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‘A cruise to nowhere’: Cruise ships remain at sea as countries deny entry to ports
For more than 21 days, Myra Evans and Frank Pasquill have been afloat on the South Pacific on a Holland America cruise ship.Photo submitted by Myra Evans on Sunday March 22, 2020
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison: correctional officers’ union official
FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan court as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York. On Wednesday, March 18, the disgraced film mogul was transferred from New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex to the to the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, N.Y.
Ottawa launches $30-million ad campaign urging social distancing, hygiene during COVID-19 crisis
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 Sunday March 15, 2020 in Ottawa. Tam will be featured in a $30-million ad campaign by the federal government urging social distancing and hygiene.
Ottawa to intervene in lagging regions amid COVID-19 test backlog
Nurses screen people using the COVID-19 drive-thru testing clinic which was recently launched by Island Health along Cook St. in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Canada refuses to go to Tokyo Olympics unless Games postponed for one year
A security guard walks past the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020.
Wall Street stares down another bleak week, with coronavirus risks amplified
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Gregory Rowe, center, works on the trading floor on Friday, March 20, 2020. Stocks sank to their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008.
Social distancing isn’t enough – we need to ramp up testing and transparency
André Picard
The three things Canada needs to win the coronavirus war
The three things Canada needs to win the coronavirus war
Labs race to produce tests that show where COVID-19 has already been
Dr. Nita Patel, Director of Antibody discovery and Vaccine development, returns a box of potential coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccines to a fridge at Novavax labs in Rockville, Maryland on March 20, 2020, one of the labs developing a vaccine for the corona virus, COVID-19. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Cuban doctors head to Italy to battle coronavirus
An emergency contingent of Cuban doctors and nurses arrive at Italy's Malpensa airport after travelling from Cuba to help Italy battle the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), near Milan, Italy, March 22, 2020.
Emergency sitting of B.C. legislature to be ‘completely different’
Forest industry workers and their supporters held a rally on the front lawn the same day as Minister of Finance Carole James delivered the budget speech at B.C. Legislature in Victoria, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
‘Are we a top priority?’: How Indigenous communities are bracing for coronavirus
Beausoleil First Nation Nurse, Nurse, Saundra Dickson, removes protective gear after screening residents boarding a ferry returning to Beausoleil First Nation Ontario, Canada on Friday, March 20, 2020. As mandated by chief and council all reseidents that return to the island first nation are screened by nurses before embarking on the ferry which connects the island reserve to the mainland. Allen Agostino/the Globe and Mail
Canada should ensure cellphone tracking to counter the spread of coronavirus does not become the new normal
A man wearing gloves as a protective measure, holds a smartphone in Madrid on March 19, 2020. - Spain today announced that deaths from the novel coronavirus had jumped by nearly 30 percent over the past 24 hours to 767. The number of people who have contracted the disease has meanwhile grown by around 25 percent to 17,147, according to health ministry figures, bringing Spain's tally near that of Iran, the world's third most affected country after China and Italy. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
What does declaring a state of emergency mean for a city?
What does declaring a state of emergency mean for a city?
Coronavirus crisis highlights yawning partisan divide in U.S. politics
John Ibbitson
Coronavirus Update: Business leaders press for wage sudsidies, pension plans face shortfalls, Toronto reports first death
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
Charlie Linklater was a living treasure to many in White River, Ont.
Earl James (Charlie) Linklater, lives lived
In this pandemic, governments will face three tests —including how best to restart the economy
A man wears a mask as he walks through downtown Toronto on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Federal, local governments consider fines, prison to enforce social distancing
Hikers fail to practice social distancing as they gather at the top of popular hiking trail, Quarry Rock in Deep Cove in North Vancouver Friday, March 20, 2020. Health officials are asking Canadians to social distance themselves as to help contain the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Russia sends military medics, supplies to Italy in war on COVID-19
Russian servicemen load medical equipment and special disinfection vehicles into cargo planes while sending the supply to Italy, hit by the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a military airdrome in Moscow region, Russia March 22, 2020. Russian Defence Ministry/Alexey Ereshko/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
Boris Johnson urges families not to celebrate Mother’s Day as coronavirus infections soar across the U.K.
Boris Johnson urges families not to celebrate Mother’s Day as coronavirus infections soar across the U.K.
The English Game on Netflix, from Downton Abbey’s creator, is a sweet, sporting diversion
John Doyle
Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says players, staff have not needed coronavirus testing
Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says players, staff have not needed ccoronavirus testing
IIHF cancels May’s world championship due to coronavirus outbreak
IIHF cancels May’s world championship due to coronavirus outbreak
Shapiro seems almost human as he muses on baseball’s place in a pandemic world
Cathal Kelly
Canadian businesses need much bigger subsidies for salaries during this crisis
7:50 am steps leading up to Front St. West, and Bay St. near Union Station.With the spread of COVID-10 continuing to grow in Canada, the morning rush hour was not as busy as usual. Commuters who did come in to work are are photographed outside TorontoÕs Union Station on Mar 16 2020.
