The continued existence of wildlife markets, which are considered potential breeding grounds for the spread of harmful viruses, means it’s just a matter of time before the world is hit with another deadly pandemic, some scientists suggest. “If we do not deal with this, there is nothing to say that we could not in eighteen…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned at the outset of COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions that some Canadians would be stranded abroad. That warning looks like prophecy now for a number of people for whom travel options are becoming increasingly scarce. Canada issued a blanket non-essential travel advisory on Friday, March 13, telling would-be travellers not to leave the…

As the doors of planes landing at Beijing’s Capital International Airport open, teams of security officers and medical workers in hazmat suits take their positions – temperature guns at the ready. One by one, passengers arriving from abroad are questioned, examined, swabbed and tested for COVID-19. Then they’re whisked off for two weeks of quarantine…

The U.S. coronavirus death toll topped the 1,000 milestone, as the pandemic’s mounting economic burden was illustrated by government data on Thursday showing a record number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits and hospitals struggled to treat a surge of infected patients. Roughly half the United States was under “stay at home” orders to try to…

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is doing to the economy. Filings for unemployment aid generally…

The latest: Travellers returning to Canada from abroad are facing a new order requiring them to self-isolate, the latest measure from a government trying to deal with both a rise in COVID-19 cases and growing economic fallout. The measure, which makes some exceptions for health-care workers and truckers, allows for fines and even jail times…