The number of COVID-19 cases in Quebec soared to 3,430 on Monday, up 590 from the previous day, Premier François Legault said in his daily briefing. Montreal has roughly half the cases, with 1,612 testing positive for the illness. On Friday, Montreal declared a local state of emergency, citing a need to protect the city’s most vulnerable amid the COVID-19 […]
Read moreThe UCP’s Canadian Energy Centre has had its operating budget cut by 90 per cent in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis. According to a news release from the province, the majority of the budget was allotted for paid advertising campaigns, which aren’t going ahead anymore. The “energy war room” budget has gone from $30 million to $2.84 million […]
Read moreDeputy mayor Jesse Helmer says the city’s coronavirus tipline drew in over 600 emails over the weekend after launching Friday afternoon. The tipline was created in partnership with the London Police Service (LPS) and the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) and was set up to crack down on those flouting provincial orders and municipal closures related to COVID-19. Londoners can use […]
Read moreMacmillan Publishers lifted the embargo it previously put in place limiting the number of titles for eBooks public libraries could buy due to the current health crisis. The major multi-national publisher’s eBook restriction came into effect Nov. 1. It meant that, regardless of the public library system’s size, it was only allowed one eBook copy of a new title for […]
Read moreDETROIT — Twelve days ago, General Motors put hundreds of workers on an urgent project to build breathing machines as hospitals and governors pleaded for more in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But President Donald Trump, claiming the company wasn’t moving fast enough, on Friday invoked the Defense Production Act, which gives the government broad authority to direct companies to meet national […]
Read moreNova Scotia has its first case of COVID-19 that is the result of spread within the community, according to the province. In a news release Monday, the Nova Scotia government said five new cases were identified on Sunday after more than 600 tests were processed. There are now 127 COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia. Ten have since recovered and four […]
Read moreIf you think you could have COVID-19, the most important thing for you to do is to stay away from other people. The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus is a pandemic, meaning it’s spreading widely in multiple countries. It’s difficult to be certain how high any particular person’s risk is, however, because the United States hasn’t begun […]
Read moreU.S. President Donald Trump accused hospitals on Sunday of hoarding ventilators that are in scarce supply across the United States as the coronavirus spreads, adding any hospitals not using the devices must release them. Trump, whose critics have accused him of trying to deflect blame over his handling of the crisis, did not cite any evidence to back his accusation […]
Read moreTo curb the risk of spreading the coronavirus, hospitals nationwide are banning visits from family and friends. By Katie Hafner The last time Peter John Dario saw his father alive was on March 14, at the entrance to a hospital in Edison, N.J. An employee took him away in a wheelchair, telling Mr. Dario and his mother gently but unequivocally […]
Read moreAs of Sunday, New Brunswick has identified 15 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 66. To date, two people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered from their illness. “Further analysis is being conducted to determine additional details of the new cases including whether community transmission has occurred,” the province said in a […]
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