Author Archives: Brian Konrad
Parliament to debate emergency spending and government powers in COVID-19 fight
OTTAWA - The House of Commons sits today to deal with an emergency bill to spend billions of dollars to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and cushion some of its economic harms. The opposition parties have ...
Mar 24, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Canada surge to 1,472 as the death toll hits 21
OTTAWA - The number of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada rose to 1,472 by the end of Sunday, an increase of 141 over the previous 24 hours. And the country's death toll from the new c...
Mar 23, 2020
A new breed of celebrity in the age of COVID-19: the chief medical officer
Day after day, premiers have announced new restrictions on Canadians' civil liberties that they say are critical to limiting the spread of COVID-19. But it is the chief medical officers at their side ...
Mar 23, 2020
Sobeys installs Plexiglas shields, other measures, to fight spread of COVID-19
Plexiglas shields at cash registers are among new measures that Sobeys grocery stores announced on Friday morning to help protect customers and staff from COVID-19. Store hours will also be reduced fr...
Mar 20, 2020
Trump confirms Canada-U.S. border to be closed to non-essential travel
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is confirming that the Canada-U.S. border will be closed "by mutual consent" to non-essential traffic. Trump, who disclosed the news on Twitter, says trade will not...
Mar 18, 2020
Disabled Canadians feel excluded from COVID-19 messaging
Karen McCall clicked eagerly on the link tweeted out by her provincial health ministry, keen to read the promised list of tips meant to help her protect against COVID-19. But a familiar sense of disap...
Mar 18, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 4 p.m. Saskatchewan says it has eight additional cases of COVID-19, doubling its number of cases to 16. Officials say in a news rel...
Mar 18, 2020
WestJet warning recent passengers of possible exposure to COVID-19
CALGARY - WestJet Airlines says some of its passengers may have been exposed to people infected with the novel coronavirus on recent flights. The Calgary-based company made the announcement on its web...
Mar 17, 2020
Brady leaving Patriots, says 'football journey' is elsewhere
Tom Brady, the centerpiece of the New England Patriots' championship dynasty over the past two decades, is poised to leave the only football home he has ever had. The 42-year-old six-time Super Bowl w...
Mar 17, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12;26 p.m. Canada's top doctor says most of the more than 440 COVID-19 cases in the country are still among people who have recentl...
Mar 17, 2020