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New Zealand mulls 4-day workweek post-coronavirus. Could that work in Canada?

As countries around the world begin to reopen amid the novel coronavirus…

Nearly half of Canadians can’t tell coronavirus fact from conspiracy theory: survey

Almost half of Canadians believe at least one popular coronavirus conspiracy theory…

Singapore man sentenced to death on Zoom call due to coronavirus pandemic

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A judge in Singapore has sentenced a man to…

Parents reunite with son kidnapped 30 years ago, thanks to facial recognition technology

They spent more than three decades searching for their abducted son, and…

Alberta’s Jason Kenney to make announcement regarding airports, international travel

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to speak Wednesday morning about new…

Florida under scrutiny for coronavirus data reporting website after designer fired

The chief architect of Florida’s coronavirus website was fired this week after…

‘New normal’ anything but as countries continue to slowly reopen amid coronavirus

Hundreds of thousands of high school seniors in South Korea had their…

Trump mulls travel ban for Brazil as country’s coronavirus cases rise to 3rd in world

U.S. President Donald Trump said he’s considering banning travel from Brazil as…

Taiwan president rejects Chinese rule but calls for talks as she begins second term

Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its “one country, two…

Cyclone Amphan batters India, Bangladesh with heavy rains as millions flee to shelters

A powerful cyclone began dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh early…

Johnson & Johnson to pull baby powder from Canada, U.S. due to dropping demand

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it would stop selling its talc…

State of emergency declared in Michigan after flood waters breach 2 dams

Two breached dams caused by several days of rainfall and rising water…