Canada, U.S. preparing to close border to non-essential travel

Multiple sources tell CBC News that Canada and the United States are in the advanced stages of a deal to close the border to non-essential travel.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-us-border-1.5501201?cmp=rss

China throws U.S. journalists out of the country

China withdrew the press credentials of American journalists at three U.S. newspapers on Wednesday, intensifying a bitter fight between the world's top two economies over the spread of coronavirus and press freedoms.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-journalists-coronavirus-1.5501089?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: Here's what's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

As many parts of the world continue to ramp up their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reiterated that his government will provide financial help for Canadians abroad who are trying to return home.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/coronavirus-march-17-covid19-canada-world-1.5499998?cmp=rss

Canada orders military members on leave abroad to return home, self-isolate

Canada’s top military commander has issued updated orders requiring all members — regular force and full-time reservists — now on leave outside of the country to return to Canada immediately, CBC News has learned.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-covid-19-coronavirus-canadian-forces-soldiers-1.5500774?cmp=rss

Prominent athletes slam IOC for risking athletes' health, Dick Pound insists on awaiting developments

Canada's Dick Pound, the International Olympic Committee's longest serving member, says it isn't ignoring the need to contemplate contingencies, but it isn't prepared to get "swept up in the immediacy of events going on as we speak.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/athletes-criticize-ioc-covid19-1.5500747?cmp=rss