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March 19

China’s Jiangsu province to quarantine travellers who visited 24 coronavirus-infected countries
Members of a medical assistance team from Jiangsu province chant slogans at a ceremony marking their departure after helping with the COVID-19 coronavirus recovery effort, in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 19, 2020.
China exonerates doctor reprimanded for early warning of coronavirus
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2020, file photo, people wearing masks attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, who was reprimanded for warning about the outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Hong Kong.
Faced with a shortage of face masks, some U.S. doctors make their own
A nurse at a drive-up coronavirus testing station set up by the University of Washington Medical Center uses a swab to take a sample from the nose of a person in a car Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle. UW Medicine is conducting drive-thru testing in a hospital parking garage and has screened hundreds of staff members, faculty and trainees for COVID-19. U.S. hospitals are setting up triage tents, calling doctors out of retirement, guarding their supplies of face masks and making plans to cancel elective surgery as they brace for an expected onslaught of coronavirus patients.
India executes four men for brutal 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
People hold Indian national flags as they stand outside the gates of Tihar Jail to celebrate the execution of the four men convicted in the gang-tape and murder of a student in 2010, in New Delhi on March 20, 2020. - India executed four men for the gang-rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
No concrete evidence ibuprofen makes COVID-19 worse: Canadian health experts
Boxes of Advil are seen at a pharmacy Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Laval, Quebec.
The Internet of Everything: A much-needed cautionary tale about what the internet does
John Doyle
Alberta’s top doctor brings facts and flair to pandemic updates
Police keep watch over a body on the front steps of the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, on Monday, December 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Advocates push to have scores of inmates released amid coronavirus pandemic
Patches are seen on the arm and shoulder of a corrections officer in the segregation unit at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women during a media tour, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday October 26, 2017. A federal watchdog has found the federal prison service failed to ensure a safe work environment at a Quebec penitentiary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C.’s first responders trying to cope with ‘evolving situation’ in coronavirus pandemic
A hospital worker is seen at a staff COVID-19 assessment area outside Lions Gate hospital in North Vancouver on March 18, 2020.
Canadians in U.S. scramble to prepare for travel restrictions
Eva Tanis (left), Chelsea Tanis (right) in their wedding photos.
Head of the Saskatchewan Medical Association tests positive for novel coronavirus, blames curling bonspiel
Curling rocks are shown Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, during a media demonstration the day before the opening ceremonies of the USA Curling Nationals in Everett, Wash. The women's world curling championship in Prince George, B.C., joined the expanding list of COVID-19 cancellations in the sports world Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ted S. Warren
Family of first Quebec coronavirus death pleads with public to follow health advice, keep distancing
A street sign advising to practice social distancing is pictured along a roadwayl in North Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Ottawa prepares multibillion-dollar bailout of oil and gas sector
An oilfield pumpjack works producing crude oil on a well, belonging to Crescent Point Energy, near Longview, Alberta on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. In the background are the Rocky Mountains. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Larry MacDougal
Spain to close all hotels, help nursing homes as coronavirus deaths climb
A health worker hangs a placard reading "Restricted entry" on the entrance door of the Gran hotel Colon in Madrid, a first hotel that was transformed into a medical structure to treat the least serious cases amid the outbreak caused by the novel coronavirus, on March 19, 2020.
Streetwise newsletter: Securities regulators warn about coronavirus-related stock frauds
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
NBA shuttering facilities, as more teams face positive tests
A view of the Los Angeles Lakers logo during the game between the Mavericks and the Lakers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 10, 2020.
