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COVID-19 pandemic pushes B.C. to move forward on safe take-home drug supply strategy
A woman wearing a protective mask walks past residents of the Downtown Eastside as they gather to collect their social assistance cheques, as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continues to grow in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada March 25, 2020. ?REUTERS/Jesse Winter
Conservatives suspend party’s leadership race due to coronavirus pandemic
A man is silhouetted walking past a Conservative Party logo before the opening of the Party's national convention in Halifax on Thursday, August 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Citing coronavirus, EPA has stopped enforcing U.S. environmental laws
FILE PHOTO: The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020. Photo
U.S. won’t post troops at Canadian border; Ottawa says it ‘strongly opposed’ proposal
Cars drive through Canadian customs after movement restrictions came into effect due to the coronavirus outbreak in the border town of Cornwall, Ont., on March 25, 2020.
B.C. assumes power to take over supply chains amid COVID-19
Vancouver Police officers are seen at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver's downtown eastside Thursday, March 26, 2020. The large amount of homeless living on the streets in the DTES and lack of social distancing may result in a easy spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Jessie Reyez’s long-awaited album Before Love Came To Kill Us is soul-baring, bittersweet and honestly expressive
Jessie Reyez in Toronto.
I want to keep my son at home because of coronavirus but he’s angry at me. What do I do?
David Eddie
Ailing Alberta and the beaten-down oil patch need a boost from Ottawa
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen at the Kinder Morgan terminal in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 14, 2016. Picture taken November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Symptomatic Canadians arriving home from abroad cannot take taxis, ride-sharing cars or public transit home
Minister of Health Patty Hadju speaks during a press conference on COVID-19 in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Alberta working to find more bed space in hospitals as COVID-19 cases grow
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates media on the Covid-19 situation in Edmonton on Friday March 20, 2020.
I’m pregnant and afraid of the coronavirus. What are my options?
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 23, 2020, a pregnant woman wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure walks past a street mural in Hong Kong, on March 23, 2020.
What the G20 is getting right – and wrong – during the pandemic
Campbell Clark
Some Canadians returning from abroad with COVID-19 symptoms could be federally quarantined
Canadian citizens queue to check in to be repatriated due to coronavirus lockdown outside their consulate in Lima on March 26, 2020. - A second batch of more than 400 Canadians within a week are being sent home after remaining stranded due to the closure of borders and the mandatory quarantine decreed by the Peruvian government as a preventive measure against the coronavirus pandemic. 480 people have tested positive and nine have died in Peru so far from the new coronavirus, COVID-19. (Photo by Cris BOURONCLE / various sources / AFP) (Photo by CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP via Getty Images)
In an uncertain time, Maple Leafs boss Brendan Shanahan is stuck like the rest of us
Toronto Maple Leafs president and alternate governor Brendan Shanahan, right, looks over at the franchises newly-appointed general manager Kyle Dubas during a news conference in Toronto on Friday, May 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Information gap widens in Ontario as coronavirus sweeps through nursing homes
Joseph and Joan McVeigh and they are residents at Seven Oaks long-term care home in Scarborough.
EU leaders agree on more time to decide coronavirus economic rescue
European Council President Charles Michel speaks during a media conference after an EU summit by video conference in Brussels, Thursday, March 26, 2020.
Brazil’s governors press Bolsonaro for more coronavirus support
A woman walks past a graffiti depicting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro adjusting his protective face mask during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 26, 2020.
Small businesses say they need rent relief - and quickly
Shoppers take an escalator in an empty shopping mall in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 flu pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Streetwise newsletter: Canada’s big banks swamped by requests for mortgage deferrals as job losses multiply
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
Coronavirus Update: Trudeau urges banks to lower credit-card interest rates, U.S. cases highest in the world, G20 pledges US$5 trillion in funding
Medical wokers hug eachother outside the emergency rooms at Severo Ochoa Hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Leganes, Spain, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera
U.K. broadens eligibility for income-support program amid COVID-19
A man carries shopping as he walks past a shop with half-empty shelves in Oldham, Lancashire on March 26, 2020, during a country-wide lockdown to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Economists see stronger drop in GDP ahead
FILE PHOTO: Buildings are seen in the financial district in Toronto, January 28, 2013. Moody's Investors Service has cut the ratings of six Canadian financial institutions, including the previously "Aaa" rated Toronto-Dominion Bank, due to concerns about rising consumer debt and high housing prices. TD, the only publicly traded bank that still carried Moody's top rating, was downgraded, along with Bank of Nova Scotia , Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Canada and Caisse Central Desjardins, Canada's largest association of credit unions, Moody's said on Monday. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pledges to rein in price gouging amid coronavirus pandemic
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers questions at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Oil patch looks to Ottawa for a multibillion-dollar bridge to recovery
Jeffrey Jones
M*A*S*H, Italian-style: Canadians are part of a medical team learning to fight coronavirus in the field
A medical team adjusts equipment at an emergency field hospital in Cremona, Italy, a city in the northern region hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic.
