Author Archives:
MPs to quiz Morneau on COVID-19 bailout as PBO releases new estimates
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says three federal measures to help low-income earners, families and seniors weather the economic shock from COVID-19 will cost over $8 billion. The reports thi...
Apr 02, 2020
A record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs mount
WASHINGTON - More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - doubling a record high set just one week earlier - a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the c...
Apr 02, 2020
Ill-fated cruise ships awaiting approval to dock in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Two ill-fated cruise ships waited just off Fort Lauderdale's shores on Thursday to learn when they'll be allowed to dock at Port Everglades after Carnival Cruise Line reached a...
Apr 02, 2020
Poorer NYC neighbourhoods hit hardest by virus
NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of New York City, but new data shows it is hitting especially hard in neighbourhoods that tend to be poorer and might be more likely to have ...
Apr 02, 2020
Shut-in TV viewers push 'Let's Make a Deal' to record rating
NEW YORK - Shut-in television viewers tuned in to the game show "Let's Make a Deal" in record numbers last week. TV programs across the dial recorded superlatives last week with a captive audience of ...
Apr 02, 2020
'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom has first baby
LOS ANGELES - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom has had her first child in what she says was a harrowing experience amid the coronavirus outbreak that has struck a close friend. The 32-year-old ...
Apr 02, 2020
Homeschooling providing new challenges for students and parents
NANAIMO - Local homes are becoming classrooms and it's not expected to be a smooth transition. Dallas Cavan with Nanaimo Home Learners spoke to NanaimoNewsNOW about how families can best handle being ...
Apr 02, 2020 Suddenly being thrust into homeschooling can be a challenge but advocates recommend doing your best to ease into a new normal. (Pixabay)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:10 a.m. A survey by a Canadian not-for-profit says that over 300,000 restaurant jobs have been lost in Ontario&n...
Apr 02, 2020
Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers
OTTAWA - Canada Revenue Agency employees know a giant spotlight will be pointed at them come Monday. That's when they begin the monumental task of delivering on historic federal benefits meant to miti...
Apr 02, 2020
Super-spreading events and Wimbledon cancelled; In The News for April 2
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 2 ... &nbs...
Apr 02, 2020