Young people don’t get a pass with COVID-19
André Picard
Multigenerational households face unique challenges in battling spread of coronavirus
Carla Pereira (in pink) at home in Brampton, Ont. with her family, including Carla’s elderly parents Isabel and Jose who are in their 70s. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic Carla works mostly from home for the Peel District School Board, while her husband John who’s a teacher, is at home along with their kids Jayden and Jenna. Meanwhile, Carla’s parents keep their distance in a side living room with small kitchen to reduce contact with the family. Isabel spends much of the day cleaning and using her handmade sanitizer she made on advice from a pharmacist with rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel. March 18, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Ottawa to roll out foreign aid as part of the fight against COVID-19 spread
Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 10, 2019. For the first time ever, members of Parliament will have the right to take parental leave from their jobs on Parliament Hill when they have or adopt a new baby. The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to adopt new rules, which will allow new parents who are serving as MPs to take up to 12 months of parental leave. The rules also give MPs who are expecting a baby the ability to take up to four weeks off as leave at the end of their pregnancy as well. Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, who became the first female cabinet minister to give birth while in office, called the move a historic change and one that she hopes will lead to a culture change in legislative chambers across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Transit operators to seek emergency bailout as ridership revenue plunges
A police car is stopped beside a TTC streetcar as traffic moves along the street on in Toronto, November 13, 2017. The Toronto Transit Commission says one of their employees has tested positive for COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Canadian companies begin laying off thousands of employees in first wave of pandemic job losses
A few people walk through a shopping mall in downtown Montreal, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Six ways to ease your retirement worries in these troubling times
Rob Carrick
Coronavirus Update: Italy surpasses China in coronavirus-related deaths; oil rebounds, U.S.-Canada border restrictions begin Friday night
In Wuhan, China, for months the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, two medical workers embrace during a ceremony marking their departure from the region. After weeks of declining numbers, March 19 saw no new reported domestic cases of the coronavirus for the first time since it started recording them in January.
Quebec government pledges $2.5-billion in emergency aid for businesses, mainly in loans
Flanked by Simon Jolin-Barrette, left, and Benoit Charrette, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault addresses a news conference before a party caucus meeting in October, 2016, in Quebec City.
Thousands stranded as Morocco shuts borders to prevent spread of coronavirus
Passengers line up to board one of the few flights out of Morocco, in Marrakech, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Morocco suspended all international passenger flights and passengers ships to and from its territory last Sunday. Since then, citizens from all over the world found themselves stuck in the touristic country. (AP Photo/Elijah McKee)
Japan should do the world a favour and postpone the Tokyo Games
FILE PHOTO: Olympics - Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony - Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece - March 19, 2020 An athlete carries the olympic torch during the olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The ceremony is being held behind closed doors as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues Aris Messinis/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Boris Johnson talks optimistically amid warnings COVID-19 spread is about to surge
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news conference inside 10 Downing Street, London, Britain March 19, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
Expect previously unimaginable conditions for oil-focused provinces to last months, or longer
Kelly Cryderman
Mall landlords start deferring rent for hardest hit tenants
The Eaton Centre shopping mall on the day that the province of Ontario declared a state of emergency as the number of novel coronavirus cases continued to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Manufacturers pump up hand-sanitizer production
Spirit of York Head Distiller Mark Harrop bottles distillery-made hand sanitizer in Toronto on Wednesday March 18, 2020.With an outbreak of the novel coronavirus sweeping across Canada, Toronto-based Spirit of York Distillery Co. had an urge to do something to help, so they looked no further than the company's production facility. Instead of pumping out its usual vodkas and gins, the company decided to make something Canadians have been emptying from store shelves: hand sanitizer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The politics of pandemics is grim news for Conservatives
John Ibbitson
Coronavirus crisis highlighting Ottawa’s misguided approach to reducing wireless prices
Rita Trichur
Business owners find creative ways to keep operations going despite storefront shutdowns
A note taped to the front of The Paper Place on Queen St. West, is photographed on March 17 2020. Some shops along Queen St. West, in downtown Toronto, have closed up due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NHL journeyman Pete Babando scored dramatic Stanley Cup-winning goal
Pete Babando (left) and goalie Harry Lumley of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate in the locker room with the Stanley Cup after defeating the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the 1950 Stanley Cup Finals on April 23, 1950, at the Detroit Olympia.
