A Canadian has died in Japan from complications linked to COVID-19, the foreign affairs minister said Friday ahead of another planned briefing from the prime minister. Here's a look at the latest news from Canada, the U.S., and hard-hit areas around the world.
Billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg will transfer $18 million US to the Democratic National Committee, his campaign announced on Friday.
Stock markets around the world took a few tentative steps into the green on Friday, the second positive day in a row after the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 walloped equities for weeks.
California's 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the coronavirus threatens to overwhelm the state's medical system.
Countries around the world are restricting gatherings, closing public venues and encouraging people to work from home in the battle against COVID-19. Italy is under lockdown. All of these actions are having quantifiable consequences, particularly in our environment, scientists believe.
When the U.S. border shut down on Sept. 11, 2001, in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, Canada didn't even get a heads-up. What followed was chaos. The lessons learned will now be pressed into service as the border gets set to close to non-essential travel to try to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Industry representatives in Canada say the sales are fuelled in part by worries over ammunition supplies from the U.S. drying up, while stores south of the border say sales growth is driven by coronavirus fears.
