Covid-19

Apr 14, 2020 – 6.38pmThe corporate regulator has temporarily suspended a number of red tape requirements for financial advisers and superannuation funds, in order to assist them in providing "affordable and timely" advice to consumers affected by coronavirus crisis.The Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Tuesday announced "three temporary relief measures" aimed at expediting the…

Coronavirus: Leadership During Crisis: A Conversation with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

Price Technologies, the operator of the comparison shopping website Price.com and its related browser extension, is adding a feature to show product availability for a few essential items that have had supply issues caused by the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Products like aspirin, acetaminophen, facial tissues, hand sanitizer, ibuprofen, rice, soap, soup, toilet paper…

NEW DELHI: With a record 51 fatalities within 24 hours, the death toll due to coronavirus jumped to 324 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 9,352 on Monday, an increase of 905 since Sunday evening, according to the Union health ministry. While the number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 8,048,…

The Pick n Pay in Waterstone Village in Somerset West was temporarily closed after a staffer tested positive for Covid-19, the retailer said on Sunday. "One of our staff was sent home on Thursday after reporting that she was not feeling well," they said in a statement in response to questions. "She has subsequently tested…

Apr 13, 2020 – 6.12pmAt 99 Bikes in Bondi Junction, queues have been snaking out the door over the past few weeks.The queues are thanks in part to physical distancing rules, but it's also because the COVID-19 lockdown has everyone going gaga for cycling as they look for new ways to get active or alternatives…

With global supply chains looking fragile during the COVID-19 pandemic, Quebec is seeking ways to make its economy more self-sufficient.Quebec's unemployment rate went from 4.5 per cent in February to 8.1 per cent in March. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)This story is part of The COVID Economy, a CBC News series looking at how the uncertainty…

As criticism of the government's emergency loan program for small businesses known as Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) mounts in some quarters, there are calls for other ways to combat the economic impact of COVID-19.Jon Shell, co-founder of the advocacy group Save Small Business (SSB) says the federal government should be implementing an emergency commercial…

Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ont. opened its doors to allow CBC News rare access to observe a day in the life of the hospital, in the midst of a global pandemic.CBC's Adrienne Arsenault goes inside a Toronto hospital to see the fight against COVID-19 2:01You've likely seen the videos on social media: exhausted doctors…

When Cargojet flight 1392 touched down in Hamilton on Saturday it brought with it millions of badly needed N95 respirator masks to help in the fight against COVID-19.A Cargojet flight bearing tens of thousands of kilos of personal protective equipment landed in Hamilton on Saturday as part of a made-for-Canada plan to deliver to medical…