Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned at the outset of COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions that some Canadians would be stranded abroad. That warning looks like prophecy now for a number of people for whom travel options are becoming increasingly scarce.
The Canadian Armed Forces plans to withdraw the 200 troops it currently has in Ukraine and replace them with a skeleton force next month, to hold the fort until the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants.
China announced Thursday it is closing its borders to all foreigners as of Saturday, including those with visas and residency permits. The move comes as it tries to stem the number of new coronavirus infections, most of which are now coming from abroad.
The U.S. coronavirus death toll topped the 1,000 milestone, as the pandemic's mounting economic burden was illustrated by government data on Thursday showing a record number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits and hospitals struggled to treat a surge of infected patients.
The number of Americans applying for government jobless benefits shattered the previous record level last week, as more than three million workers suddenly found themselves out of work.
Travellers returning to Canada from abroad are facing a new order requiring them to self-isolate, the latest measure from a government trying to deal with both a rise in COVID-19 cases and growing economic fallout. Here's what's happening in Canada and around the world.
The Israeli parliament will select a new speaker today after the Supreme Court forced the vote amid an unprecedented challenge to Israeli democracy during the country's battle against the rapid spread of coronavirus.
The U.S. government has concluded that retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished more than a decade ago, died while in the custody of Iran, his family and administration officials said Wednesday.
