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Pm Trudeau: Liberal government is looking at other ways to impose new measures without calling a state of emergency

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Emergencies Act is a tool the federal government can use to enact measures it would otherwise not be able to enact. He says the Liberal government is looking at other ways to impose new meas...

Donald Trump: Discussions are ongoing with Canada about keeping the border open

US President Donald Trump says discussions are ongoing with Canada about keeping the border open between the two countries. Trump says the U-S is working very closely with Canada and is calling the relationship between the two co...

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Ontario reports first death linked to Covid-19

Health officials in Ontario are confirming the province's first death in a patient with COVID-19.A spokesman for the province's health minister says the 77 year old man in the Muskoka region was not a confirmed case, but the illness was discovered after his death.The exact cause of his death is still under investigation.It's the first Canadian fatality outside British Columbia linked to the novel coronavirus....

Cineplex to close theatres nationwide in response to COVID-19

Canada's largest movie exhibitor Cineplex Inc. says it's closing all of its 165 theatres nationwide until at least April 2 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.The chain also plans to temporarily shutter entertainment complexes th...

Ontario declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 outbreak

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is declaring a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The state of emergency prohibits organized public events of 50 or more people in Ontario until March 31.Effective immediately, all pu...

India (COVID-19): Quarantine facilities set up in several cities, says DGMS Army

Amid the coronavirus crisis, quarantine facilities have been set up in various places including Jaisalmer, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Gorakhpur with the help of Navy and Air Force, a senior Army official said on Monday. "Quarantine f...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 16, 2020: Ontario: 177 confirmed, 5 resolved. British Columbia: 103 confirmed (including 4 deaths) 5 resolved Alberta: 74 confirmed. Quebec: 50 ...

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Scientists in Seattle have administered first shots of an experimental coronavirus vaccine

Scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle have administered first shots of an experimental coronavirus vaccine to four healthy volunteers. The test is leading off a worldwide hunt for protection...

British authorities urging all UK residents to avoid unnecessary contact with others

British authorities have dramatically ramped up measures to combat the new coronavirus. The government is urging all UK residents to avoid unnecessary contact with others. And they say people in the most vulnerable groups should be isolated for almost three months. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says ``now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel.'' ...