People wait to check in for a flight to Dusseldorf, Germany, at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Wednesday. Several countries in the European Union are contemplating new travel rules as the number of cases of COVID-19 decreases. (Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press) The latest: Trudeau positions Canada as champion of co-ordinated global recovery plan.Continue Reading
Paula Johnson, a registered nurse, prepares to check on a COVID-19-positive patient in the intensive care unit of Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago on April 22. The International Council of Nurses wants more protection for nurses and systematic collection of reliable data. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) More than 600 nurses worldwide are knownContinue Reading
Snapchat developer Snap Inc. said in a statement Wednesday that the account for United States President Donald Trump would no longer appear in its Discover section due to his comments around ongoing protests. (Thomas White/Reuters) Snap Inc. said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trump’s account in Snapchat’s DiscoverContinue Reading
Movie theatre chain AMC is warning that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its cinemas and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) Movie theatre chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirusContinue Reading
More than 1,300 people in B.C. have been given access to the province’s ‘safe supply’ of drugs in order to reduce overdose deaths amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images) More than 1,300 people have accessed safe, prescription alternatives to illicit drugs since the province announced new guidelines for prescribingContinue Reading
Campbellton doctor says he isn’t sure how he got the coronavirus and has never shown symptoms. (Guy LeBlanc/Radio-Canada) The doctor at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Campbellton, N.B., area says he’s not sure whether he picked up the coronavirus during a trip to Quebec or from aContinue Reading
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are shown at Residence Yvon-Brunet, a long-term care home in Montreal, May 16, 2020. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) Canadian troops serving in long-term care facilities are not being uniformly tested for the novel coronavirus — an omission that alarms a leading health and safety policy expert.Continue Reading
Addition Elle, whose brand is shown here at a fashion show in New York in 2018, focused on the plus-sized segment of the market. Thyme Maternity focused on maternity clothes, and both chains will now shut down as part of Reitman’s restructuring. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) Reitmans will shutter 77 Addition Elle andContinue Reading
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. will both use equipment from Scandinavian component makers Nokia and Ericsson to build out their next-generation 5G networks in Canada. BCE, the parent company of Bell, said Tuesday morning it will partner with Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson to build out its next generation wireless network,Continue Reading
Sino-American relations have soured in recent years as U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up tough talk and action in a long-simmering trade dispute. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Donald Trump’s administration said on Wednesday it will bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 asContinue Reading
