuesday and the only place they could find food was the grocery store. In a bid t...

Mar 13, 2020

NCAA tournaments are on - for now - but mostly without fans

The NCAA basketball tournaments are on - for now - though the buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments will take place in mostly empty arenas. Trying to avoid spreading the new coronav...

Mar 13, 2020