When large social gatherings fell to the coronavirus in Canada, so too did weddings. As cases decreased and regions reopened, they returned — though smaller in size and without some of the traditional practices. But with four weddings in Toronto…
Read MoreU.K. considering new lockdown as new coronavirus cases hit 6,000 per day
Fresh nationwide lockdown restrictions in England appear to be on the cards soon as the British government targeted more areas Friday in an attempt to suppress a sharp spike in new coronavirus infections. With more restrictions announced for large parts…
Read MoreIndia now 2nd worst-hit country by coronavirus, trails behind U.S.
India’s increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world’s second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency. The 90,802 cases added in the past 24 hours…
Read MoreSchools in Newfoundland and Labrador closed till September; PEI ramps up reopening
Newfoundland and Labrador’s education minister is confirming that schools in the province will remain closed until September. Brian Warr says in-school instruction has been cancelled for the school year and the province is considering various scenarios for the fall, depending…
Read MoreWaterloo Region reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, total rises to 94
Eleven more people in Waterloo Region have tested positive for the novel coronavirus raising the total number of confirmed cases to 871, Public Health announced Wednesday. The agency says that four more people have suffered COVID-19 related deaths, raising the…
Read MorePublic Health reports 4 deaths, 79 coronavirus cases in Guelph
Guelph’s health unit says there have been four deaths related to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, and 79 confirmed cases in the city as of Thursday afternoon. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s latest numbers show that there are now eight deaths and…
Read MorePhysical distancing is working to ‘bend the curve’ of COVID-19 cases: MLHU
The Middlesex London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting that the number of COVID-19 cases is starting levelling off as physical distancing measures stay in place. Londons Chief Medical Officer of Health and CEO of the MLHU Dr. Chris Mackie told…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Supporting seniors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
Edith Cohavi is 102 years old and using Facetime at her long-term care home with the help of a support worker. She was expecting her daughter, who lives in the United States, to visit last month but the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Officials say avoid cottage country to limit resource strain
Rural health-care providers and small-town politicians are pleading with snowbirds and city-dwellers to stay at their primary homes during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than self-isolating in more remote locales and putting additional strain on a system that’s already stretched to…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei surges 8% as $2 trillion U.S. aid deal lifts world markets
Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 8 per cent and other world markets also jumped Wednesday after U.S. Congress and the White House reached a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. The advances…
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