‘Look, this is serious:’ Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus

British actor Idris Elba told fans via social media that he has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

MLB pushes opening day back until at least mid-May

Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after

Kevin Koe rink drops Colton Flasch after Brier tiebreaker loss

The Kevin Koe curling team has split with second Colton Flasch. Flasch won a Canadian title and world championship silver

European nations grapple with a united plan to combat coronavirus

The European Union’s top official on Monday proposed a 30-day ban on non-essential travel into the bloc to slow the

Air Canada union says flight crews should be self-isolating, airline disagrees

The union that represents a large number of Air Canada’s cabin crew says its members should be isolating themselves any

Air Canada union says cabin crews should be self-isolating, airline disagrees

The union that represents a large number of Air Canada’s cabin crew says its members should be isolating themselves any

Child dies in fire in Greek migrant camp

A young child died Monday in a fire in an overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, fire

TSX and Dow Jones reopen after being halted, but the heavy selling continues

Stock markets in Toronto and New York plunged when they opened Monday morning. Fears about the economic impact of COVID-19

TSX and Dow Jones lose another 10% as coronavirus sell-off continues

Stock markets in Toronto and New York plunged when they opened Monday morning. Fears about the economic impact of COVID-19

Why Italy was hit so hard and so fast by COVID-19

Codogno, Italy, looks like a ghost town. Residents of the community of only 16,000 people have been ordered to stay

‘We should be preparing ourselves for a marathon’: Africa braces for the spread of COVID-19

Africa is awakening to COVID-19, says Dr. John Nkengasong, director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Addis

Study finds federal regulations for methane more effective than Alberta’s, but both can improve

A new study suggests that the federal government’s proposed regulations to reduce methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas emitted by

Toronto sports franchises create assistance fund for event staff

Toronto’s five prominent sports organizations have teamed together to create a special assistance fund for event staff affected by the

Alberta Pandas defeat UNB Reds to win U Sports women’s curling national championship

The University of Alberta Pandas defeated the UNB Reds 10-2 in the U Sports women’s curling final on Sunday in

U.S. Federal Reserve slashes rate to near 0 in effort to offset COVID-19 impact

The U.S. Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday and slashed its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to

Canada’s Amar Dhesi, Jordie Steen clinch Olympic wrestling berths

Amar Dhesi of Surrey, B.C., and Jordie Steen of Windsor, Ont., will join fellow wrestlers Erica Wiebe and Danielle Lappage

Your guide to COVID-19 and its impact on life in Canada

Travel restrictions, school and event cancellations are being announced every day. And phrases like «self-isolation» and «social distancing» have now

Biden, Sanders call for more testing to combat COVID-19 at Democratic debate

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders called for increased testing in the U.S. for the rapidly spreading coronavirus and economic relief

‘This is a crisis’: Biden, Sanders offer differing COVID-19 plans at Democratic debate

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders called for increased testing in the U.S. for the rapidly spreading coronavirus and economic relief

Ottawa advises Canadians not to travel abroad. What this means for your travel plans

Many Canadian travellers went into panic mode Friday after the federal government advised against all international travel to help stop

Intelligence group secretly crafts new ‘insider threat’ policy

New rules to prevent an insider from betraying Canada’s most valuable information were quietly drafted in the weeks after a

How to talk to children and address their coronavirus concerns

There’s no escaping it. On television, in schools, on the street and at home, one word hangs in the air:

Jann Arden’s long road: Entertainer opens up about tumultuous childhood, imprisoned brother, finding herself

«Welcome to Jann’s road,» says Arden, as she leads us down a secluded, snow covered gravel road outside her home

Did we win? Canadians who served in Afghanistan reflect on the prospects for peace

Bickering and divided, Afghan leaders are expected to stumble toward the peace table with the Taliban at some point soon.