The latest: Ontario COVID-19 cases top 1,000 for the first time. Saskatchewan reports new single-day high of coronavirus cases. Aide to U.S. vice-president tests positive for COVID-19. Spain to impose nationwide curfew under new state of emergency. Italy orders bars, restaurants to close early as COVID infections...
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Spain orders nationwide curfew to stem worsening outbreak
BARCELONA, SPAIN — Buckling under the resurgence of the coronavirus in Europe, the Spanish government on Sunday declared a national state of emergency that includes an overnight curfew in hopes of not repeating the near collapse of the country’s hospitals. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said...
Top doctor warns that severe illness likely to rise, trailing spike in COVID-19 cases
Canada’s top physician painted a bleak picture on Saturday of the toll the COVID-19 pandemic may take on the country, expressing fears that the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations and deaths may increase in the coming weeks as the second wave drives the national death toll...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
The latest: Canada’s largest province reported a record single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the country’s chief public health officer says she fears the number of hospitalizations and deaths may increase in the coming weeks — with the second wave continuing to drive the national...
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New Borat film shows Rudy Giuliani with hand in his pants | US & Canada
New ‘Borat’ film released Friday shows Rudy Giuliani in a compromising position, but ex-New York City mayor calls video ‘a complete fabrication’. Controversy has swirled this week ahead of Friday’s release of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new “Borat” film, a satirical look at the United States...
Clothing retailer Le Chateau files for CCAA protection, plans to close its doors
MONTREAL — Le Chateau Inc. says it is seeking court protection from creditors to allow it to shut down and liquidate its assets. Le Chateau’s application under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act will be heard today by a Quebec court. The clothing retailer says it...
COVID-19: Asymptomatic children with coronavirus may have LESS of the virus than those with symptoms
Children who test positive for COVID-19 but show none of the outward signs may have lower viral levels than the infected and symptomatic kids, a study suggested. Alternatively, experts said, the findings could be the result of the children being tested later in their disease...
Crash-prone ferry slated for new life as Quebec diving destination to be sold for scrap – Montreal
The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec’s North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard. A non-profit organization that had been overseeing a plan to give the ferry new life as...
Crash-prone ferry on Quebec’s North Shore, slated for new life as tourist site, to be junked
NEWS — The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec’s North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard. A non-profit organization that had been overseeing a plan to give the ferry new life...