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Cineplex to close theatres nationwide in response to COVID-19
TORONTO - Canada's largest movie exhibitor Cineplex Inc. says it's closing all of its 165 theatres nationwide until at least April 2 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The chain also was to tempora...
Mar 16, 2020
Brazil’s biggest favela seeks foreigner ban on virus fears
RIO DE JANEIRO - Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, nations have begun imposing travel restrictions and closing their borders to contain the pandemic's spread. The latest attempt to impose con...
Mar 16, 2020
Stettler Regional Emergency Management Agency activates Emergency Operations Centre
The Stettler Regional Emergency Management Agency activated the Emergency Operations Centre at 1700 hours today."We are currently recommending the cancellation or postponement of all public recreation...
Mar 16, 2020
Village of Delburne declares State of Local Emergency
The Village of Delburne declared a state of local emergency at 1900 hrs (7 p.m.), Monday, March 16, 2020, to assist the Province of Alberta's efforts to contend and respond to the spread of COVID-19. ...
Mar 16, 2020
State of local emergency enhances decision making flexibility: Veer
Red Deer's Mayor says declaring a state of local emergency gives the city more power and flexibility as officials work to protect the community from the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Red Deer declare...
Mar 16, 2020
Iditarod loses another major sponsor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - One of the Iditarod's top sponsors is dropping financial support, the second major sponsor with Alaska ties to sever relationships with the sled dog race this month. Fiat Chrysler ...
Mar 16, 2020
As Congress eyes economic package, Democrats seek $750B
WASHINGTON - With an urgency unseen since the Great Recession, Congress is rushing to develop a sweeping economic lifeline for American households and businesses suddenly capsized by the coronavirus o...
Mar 16, 2020
Coronavirus strikes journalists, others change way they work
NEW YORK - Six people at CBS News have tested positive for coronavirus, including a correspondent stationed in Italy, as media organizations fought Monday against the same epidemic they're charged wit...
Mar 16, 2020
Mexico's AMLO says he'll end public events when time's right
MEXICO CITY - President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he will suspend his tours of the countryside and intimate, person-to-person interactions with large numbers of supporters when his coronav...
Mar 16, 2020
Economic fallout from virus felt in gas lines in Venezuela
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela - Nicols Maduro's government on Monday banned gasoline sales in two states as part of a broader lock-down to stem panic buying by Venezuelans accustomed to hoarding basic good...
Mar 16, 2020