Business groups press Ottawa to pay wage subsidies to avoid mass layoffs
People walk through a shopping mall in downtown Montreal, Sunday, March 22, 2020, at a time when the Quebec government announced that all shopping malls will have to close down as of midnight as Coronavirus COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Bolsonaro plays down coronavirus risk as Brazilian cases top 1,500
Bolsonaro plays down coronavirus risk as Brazilian cases top 1,500
Like everyone else, NBA’s Adam Silver is still seeking elusive answers
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is introduced during an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. Silver said in an interview Saturday, March 21, 2020 that the league is considering all options, best-case, worst-case and countless ideas in between, as it tries to come to grips with the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Skype call breathes life into Taliban-Afghan peace process
Skype call breathes life into Taliban-Afghan peace process
Retail REIT bargains, Canadian dividend ETFs and how to not catch a falling knife: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Learning a new way to do business in a self-isolating world
Focused mixed race woman wearing headphones watching webinar write notes study online with skype teacher, african female student learning language computer course on laptop listen translate lecture
Business owners grapple with layoff decisions while awaiting government help
Chairs are turned upside down on the bar at a closed restaurant, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued an order Tuesday saying any establishment that can't meet the province's test for social distancing must close indefinitely. The city of Vancouver previously announced a one-day closure of all establishments for St. Patrick's Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Most bank CEOs saw pay fall last year as growth slowed
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Canada's big banks are moving to help customers hurt by the disruptions caused by the steps taken to slow the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
B.C. orders personal service establishments closed, including salons, spas to curb coronavirus spread
British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on the coronavirus in the province, during a news conference in Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Coronavirus fallout takes toll on pensions
A sign board in Toronto displays the TSX close on Monday March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s message to Canadian children: Thank you
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference about COVID-19 in front of his residence at Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Sunday, March 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
An unintended pandemic effect: The important lessons kids learn at home
A note from a local 6 year-old is posted in a popular park in Deep Cove in North Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, March 19, 2020. The note sets a tone of positivity for children who are out of school and can't play with one another due to COVID-19, the project is titled "Chloe's Project". THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Placido Domingo tests positive for coronavirus amid Spain outbreak
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 5, 2019 Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo performing during the dress rehearsal of "Spanish Night" at the 150th Choregie in Orange. - Domingo tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 on March 22, 2020. Spain moved to extend a state of emergency until April 11 to try to curb the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded 394 new deaths from the disease. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
Rand Paul first U.S. senator to report positive test for coronavirus
FILE - MARCH 22, 2020: It was reported that the Republican Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus March 22, 2020. According to his Twitter, "He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person." WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) participates in a TV interview outside his office at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill February 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Sen. Paul made a move to block a budget deal Thursday as the government will run out of funding at midnight for seeking to vote on an amendment to restore budget caps. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for coronavirus
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a media statement on the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2020. Michel Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS
Construction unions raise spectre of shutdown as concerns over workers’ health grow
A construction site in full swing in Toronto on Wednesday March 18, 2020. Many workers have not been given the option of staying home to avoid the spread of Covid19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ontario to keep some child care centres open to help health care workers during coronavirus pandemic
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce speaks at a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Lecce says the government has reached a tentative contract with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Nigerians poisoned after taking doses of drug praised by Trump
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington.Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, left, and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci listen. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Bogota prison riot over coronavirus kills nearly two dozen
Prison guards stand next to injured inmates after an inmates at the Modelo prison in Bogota on March 22, 2020. - A riot in a prison in the Colombian capital has left 23 inmates dead and 90 wounded, Justice Minister Margarita Cabello announced Sunday. The riot was triggered by an attempted mass breakout overnight from La Modelo prison. (Photo by DANIEL MUNOZ / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)
In Photos: Borders close and Canadians self-isolate on the first weekend of the national shutdown
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People standing on an apartment balcony applaud healthcare workers, along with many others at 7 p.m. in Vancouver's West End. A group of people on social media has organized the nightly event to show support for front-line healthcare workers who are helping fight the coronavirus.
Candidate O’Toole joins call to delay Conservative leadership vote
Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O'Toole responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, May 11, 2015. O’Toole tells the House of Commons veterans committee that he doesn’t trust the opposition to pass a bill with changes to veterans benefits before Parliament adjourns — likely next month, with an election scheduled for October.
