CanadaMar 28, 2020
Alberta: province is forcing non-essential business, such as salons, dine-in restaurants, clothing stores and furniture stores to close
The Alberta government says landlords will not be able to evict anyone for not paying rent until at least the end of April while the province deals with the economic fallout of COVID-19.
The government says landlords will also not be allowed to hike rents while a state of public emergency remains in effect.
The province is forcing non-essential business, such as salons, dine-in restaurants, clothing stores and furniture stores to close.
The maximum size of groups is being reduced to 15 from 50 and vehicles are no longer being allowed into provincial parks.
Alberta is reporting 56 new case
BCMar 28, 2020
COVID-19: 2 more people have died in BC, 67 new cases reported taking the total to 792
Two more people in British Columbia have died as a result of COVID-19. In its daily update, the province also reported an additional 67 new cases, for a total of 792.
The two deaths were in the Vancouver area, but no other details were released. Sixteen people have now died as a result of COVID-19 in B.C.
The province says 275 people have recovered from the disease.
BCMar 27, 2020
BC health authorities suggest positive effects of measures imposed in BC should begin to be felt in the next week or two
BC's provincial health officer is cautiously optimistic that BC's experience with COVID-19 SSwill more closely mirror South Korea which has stemmed the outbreak that Italy, where cases continue to mount.
The province has released what it calls its ``worst case scenario'' when dealing with the pandemic.
Henry says BC's health care system would be overwhelmed if an outbreak occurred on the scale currently underway in Italy, but she says data suggests we may see a flattening of the curve.
She says the positive effects of physical distancing, travel restrictions and other measures imposed in B
WorldMar 27, 2020
"Contagion" stars reuniting for a series of public service announcements
The 2011 film “Contagion” has seen a huge surge in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and now its stars have reunited for a series of public service announcements.
Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle have teamed up with scientists from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health on four videos.
The PSA's stress washing your hands, keeping two metres apart from one another, and staying at home.
“Contagion” is about a lethal and fast-moving influenza that spreads around the world.
CanadaMar 27, 2020
Approximately 5200 employees of Indigo Books & Music Inc. being laid off
Approximately 5200 employees of Indigo Books &Music Inc. are being laid off as of today.
The Toronto-based book seller has decided to keep its stores closed indefinitely during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Indigo had paid its staffers though March 27th after temporarily closing its stores March 17th.
The company says it expects to ``re-embrace'' as many employees as possible once stores reopen.
CanadaMar 27, 2020
Ontario reports 135 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths reported
Ontario is reporting 135 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the provincial total to 993.
There are three new deaths, meaning 18 people have died of the virus in Ontario.
No information is available for any of the new cases, with all of them listed as ``pending.''
CanadaMar 27, 2020
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland: Canadian officials are urgently following up, if US may deport asylum seekers turned away by Canada
Deputy Prime Minister Freeland says Canadian officials are urgently following up with American counterparts following reports the U.S. may deport asylum seekers who are turned away by Canada and may be at risk in their native countries, contrary to international agreements.
Canada closed the border to illegal asylum seekers last week in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Freeland won't say whether Canada will reopen the border to illegal agreements, saying she did not want to negotiate with U.S. officials in public.
CanadaMar 27, 2020
COVID-19: 10 more deaths in Quebec, total cases rise past 2,000
Quebec is announcing 10 more COVID-19 deaths in the province, bringing its total to 18.
Premier Francois Legault said today the province recorded another 392 positive COVID-19 test results, for a total of 2,021 cases.
Legault says another 35 people have been hospitalized since yesterday, including seven more people who are in intensive care.
The premier is also asking Quebecers to avoid travelling to Montreal and to the Eastern Townships area, which he says are the two regions of the province with the highest number of COVID-19 cases.
EnglishMar 27, 2020
British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19 but is showing only mild symptoms.He is self-isolating and is still on the job thanks to what he calls the wizardry of technology. In a video message, Johnson says he had a fever and persistent cough.Earlier this week, Prince Charles announced that he too had tested positive, but only has mild symptoms.
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