TSX crosses into bear market following WHO coronavirus pandemic announcement
Canada’s main stock index crossed into bear market territory in the wake of the World Health Organization declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. More to […]
Coronavirus shifts U.S. recession debate from 'if' to 'what shape'?
(Reuters) – V? U? L? Until recently, economists were debating what it would take for the U.S. economy to fall into a recession. But after […]
Cheeky lad ‘suspended’ for charging classmates 50p for squirt of hand sanitiser
With panic-buying taking over the world as people stockpile hand sanitisers, loo roll and tissues amid the coronavirus scare – one teenage boy reportedly tried […]
Iran agrees to send black boxes of crashed jet to Ukraine: official
PARIS (Reuters) – Iran’s aviation authority has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis, Iran’s representative at the […]
‘Bear aware’ Enderby changes garbage collection services
The City of Enderby, B.C. is making changes to improve its garbage collection services for the upcoming spring melt and the inevitable visits from wildlife. […]
'Come home,' Chinese tell relatives in Spain as coronavirus cases jump
MADRID (Reuters) – In a usually bustling Madrid street popular with the city’s growing Chinese community, 14 of 17 Chinese-owned shops were closed on Wednesday, […]
Heavy snow overnight on interior highways
The Coquihalla Highway got a fresh white coat late Tuesday. Around nine centimetres of snow fell, leading to low visibility and slippery conditions Wednesday morning. […]
Banknotes carry no particular coronavirus risk: German disease expert
BERLIN (Reuters) – Handling banknotes doesn’t pose a particular risk of contracting coronavirus, the head of Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said […]
Some U.S. election rallies called off on coronavirus fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders were left to reassess how to campaign on Wednesday as a coronavirus outbreak prompted […]
UPDATE 3-U.S. eyes direct deposit to workers, tax delays, airline aid to counteract coronavirus
(Adds Mnuchin quotes) By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to offset economic impacts of the fast-spreading […]