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Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News
Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News
Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since
For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de France, with numerous twists and turns testing their endurance.
May 17, 2024 2:51 PM
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell working from home after testing positive for COVID-19
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing related symptoms. Powell tested positive late Thursday.
May 17, 2024 10:50 AM
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Tourism sector rolls out road map to boost visitor numbers to pre-pandemic levels
The tourism industry hasrolled out a road map it hopes will bring more visitors to Canada after the bruising it took during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 16, 2024 1:23 PM
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Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
BANGKOK (AP) — The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and was expected to be released Monday are unknown, raising concern from activists.
May 13, 2024 8:17 PM
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Supreme Court denies California’s appeal for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S.
May 13, 2024 4:53 PM
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Long-haul carrier Emirates sees $4.7 billion profit in 2023 as airline takes flight after pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long-haul carrier Emirates announced Monday it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted its operations.
May 13, 2024 3:43 AM
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No refund for travellers who cancelled flight already scrapped by airline: regulator
Four years on, the controversy over whether airlines owed refunds to passengers after cancelling hundreds of thousands of flights during the pandemic continues to simmer, aggravated by a sluggish, opaque complaints process.
May 13, 2024 1:05 AM
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Toronto fire chief who played key role in COVID-19 response announces retirement
Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, who was a key figure in the city's COVID-19 response, has announced his retirement. After 32 years in active service and eight years as chief, Pegg says he will officially step down on Oct. 4.
May 10, 2024 10:29 AM
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Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID
GENEVA (AP) — After the coronavirus pandemic triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions , leaders at the World Health Organization and worldwide vowed to do better in the future.
May 10, 2024 3:01 AM
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B.C. court rejects mink farmers' lawsuits over ban imposed during pandemic
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected lawsuits by mink farmers challenging a provincial shutdown of the industry over COVID-19 concerns.
May 9, 2024 11:18 AM
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