The number of passengers and crew exhibiting flu-like symptoms aboard a Holland America Line cruise ship travelling around South America has spiked by more than 80 per cent — from 42 to 77 cases — in just two days. A total of 247 Canadians are among the 1,243 passengers on the Zaandam, which also has 586 crew members. On Tuesday,…

With each passing day the number of job losses across the country continues to climb. Hard-hit industries like the airline sector are seeing more than half of the workforce slashed. For those still with a job, many are earning less as companies like Cineplex announce pay cuts across the board. On Monday, Ontario and Quebec ordered…

Canada Post is reducing its hours, installing clear barriers at post office counters and offering priority service to those at higher risk in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release Tuesday morning, Canada Post said the offices it operates will open an hour later and close an hour earlier to clean, restock and “provide…

Stock markets in New York and Toronto jumped significantly higher on Monday on hopes that trillions of dollars in stimulus spending by governments around the world will be enough to offset the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The TSX’s main index and the Dow Jones industrial average in New York both…

As the Canadian government and the U.S. central bank say they will do whatever it takes to get their economies back on track, some experts are recommending a long-discussed weapon. Known as helicopter money, the concept was proposed as a thought experiment by Nobel Prize-winning American economist Milton Friedman as an alternative to governments borrowing and…

Three major Canadian grocery chains have brought in wage increases for employees still working the cash registers and keeping the shelves stocked during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Many stores have already announced they will be limiting hours and installing Plexiglas screens, while Metro, Loblaws and Empire companies also announced over the weekend they would be bumping up…