Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, a Kingston couple who tried to get home early from Spain are now struck there. But that is just the beginning of the problems they face in a country currently facing its own lockdown. “We’re stuck,” says Suki Falkner via a Skype interview. Falkner, 77,…
An ASIRT investigation into an Edmonton police officer who shot a 34-year-old man in 2017 came to a conclusion Thursday. Almost three years later, ASIRT has deemed the actions of the police officer lawful. The statement released by ASIRT on Thursday said that between March 25 and 27, 2017, police…
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co is leaning toward a temporary work stoppage at its twin-aisle jetliner factories due to the spread of coronavirus, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, echoing a similar move by European rival Airbus SE. The U.S. planemaker has not made a final decision on…
For epidemiologists modelling the novel coronavirus, predicting the future is an inexact science. But two Toronto experts agreed that shutting down schools for only a month is not enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 and said they believe social isolation could continue for months, if not years. “People should…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. airlines on Thursday doubled down on a request for government cash grants even as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested assistance would be in the form of loans. “The current economic environment is simply not sustainable,” Airlines for America and a group of unions wrote…
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Thursday moved to hoard cash on its balance sheet, drawing down $15.4 billion from two credit lines and suspending its dividend, in a move to bolster reserves to ride out damage to its business from the coronavirus pandemic. The No. 2 U.S….
BC Housing is putting in place a temporary moratorium on eviction of tenants in subsidized and affordable housing. “BC Housing is committed to preventing eviction of tenants and always considers eviction a last resort,” a letter on the BC Housing website reads. “As you are aware, many tenants in subsidized…
Mr Frost’s decision was confirmed today by a British official. The news comes after his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier, confirmed he had tested positive for the disease. Mr Barnier took to Twitter today to announce he had contracted coronavirus and would be self-isolating. Brexit talks were due to be held…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks managed to post gains on Thursday after recent steep losses as policymakers around the world took further emergency actions to try to help financial markets cope with deep coronavirus-driven economic damage. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 189.63 points, or 0.95%, to 20,088.55,…
Playboy magazine has given up printing its regular print edition as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Sales of printed copies had been dwindling for some time and the brand’s biggest audience is now online, according to offical company figures. The magazine, one of the world’s most recognisable titles, published…