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Loblaw, Metro are the next major grocery chains to install screens at checkout counters
Shoppers lineup outside a Loblaws grocery store at Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St in Toronto Friday afternoon. Employees counted the customers as they entered and exited to keep the number of shoppers low to allow for social distancing space amid the COVID-19 pandemic. March 20, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers, second time this week
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
India starts 14-hour curfew to curb coronavirus spread
A traffic police personnel holds a placard as he stands guard on a deserted road junction during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on March 22, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP) (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
Joyce Milgaard was the symbol of a mother’s relentless, unapologetic fight for her child
**DO NOT USE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS**. APRIL 14, 1992 -- MILGAARD -- WINNIPEG -- Joyce Milgaard smiles at her son, David, during news conference this morning, April 14, 1992, at the Stoney Mountain Penitentiary in Manitoba. The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial for Milgaard's 1969 murder conviction. Credit: Winnipeg Free Press / CP
At least 38 positive for coronavirus in NYC jails, including Rikers
A bus at the entrance to Rikers Island jail complex in New York, March 20, 2020. A growing chorus of officials and public defenders in New York are calling for the release of people who are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)
China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, all but one imported
People wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus visit a park in Beijing on March 20, 2020. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)
McDonald’s follows suit in closing most Canadian locations, will offer drive-through and delivery only
An empty McDonald's restaurant is seen Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Montreal. They are one of many restaurants that have closed their dining areas and offering only takeout or delivery due to the COVID-19 outbreak. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Spain warns the “worst is yet to come” as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300
Health workers react as people applaud from their nearby houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Jimenez Diaz Foundation University hospital in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Coronavirus Update: Provinces threaten fines, arrests to enforce isolation; Vancouver bans most visitors to long-term care homes
Caution tape surrounds playground equipment after the City of Vancouver closed all playgrounds in the city due to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 in Vancouver on Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Palestinians report first cases of coronavirus in Gaza Strip
A Muslim man wearing a mask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus gives a speech during Friday prayer at the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 20, 2020. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
Vancouver health authority bans visitors, restrict workers at long-term care homes after outbreak kills nine at single facility
The Lynn Valley Care Centre, a seniors care home named as the site of a coronavirus outbreak by provincial health authorities, is seen in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Taehoon Kim
Some provinces threaten fines, arrests to enforce COVID-19 isolation measures
A man and woman walk along what is a normally a busy Place Jacques-Cartier in Montreal's Old town, Saturday, March 21, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
To tackle coronavirus, walk – and act – this way
André Picard
Hospital-based labs mobilize to test for COVID-19 and alleviate backlog
A COVID-19 test kit is shown at a coronavirus evaluation clinic in Montreal, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ford calls on Ontario businesses to switch to making medical supplies
Ontario Premier Doug Ford (centre) stands at a podium alongside (left to right) Minister of Finance Rod Phillips, Minister of Economic Development Vic Fedeli, Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Flavio Volpe, President of Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, as he delivers a telecast at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto, on Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Ottawa working with airlines to repatriate Canadians but not everyone will be able to return home
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 at Rideau Cottage, his residence on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Western Canada: Alberta waits for a rescue plan as COVID-19, oil price crash take a toll
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
How the coronavirus took North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Care Centre
The Lynn Valley Care Centre is pictured in Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 16, 2020. It was announced today that three more residents of the care centre have died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to four deaths related to the illness at the home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
This is a respite column in a time of grave uncertainty
Robyn Urback
The latest on the coronavirus: Provinces threaten fines, arrests to enforce isolation; Vancouver bans visitors at long-term care homes
An Air Canada flight from Mexico City arrives at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020. A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to the coronavirus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
How Ottawa can provide more help to small businesses during the coronavirus crisis
Rita Trichur
After holding out, realtors call end to open houses amid pandemic
A real estate sale sign is shown in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood Saturday, March 7, 2020. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in February were up sharply compared with February 2019 when sales hit a decade-low for the month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Taking care of business: How small businesses are adapting to social distancing
Calgary’s XO Treatment Room.
National Arts Centre’s new season promises a wide range of theatrical delights
National Arts Centre’s new season promises a wide range of theatrical delights
My diesel Volkswagen started shifting poorly after I took it in for an emissions fix. What can I do?
Web version Lou's Garage advice column logo Driving section credit illustration by John Sopinski/The Globe and Mail
How to stop having bad and unproductive remote meetings
Harvey Schachter
March 21: ‘We are all getting a firsthand (and terrifying) lesson in what a world without vaccines would be like.’ Readers reflect on COVID-19′s effect on daily life, plus other letters to the editor
People leave after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Monday, March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The coronavirus is pushing the world into unknown territory. Canada is especially vulnerable
Andrew Coyne
China, on coronavirus PR offensive, sends masks and experts abroad
A police officer holds a gun as firefighters unload an airplane after its arrival at the Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague, Friday, March 20, 2020. The airplane brought medical aid and protective materials against coronavirus from China.
B.C. Lions football staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Shortage of U.S. medical supplies tied to drop in imports at height of COVID-19 outbreak in China
Will Swanson, a Registered Nurse (RN) from Columbia University picks up personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies for use by medical field personnel at a New York State emergency operations incident command center during the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., March 17, 2020.
Canada, U.S. begin turning away casual travellers at shared border
A man walks past the Peace Arch at the Canada/USA border in Surrey, B.C. Friday, March 20, 2020.
Your daily horoscope: March 21
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