‘Unprecedented valuations’: Retail REIT executives are buying while unit prices collapse
SmartCentres Inc. will start testing online purchase stations in three of its Toronto-area shopping centres.
Five companies that provide work-from-home technology and pay dividends
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Nine changes for taxpayers that come with the COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
Tim Cestnick
‘There is more to admire in men than to despise’: The Plague is essential reading for a pandemic
Konrad Yakabuski
Layoffs, salary, EI and more: Your coronavirus and employment questions answered
A shuttered restaurant in Seattle on Monday, March 16, 2020. Eating out is one type of spending sure to drop sharply as communities struggle to reduce the spread of coronavirus. (Chona Kasinger/The New York Times)
Statistics Canada is cutting back reports to ‘mission-critical’ data in light of coronavirus outbreak
Statistics Canada's offices at Tunny's Pasture in Ottawa are shown on March 8, 2019.
CRA workers’ union concerned seniors, vulnerable may have trouble accessing new benefits
People line up at a Service Canada office in Montreal on Thursday, March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
U.S. Senate will seek deal on US$1-trillion coronavirus economic aid package
FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to members of the news media while walking into his office in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Profiteers bypassing Facebook, Shopify bans to push marked up masks amid COVID-19 pandemic
Facebook ads - Sourced by The Globe and Mail Facebook Political Ad Collector.
Canadian wireless carriers look into dropped, incomplete calls as habits shift during coronavirus pandemic
Rogers Communications logos are seen above a booth during the media day at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto on Feb. 14, 2019.
Coronavirus triggers xenophobia in some African countries
A man wears a mask and gloves as a preventive measure at the Wanderers taxi rank in Johannesburg CBD, on March 18, 2020. - African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)
Red Sox ace Chris Sale to have Tommy John surgery
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during spring training baseball camp Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Major League Rugby calls off season instead of contending with coronavirus uncertainty
Toronto Arrows prop Morgan Mitchell runs the ball against the Glendale Raptors in Glendale, Colo., on March 2, 2019. Major League Rugby has called off the remainder of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Commissioner George Killebrew says it???s the correct decision given the health and safety risks for all parties. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Norma Salinas MANDATORY CREDIT
IOC’s Olympics stubbornness just shows the organization cares more about money than athletes
Cathal Kelly
Evening Update: Canada-U.S. border restrictions to take effect Friday night; Italy overtakes China in coronavirus fatalities
A truck crosses the Blue Water Bridge into Port Huron, Mich., from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The Canada-U.S. border will be closed to non-essential traffic in both directions "by mutual consent," the leaders of both countries confirmed Wednesday as efforts across the continent to contain COVID-19. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
The moral choice that may soon be facing Canadian doctors: who lives, who dies
Gary Mason
Italy’s coronavirus fatalities overtake China’s, and the government prolongs the tight quarantine
An almost empty Piazza del Duomo in Milan, March 17, 2020. Jason Horowitz turned back from a family ski trip to rush to report on the sudden outbreak across North Italy. It was the last time he would touch his kids for a month. (Alessandro Grassani/The New York Times)
Canada’s moguls king Mikaël Kingsbury says latest winning season his strongest yet
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury competes during the men's World Cup freestyle moguls event in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Kingsbury won his second straight men's World Cup moguls race and the 60th of his career on Saturday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Securities regulators warn about emerging stock frauds related to coronavirus
Technicians separate specimens from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests to be processed for a positive or negative result at the UW Medicine Virology lab in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Coronavirus hits NFL as Saints coach Sean Payton tests positive
FILE PHOTO: Jan 5, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton looks on during the first quarter of a NFC Wild Card playoff football game against the Minnesota Vikings at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick Hingle-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Headphones, recess and screen time: Parents adjusting to challenges of working from home with young children
Erik Wray works on his computer in the backyard of his home Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Overland Park, Kan. Wray, a program manager for the Alzheimer's Association - Heart of America chapter, is among millions of workers toiling from home in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
France’s Cannes Film Festival postponed, potentially to June or July
Organizers of the French Riviera festival, scheduled to take place May 12-23, said Thursday that they are considering moving the festival to the end of June or the beginning of July.