Investor advocate FAIR Canada calls for suspension to redemption fees on mutual funds during pandemic
Investors used to be willing to pay hefty mutual fund fees because there were few alternatives, but now asset managers are facing competition from ETFs and robo-advisors.
Ottawa drafting national standards to protect health of workers during pandemic
Construction workers build a condominium tower while other businesses are shut due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Ottawa shuts Service Canada centres after employees refuse to work
A closed Service Canada location, in Toronto is photographed, on Thurs., March 26, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
CMHC triples the size of its mortgage-purchase program to $150-billion
Builders work on a new home in North Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in December slowed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
As online orders surge, grocers struggle to deliver
Kadar Aden supervises the Metro grocery store's delivery orders at a store, in Toronto, on Thurs., March 26, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
‘A crazy time’: NHL stars discuss life in coronavirus limbo and where the league goes from here
NHL hockey players Jordan Staal, captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, clockwise from top left, Claude Giroux, captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, Marc Stall, alternate captain for the New York Rangers and Sidney Crosby, captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, take part in an NHL video call with players representing the Metropolitan Division Thursday, March 26, 2020, in this photo made in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Wawrow)
Former Saskatchewan deputy energy minister appointed as head of Alberta Energy Regulator
A de-commissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. Alberta's energy regulator is making changes that it hopes will keep bad operators out of the province's oilpatch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada’s big banks field more than 200,000 mortgage deferral requests
TD bank ATM machines are seen in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Lululemon cuts costs as many of its stores remain closed to stem spread of coronavirus
A woman walks past a Lululemon store with boarded up windows that has been closed due to the coronavirus, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A&W asks franchisees’ landlords for a two-month rent deferral
An A&W restaurant is pictured along Hastings Ave in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, July, 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The 1994 Montreal Expos strike first in series against the Expos of ’81
Montreal Expos batter Moises Alou hits a two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Dave Burba in the first inning Thursday, April 4, 1996, in Cincinnati. Montreal won 10-2. (AP Photo/David Kohl)
Still planning on getting winter tires changed? Auto mechanics struggle with decision over whether to close
Mechanics change tires on a car at Merson Automotive in Montreal, Quebec, March 20, 2020. Quebeckers date to change their winter tires was March 15- though some wait to ensure good weather the numbers have dropped for vehicles because of Covid-19. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Twelve top-quality dividend stocks trading at a discount
The uncertainty around COVID-19 is almost as bad as the disease. But we may soon find relief
Healthcare workers dealing with the new coronavirus crisis stand at the entrance of the Fundacion Jimenez Diaz hospital in Madrid on March 25, 2020. - As the global death toll soared past 20,000, Spain joined Italy in seeing its number of fatalities overtake China, where the virus first emerged just three three months ago. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)
Cirque mulls bankruptcy among options if the show can’t go on, source says
A man and woman walk by the Cirque du Soleil Big Top in Montreal's Old Port, Saturday, March 21, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The government’s COVID-19 response isn’t doing enough to help seniors
Tim Cestnick
COVID-19 exposing the thin financial margins of Canada’s Olympic athletes
Canada's Sarah Pavan (left) and Melissa Humana-Paredes celebrate after winning women's gold medal match against Brazil's team at the Beach Volley Worldtour Major Series, in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. The decision by the IOC and Japan's organizing committee to postpone the Tokyo Games to 2021 was a relief to Canada's athletes who weren't going if the Games were held this summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Ronald Zak
Luminato cancels 2020 festival due to coronavirus
Luminato -- House of Mirrors. Photo by Remi Chauvin.
Spain extends coronavirus lockdown, in ‘war’ to buy medical supplies
Health-care workers applaud in return to citizens cheering them from their balconies outside the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona on March 26, 2020.
Residential tenants anxious about what comes next after eviction bans end
Posters calling for a rent protest is photographed at the corner of King St. West and Dunn Ave. in the Parkdale neighbourhood, on Mar 24 2020. With many Torontonians losing jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to pay their monthly rent is at risk.
