Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Panic sets in for stranded Canadian travellers as calls grow for repatriation flights

Cda Coronavirus Travel 20200313

Tens of thousands of Canadians abroad are starting to worry about how they'll get home, as commercial flights cease in many countries with shuttered borders — and they're asking the federal government to do more to help repatriate stranded travellers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-travellers-stranded-abroad-1.5502100?cmp=rss

Norwegian musher wins Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race

Iditarod

It took Thomas Waerner nine days, 10 hours, 37 minutes and 47 seconds to travel nearly 1,609 kilometres across Alaska.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/norwegian-musher-wins-iditarod-1.5501359?cmp=rss

Bernie Sanders to 'assess his campaign' after Joe Biden wins 3 more primaries

Election 2020 Bernie Sanders

The manager of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign says his candidate "is going to be having conversations with supporters to assess his campaign," after Joe Biden claimed three more states in primaries held Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bernie-sanders-campaign-1.5501292?cmp=rss

Dog dies in Hong Kong after release from precautionary coronavirus quarantine

Coronavirus - dogs

A 17-year-old dog in Hong Kong that had been cleared of the coronavirus after initial suspicions of infection were proven unfounded has died two days after it was released from quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dog-tested-for-coronavirus-dies-1.5501271?cmp=rss

Trump's fans were shrugging off COVID-19. Now it's a war, and he's their leader

USA-TRUMP/MISSOURI

Until this week, many in the American right downplayed Coronavirus talk in the U.S., casting it as hype from Democrats and the media to hurt Trump's re-election. That's changing. Like the president, they've begun stressing the seriousness of the threat. Now it's a war, and Trump is their leader.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/maga-memo-virus-1.5501024?cmp=rss

Russia's coronavirus count under scrutiny as Putin government denies hiding cases

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/RUSSIA-CHURCH

Skepticism is growing in Russia over the number of coronavirus cases the country is reporting, even as the government pivots to taking more extreme measures.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-coronavirus-government-1.5500248?cmp=rss