To date, there have been no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Nova Scotia, but plans and safety measures are being put into place for if and when the virus shows up. The province has already set up eight assessment sites to deal with COVID-19 […]
Waterloo Regional Police have released images of a woman they are looking to speak with in connection to an alleged robbery and assault which occurred in Kitchener in March. Police say that a man and a woman entered the Factory Direct store on Victoria Street […]
(Adds Ryan comments, updates markets) * Britain, Italy try to mitigate impact of virus * U.S. considering new steps to fight outbreak * First virus hotbed Wuhan slowly getting back to business * WHO officials says situation in Iran “very serious” By Emma Farge and […]
Manchester's gay scene has paid an emotional tribute to a "bubbly" 18-year-old bar worker who was found dead in a hotel. Ria Cooper, 18, was found dead at Ainscow Hotel, Trinity Way, Salford, around 9am last Friday, in what police are calling "non-suspicious" circumstances. The […]
Speaking at a news briefing today, hours before the World Health Organization declared the outbreak to be a global pandemic, Gergely Gulyas, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff, said the ban on the countries – the worst hit globally – would come into effect […]
Next week’s world figure skating championships in Montreal have been cancelled, announced Quebec’s health ministry on Wednesday. The event was scheduled for March 18-22 and the Bell Centre. The spread of the novel coronavirus caused Quebec health officials to evaluate whether the event should be […]
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s coronavirus death toll rose by almost 50% to 48, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday, adding new restrictions would be implemented to try and contain the outbreak. Speaking during a news conference in Paris shortly after the World Health […]
Mike Savage has announced that he will run for a third term as the mayor of Halifax, joining Coun. Matt Whitman as the only candidates to declare for the position in the upcoming Halifax Regional Municipality’s mayoral race. Savage confirmed to Global News on Wednesday […]
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 .SPX on Wednesday fell 20% below its Feb. 19 intraday record high, crossing the threshold into a bear market after the World Health Organization classified the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. Earlier in the session the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Iran’s aviation authority has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis, Iran’s representative at the United Nations’ aviation agency told Reuters on Wednesday. Farhad Parvaresh, who heads Iran’s delegation at the U.N.’s Montreal-based International Civil […]
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