Realtors turning away sales and adopting new social-distancing measures amid outbreak
Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont. on Saturday, Dec.1, 2018. The coronavirus outbreak is pushing some realtors to turn away all but the most desperate clients as they try to help maintain the social distancing, but the market has far from shut down. Darren Slavens, a broker and vice-president at Slavens and Associates, says it's "just wrong" for people to list or shop for homes if they don't need to, since everyone should be doing what they can to self-isolate. But he says that since the property market in the Greater Toronto Area was in such a frenzy before the outbreak, the recommendation to stay home haven't discouraged market activity as much as it should. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
Lululemon beats revenue expectations but opts not to issue fiscal outlook due to coronavirus
A woman walks past a Lululemon store with boarded up windows that has been closed due to the coronavirus, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Evening Update: G20 pledges US$5-trillion global stimulus package to fight coronavirus crisis; Ottawa urges banks to reduce credit card interest rates
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
Calgary fashion brands celebrate Canada’s top female medical officers with T-shirts
Two Calgary clothing makers and a local artist have teamed up on a line of t-shirts honouring three now-famous female public health officials. A composite image of three undated handout photos shows shirts with the likenesses of, from left to right, Alberta's chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and B.C. chief medical officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-SophieGrace and Madame Premier, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Tech sector calls on Ontario for aid as companies struggle to preserve jobs
And this could be the cutline for the image: Research conducted by Interac shows that many Canadians feel that technology is making their data less secure online.
Ontario college sends respiratory therapists to work ahead of schedule
Everyone should remain in their homes – including those who can’t afford to pay rent
A woman applauds from an apartment balcony in support of healthcare workers, along with many others at 7 p.m. in Vancouver's West End, on Monday, March 23, 2020. Organizers have used social media to coordinate the nightly event to show support for front-line healthcare workers who are helping fight the coronavirus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
How your dog can keep you sane in the coronavirus crisis
What can financially secure people do to help out right now?
Rob Carrick
Both sides in Regina refinery contract dispute dig in despite mediator’s report
Unifor 594 members are seen walking the picket line at the Co-op Refinery in Regina, in a Jan. 21, 2020, file photo.
Canadian cheese maker Saputo eyes takeover opportunities as it works through ‘massive shift’ in market
A sign at a Montreal Saputo plant is shown on Jan. 13, 2014.
Canadian military to withdraw troops in Ukraine, replace them with smaller force until COVID-19 pandemic passes
The Canadian Armed Forces plans to withdraw the 200 troops it currently has in Ukraine and replace them with a skeleton force next month until the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.
U.S. investors turn the most bearish since February 2009: survey
This Oct. 8, 2014, file photo shows a Wall Street address carved in the side of a building, in New York.
Manitoba government delays promised cut to provincial sales tax due to COVID-19 pandemic
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks at the Manitoba legislature, in Winnipeg, on March 24, 2020.
U.S. pension funds, religious investors ask workers be considered in virus response
This photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange shows the unoccupied NYSE trading floor on March 24.
Politics Briefing: Trudeau talks COVID-19 response with G20 leaders
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dressed in military fatigues talks to soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at the Doornkop Military Base in Soweto, on March 26, 2020, as they get ready to maintain public order during the national lockdown scheduled from March 26, 2020 until April 16, 2020 to prevent the spreading of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in South Africa. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Hospitals in New York, New Orleans grapple with spike in coronavirus cases as U.S. surpasses China and Italy with most cases
People stand in line to get tested for COVID-19, at the Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York, on March 26, 2020.
CP Rail paid CEO $15-million in 2019 as equity grants climbed
Canadian Pacific Railway president and CEO Keith Creel addresses the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 10, 2017. The head of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is voicing his displeasure at Alberta's $3.7-billion deal with Canada's two biggest rail companies -- including CP Rail -- to ship more crude via iron horse amidst the pipeline crunch squeezing oil-sands producers. Keith Creel, speaking at a conference in Miami yesterday, said his company "didn't like it at all" when Premier Rachel Notley stepped in to work out a plan that aims to move up to 120,00 barrels of oil per day by rail by 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
U.S. imposes new Iran-related sanctions despite coronavirus pandemic
The United States blacklisted five Iran– and Iraq-based companies and 15 individuals on Thursday for supporting terrorist groups, its third round of sanctions on Iranian targets in the last two weeks even as Tehran battles the coronavirus outbreak.
Democracy is a duty, not a distraction – and so the Conservative race must go on
Bob Plamondon
After three days of gains, is the selloff over?
FILE PHOTO: Bull and bear, symbols for rising ad falling stock markets, are seen in front of the German stock exchange. Frankfurt, Germany, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
Sick and alone: a pandemic that tears us away from our loved ones in hospital
N.L. legislators set aside funds, raise borrowing capacity in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Tom Osborne speaks with the media in Ottawa, in a Dec. 17, 2019, file photo.
