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IMF: Stung by virus, global economy will shrink 3% in 2020
WASHINGTON - Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest f...
Apr 14, 2020
'A lifeboat in the ocean:' Nurses on life inside a downtown Vancouver hospital
VANCOUVER - As a registered nurse in the emergency department at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Zoe Manarangi Bake-Paterson wonders whether she'll be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic subsi...
Apr 14, 2020
Second World War commemorations become casualty of COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Donald White was shaving when his friend ran in excitedly to tell his unit the news: The war was over. The evening of May 8, 1945, White and his fellow Royal Canadian Dragoons were parked at ...
Apr 14, 2020
Elderly main victims of COVID-19 and sci-fi writers on the pandemic; In The News for April 14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 14 ... COV...
Apr 14, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 14, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 14, 2020: There are 25,682 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 13,557 confirmed ...
Apr 14, 2020
Canadians want serious progress on COVID-19 before returning to work: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians want to see significant progress in the fight against COVID-19 before they would feel comfortable with people being allowed to return to work. The poll says...
Apr 14, 2020
More than 90 per cent of Canadian deaths from COVID-19 are those over age 60
OTTAWA - Quebec continues to lead the country in deaths and infections from COVID-19 with many of the victims being elderly. Canada has seen 25,682 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases includ...
Apr 14, 2020
In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theatres
NEW YORK - Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she's out of work due to the pandemic. After someone tested positive at h...
Apr 14, 2020
North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles in latest launch
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired several suspected cruise missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a slew of weapons launches by the North despit...
Apr 14, 2020