First Nations close borders over coronavirus, using ‘isolation as a strength’
'We’re asking for basic supplies like hand sanitizers to be made available to our communities,' said Alvin Fiddler, grand chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in Ontario, seen here on July 24, 2017.
MLB paying minor leaguers per diems with spring training shut down
A sign hangs at the New York Yankees spring training facility on March 18, 2020 in Tampa.
Freelancers and business owners worry about paying household bills as economy shuts down
Shoppers riding the electors at the Rideau Center March 17, 2020 in Ottawa. DAVE CHAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
How Canada’s military can help during the coronavirus pandemic
Canadian Forces personnel stand by to assist Canadians, who had been evacuated from China due to the outbreak of novel Coronavirus on an American charter plane, as they disembark from another aircraft at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, Canada February 7, 2020. Courtesy of Edward Wang via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
We thought we were in control of our lives. The virus shattered that
Margaret Wente
I am giving this plant one last chance to bloom
A look at the sectors and stocks bucking the U.S. bear market
This photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, March 19, 2020, shows trader Gregory Rowe, center, as he works on the trading floor.
Ottawa eyes credit options to help hard-hit smaller businesses
Shopify employees work at the e-commerce company's Toronto office in March, 2015.
How to invest in turbulent times: Listen to our call with Rob Carrick and Scott Barlow
A surgical mask is placed on The "Fearless Girl" statue outside the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in New York. Stocks are swinging between gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street Thursday, but the moves are more subdued than the wild jabs that have dominated recent weeks. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
N.L. Liberals criticized for carrying on with leadership election amid coronavirus outbreak
Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie addresses supporters in St. John's, on May 16, 2019.
Los Angeles Rams release star running back Todd Gurley
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 file photo, Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley II carries against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif. The Los Angeles Rams have released running back Todd Gurley, their superstar running back with a massive contract and a troubling injury history. The Rams made the move Thursday, March 19, 2020 several minutes before roughly $10 million in the three-time Pro Bowl selection's contract became fully guaranteed. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Offensive lineman Philippe Gagnon returns to the Montreal Alouettes
A football with the CFL logo sits on a chair in Winnipeg, Friday, November 27, 2015. The Montreal Alouettes' ownership saga is over. The CFL announced today it will make a major announcement in Montreal later this morning. A league source said new ownership for the Alouettes will be unveiled at that time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Some Canadian companies embarking on hiring sprees to cope with demand due to coronavirus outbreak
Shoppers Drug Drug Mart locations posted a slew of job openings across the country this week as they scramble to keep stores stocked to meet demand.
Agnico Eagle sends Nunavut mine workers home to guard against COVID-19 spread
A visitor speaks with a representative of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Under quarantine or practising social distancing? Here’s a personal advisory for working from home
Echoing recession fears, gold’s value rockets versus silver, copper
Newly casted ingots of 99.99% pure gold are stored after weighing at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant, one of the world's largest producers in the precious metals industry, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 22, 2018.
Amazon asks shoppers to cooperate with U.S. probe of coronavirus price-gouging
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A day after musher wins Iditarod, others face woes on trail
Thomas Waerner, of Norway, arrives in Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Uber shares soar after CEO says has enough cash to ride out coronavirus crisis
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks to the media at an event in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2019.
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says league discussing COVID-19 contingency plans
Randy Ambroise, commissioner of the Canadian Football League, chats with Olympic great Donovan Bailey before the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts game in Moncton, N.B. on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Extreme market stress puts US$6.4-trillion ETF sector under acute pressure
Hand is turning a dice and changes the direction of an arrow symbolizing that the value of an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is going up (or vice versa)
Monaco GP cancelled, two other F1 races postponed
Technicians work around equipment and car parts in the The McLaren team pit at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. McLaren says it has withdrawn from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne after a team member tested positive for the coronavirus. (Michael Dodge/AAP Image via AP)
‘Quarantine shaming’: U.S. navigates radical new social norms amid coronavirus outbreak
People on a beach in Destin, Fla., on March 18, 2020. There's a new type of social policing out there that's developed almost as quickly as the viral disease that spurred its arrival. It's called "quarantine shaming," calling out those who are leaving the house for daily activities or who aren't abiding by social distancing rules.
