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The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26-year-old British soldier. The U.S. strikes appeared limited in scope and narrowly tailored, targeting five weapons storage facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah militants — […]
Read moreLast November, the Frontenac Falcons from Kingston won the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations senior girls double-A basketball championship. On Wednesday, in Windsor, the senior boys’ team from Frontenac duplicated the feat. The Falcons won five straight games, including the gold medal final over the Crescent Coyotes from Toronto, 47-41. The Falcons made their way to the final by […]
Read moreSOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria plans to declare a state of emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Thursday as the country’s confirmed cases rose sharply to 23. The Balkan country confirmed its first death of a patient due to the virus on Wednesday, and on Thursday the number of confirmed cases jumped to […]
Read moreThe University of Manitoba is working with its educators to move classes and course materials online in case they need to cancel classes in the near future. In a statement sent by U of M President David T. Barnard, he clarified that classes and the university are not currently closed. “The campuses are not closed. However, we are limiting levels […]
Read moreThe province of Manitoba has confirmed two additional presumptive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the Winnipeg area. “Case two – a man in his 30s who lives in the area of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – has tested positive for COVID-19. At this time, it appears the individual was exposed to the virus through recent travel. Public health investigations […]
Read moreOne of the harshest psychological blows of the coronavirus pandemic came Wednesday when President Donald Trump banned travel from continental Europe to the United States. Trump’s unprecedented action immediately provoked a furious response from the European Union. The dispute brought to mind a line from what many historians consider to be Winston Churchill’s greatest speech. Speaking after Stalin imposed Soviet […]
Read moreThe B.C. Centre for Disease Control has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 at a West Vancouver care home. A resident at Hollyburn House tested positive for COVID-19 and has been isolated and is receiving treatment. An employee was detected through the active screening process and is now at home in self-isolation. “We have implemented full pandemic protocols across our Canadian […]
Read moreA bit of geeky jargon has become a rallying cry in the fight against the novel coronavirus, as people around the world try to “flatten the curve” by doing the little things necessary to stop the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The term comes from public health experts, but it’s gone viral amid the coronavirus outbreak thanks to […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on another subsidiary of Rosneft, ramping up pressure on the Russian state oil giant that the Trump administration has said provides a financial lifeline to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted TNK Trading International, a Swiss-based unit of Rosneft. Washington last month slapped sanctions on Rosneft Trading […]
Read moreA senior Brazilian official who attended weekend events with United States President Donald Trump in Florida has tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first time that someone known to have the virus was in close proximity to the president. Trump does not plan to be tested or go into self-quarantine, the White House said. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro‘s communications […]
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