Africa gets emergency medical supplies from China’s Jack Ma to battle coronavirus spread
A cargo flight containing over 6 million medical items including face masks, test kits, face shields and protective suits arrives in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 22, 2020. The supplies arriving from Guangzhou, China for fighting the spread in Africa of the COVID-19 coronavirus were donated by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation and will be distributed from Ethiopia to countries throughout Africa. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
Coronavirus relief bill hits snag in U.S. Senate, talks continue
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks with the media after the motion failed in their attempt to wrap up work on coronavirus economic aid legislation in Washington on March 22, 2020.
Guards union says prison needle exchange expansion on hold amid coronavirus crisis
Used needles are shown at a needle exchange in Miami, May 6, 2019. A constitutional challenge to the federal government's refusal to provide clean needles in prisons is set to be heard by an Ontario court this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Lynne Sladky
China scrambles to curb rise in imported coronavirus cases, Wuhan eases lockdown
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 20: Chinese construction workers wear protective masks as they leave a site at the end of the work day on March 20, 2020 in Beijing, China. With the pandemic hitting hard across the world, China recorded its first day with no new domestic cases of the coronavirus since the government imposed sweeping measures to keep the disease from spreading. For two months, millions of people across China have been restricted in how they move from their homes, while other cities have been locked down in ways that appeared severe at the time but are now being replicated in other countries trying to contain the virus. Officials believe the worst appears to be over in China, though there are concerns of another wave of infections as the government attempts to reboot the worlds second largest economy. In Beijing, it is mandatory to wear masks outdoors, retail stores operate on reduced hours, restaurants employ social distancing among patrons, and tourist attractions at risk of drawing large crowds remain closed. Monitoring and enforcement of virus-related measures and the quarantine of anyone arriving to Beijing is carried out by neighborhood committees and a network of Communist Party volunteers who wear red arm bands. A primary concern for Chinese authorities remains the arrival of flights from Europe and elsewhere, given the exposure of passengers in regions now regarded as hotbeds for transmission. Since January, China has recorded more than 81,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 3200 deaths, mostly in and around the city of Wuhan, in central Hubei province, where the outbreak first started. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum asks golfers to stay home during coronavirus pandemic
Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum speaks during a media event at Glen Abbey golf course in Oakville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. When restrictions on public gatherings to combat the novel coronavirus lift, Applebaum knows his sport will be ready. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canadian scientists fight coronavirus pandemic on dozens of fronts
Dr. Srinivas Murthy, professor in UBC's pediatrics department, an infectious disease specialist at the B.C. Children's Hospital and also the co-chair of the World Health Organization's clinical research committee for the new coronavirus. poses in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, B.C. Children's Hospital Research Institute *MANDATORY CREDIT*
U.S. coronavirus lockdown to last 10-12 weeks, top Trump official says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Wheat in Whitehorse: how climate change helps feed Canada’s remote regions
Farmer Steve Mackenzie-Grieve holds some of his wheat yield at the Yukon Grain Farm near Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada February 19, 2020. Picture taken February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Crystal Schick
The latest on the coronavirus: Canada refuses to go to Olympics unless postponed; Trudeau not at point of declaring federal emergency
A security guard walks past the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes a call for delay from the leader of track and field, the biggest sport at the games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arrival of coronavirus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas
Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, at the main market in Gaza City, Thursday, March 19, 2020. The Middle East has some 20,000 cases of the virus, with most cases in Iran or linked to travel from Iran. The vast majority of people recover from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies at 76
FILE PHOTO: President of Real Madrid, Lorenzo Sanz, talks to journalists after the UEFA draw for the Champions League quarter finals at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland March 24, 2000. REUTERS/Arcieri/File Photo
Coronavirus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices
Coronavirus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices
Clergy move prayers, services online to support congregations amid coronavirus pandemic
St. James Anglican Church is seen in Mahone Bay, N.S. on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Clergy across Canada are moving services to the digital world as they adapt to support their congregations amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that has seen governments restrict physical contact and large gatherings of people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Opposition must take different approach in coronavirus fight, says Andrew Scheer
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
IOC tells athletes it will take four weeks to decide future of Tokyo Olympics
Two women take a selfie with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Doping testers around the sporting world are trying to avoid infecting themselves or athletes during the global virus outbreak, and that's not easy when collecting samples means getting very close to sports stars. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Coronavirus pandemic advances across globe as medical supplies dwindle
Russian servicemen sit inside a truck as medical equipment and special disinfection vehicles are loaded into cargo planes heading to Italy, hit by the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a military airdrome in Moscow region, Russia March 22, 2020. Russian Defence Ministry/Alexey Ereshko/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
Croatia earthquake injures 17 amid partial coronavirus lockdown
A collapsed wall leaves an exposed home and crushed cars after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, March 22, 2020. A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. (AP Photo)
For the G20 project – and multilateralism itself – the coronavirus is an existential threat
Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (C-front row) poses with country representatives for a "family photo" as they attend the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture on November 23, 2019. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
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