Politics Briefing: Border closure just a day and a half away
The U.S. port of entry into Blaine, Wash., is seen at a very quiet Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The Canada-U.S. border will be closed to non-essential traffic in both directions "by mutual consent," the leaders of both countries confirmed Wednesday as efforts across the continent to contain the widening COVID-19 pandemic continued to upend daily life in North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In normal times, universal basic income is a bad idea. But it’s the wisest solution for COVID-19 economic strain
Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz speaks at a press conference on economic support for Canadians impacted by COVID-19 as Minister of Finance Bill Morneau listens, at West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
’Quadruple witching’ may spell some relief to stressed stocks
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19.
Sharp increase in Moscow pneumonia cases fuels fears over accuracy of coronavirus data
A woman wearing a face mask walks in front of a huge banner used to cover a building under renovation in downtown Moscow, on March 19, 2020.
Provinces urged to give newcomers prompt access to public health insurance
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott answers questions at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on March 18, 2020.
CBC’s closure of local newscasts amid the coronavirus crisis is a shame
The CBC logo is seen outside the CBC building in Toronto on Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
U.S. to buy initial 30 million barrels of oil for emergency stockpile
FILE PHOTO - Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. Picture taken March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games
Three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshida light the Olympic Flame at the Olympic cauldron during a ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, 2020.
Prince Albert of Monaco tests positive for coronavirus, office says his health is not a cause for concern
In this Sept. 30 2019, file photo, Prince Albert of Monaco leaves the Elysee Palace, in Paris.
America’s money market industry: is it at risk?
A pedestrian wearing a surgical mask and gloves walks past the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, March 19, 2020.
Moody’s preparing a mass downgrade of coronavirus-hit firms
FILE PHOTO: A Moody's sign is displayed on 7 World Trade Center, the company's corporate headquarters in New York, February 6, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney juggles family and team needs while on MLS hiatus
Mar 14, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A general view of the locked gate at BMO Field after the postponement of the MLS season and the game between Nashville SC and Toronto FC. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in case over late Apotex mogul’s treatment of cousins
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa, on Jan. 16, 2020.
People scramble to stockpile liquor, cannabis as PEI closes stores due to coronavirus outbreak
People stand in line at a PEI Liquor store, in Charlottetown, on March 18, 2020.
Canada-U.S. border to likely close for non-essential travel by Saturday morning, Trudeau says
Vehicles cross the Rainbow Bridge. Wednesday, March 18, 2018, in Niagara Falls N.Y., President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have agreed to close the U.S Canada boarder to non-Essential travel in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but trade will not be affected. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Parenting was already difficult before coronavirus. But parents must not become overwhelmed
Charlotte Gainsbourg as Claire in "Melancholia". Danish director Lars von Trier offers his own, highly personal version of apocalypse: a celestial collision between the Earth and a huge blue planet. The film takes its title from this rogue planet that appears suddenly in the night sky and seems to be heading straight for Earth. Credit: Magnolia Pictures.
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard ends her 2020 presidential campaign
In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, in Manchester, N.H.
Bank of England cuts rates to 0.1 per cent and steps up its bond-buying
People walk in front of the Bank of England, as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases grow around the world, in London, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
U.S. urges Americans to avoid all overseas travel due to coronavirus
A man wears a facemask as he checks into his flight at Los Angeles International Airport, on March 18, 2020.
Canadian dollar steadies as oil rebounds
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Cruise ship with COVID-19 cases and Canadians on board docks in France
The Costa Luminosa cruise ship is seen in a Nov. 15, 2019, file photo.
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