Pelosi says she expects U.S. House to pass $2-trillion coronavirus relief bill on Friday
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes part in a news conference in Washington, on March 26, 2020.
U.S. prepares crackdown on Huawei’s global chip supply, sources say
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured at the IFA consumer tech fair in Berlin, Germany, September 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
B.C. pharmacists told not to fill prescriptions for unproven COVID-19 medications
British Columbia’s College of Pharmacists is telling its members not fill prescriptions for certain medications if the drugs are being prescribed for unproven uses, outside of a clinical trial.
Worried about your retirement savings? Listen to our Carrick Talks Money call
Seniors in Canada are worried about their retirement.
Canadian Blood Services sees ‘dramatic’ surge in donations after making public appeal
Rae Woodhouse donated blood. Canadian Blood Services sees ‘dramatic’ surge in donations after making public appeal.
On what planet is continuing the Conservative leadership race a good idea?
Robyn Urback
Social resilience is key to emerging from this pandemic stronger and better
Arthur Schafer
Three new podcast episodes for your stay-at-home entertainment this week
Jimi Hendrix in performance
Coronavirus disrupting your workout routine? Here’s how to take up jogging – safely
A runner passes an empty Place Jacques Cartier, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Trudeau asks banks to work to alleviate the burden of credit-card interest rates
Bank towers in Toronto's Financial Disirict at Bay St.and King St. West, are photographed from a helicopter on June 17 2019.
Benny Gantz elected speaker of Israel’s parliament, signalling possible power-sharing deal
Blue and White Party Leader Benny Gantz looks on after voting in Israel's national election, in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel, on March 2, 2020.
Bauer gets green light to make visors for medical staff
A man wears a protective mask in a handout photo. Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer is offering to modify its production line to make protective visors for doctors, nurses and first responders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Bauer-Ivan Labonte mandatory credit
Iran must live up to its pledge to co-operate with investigation into downed Ukrainian airliner, Champagne says
A rescue team searches the scene where a Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed on the outskirts of Tehran, in a Jan. 8, 2020, file photo.
Airlines not obligated to refund fares cancelled due to coronavirus: watchdog
Passengers walk into the arrival area as an Air Canada flight with a group of Canadians passengers from Morocco arrive in Montreal on Saturday March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrej Ivanov
Business groups urge delay in implementation of USMCA trade deal, citing pandemic
FILE PHOTO: Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Favourite Room: The owners of this Toronto house have turned their turret into a library
Tom and Jennifer Cumming hang out in the library of their Toronto home with their 12-year old son, Travis, on Feb. 25, 2020.
As front-line workers infected by virus, Atlantic Canada unions seek protections
A Halifax Transit bus is seen at a terminal in Dartmouth, N.S., in a July 17, 2019, file photo.
‘Most photographed’ NYSE trader contracts coronavirus
Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 28.
G20 pledges US$5-trillion in global stimulus funding amid pandemic crisis
This photo taken and handout by the press office of Palazzo Chigi on March 26, 2020 shows Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte (L) taking part in a video conference as part of an extraordinary meeting of G20 leaders, from the Chigi Palace in Rome, during the country's lockdown following the COVID-19 new coronavirus pandemic. - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is blocking a joint response that EU leaders are trying to put together to the coronavirus crisis, an Italian government source said on March 26. (Photo by Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PALAZZO CHIGI PRESS OFFICE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Palazzo Chigi press office/AFP via Getty Images)
Tour de France may go ahead without roadside spectators, sports minister says
Team INEOS rider Egan Bernal of Colombia, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, in action in front of the Arc de Triomphe, during Tour de France on July 28, 2019.
Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse taken hostage with six members of his delegation
Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse is seen in Bamako, in an Aug. 13, 2018, file photo.
U.S. indicts Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, several key aides on narcoterrorism charges
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro makes a televised announcement at the Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, on March 15, 2020.
It was always hard for Canadian filmmakers, and now it just might be impossible
Johanna Schneller
Coronavirus pandemic delivers tough blow to Lebanon’s dying economy
An employee of a public health company inspects an organic grocery shop Beirut, Lebanon, on March 26, 2020.
Yemen’s warring parties back UN call for immediate truce
Smoke billows following an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, in a Feb. 23, 2020, file photo.
Are segregated funds a ‘wiser alternative’ amid stock market turbulence?
Ford to restart U.S. truck plants in April to combat pandemic-linked cash squeeze
FILE PHOTO: FORD MOTOR: A worker dusts a Ford F150 Limited pickup truck at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Borrowing to invest makes sense for few people amid market volatility: experts
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18.
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