Italy’s death toll from coronavirus on Thursday overtook that of China, where the virus first emerged, as hospitals said they were being overwhelmed and the government prepared to prolong emergency lockdown measures. A total 427 deaths were registered in Italy over the past 24 hours, bringing the total nationwide tally to more than 3,400 since the outbreak…

Italian soldiers transported bodies overnight from a northern town whose cemetery has been overwhelmed by the scale of the coronavirus outbreak, as the government in Rome prepared to prolong emergency lockdown measures across Italy. Video shot by local people in Bergamo, northeast of Milan, and shown on the website of the local newspaper Eco di…

The latest: Canada’s prime minister is set to address the public again Thursday, a day after announcing an $82 billion COVID-19 response package that includes measures ranging from wage subsidies and income supports to a temporary boost to the child benefit program. Justin Trudeau, who is still in self-isolation after his wife tested positive for…

A large billboard that towers above one of the freeways sluicing across the vast and majestic city of Istanbul carries the name of Turkey’s latest military operation in Syria and asks the Turkish people a single question: “Who would not sacrifice their life for this paradise of a country?”  That’s a line from Turkey’s national anthem…

Taiwan is credited with sharply limiting the spread of coronavirus on the island by pairing and analyzing the electronic health and travel records of its residents, along with enacting other emergency measures. But privacy experts say legal protections would prevent similar big data use in Canada. When adjusted for population size, Taiwan has about 70…

Tens of thousands of Canadians abroad are starting to worry about how they’ll get home, as commercial flights cease in many countries with shuttered borders — and they’re asking the federal government to do more to help repatriate stranded travellers. The federal government has said Canadians abroad should come home as soon as possible as the…