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- Guess? Extends Store Closures Due to Rising Coronavirus Fears
Guess?, Inc. (GES) prolongs its temporary store closure plan across the United States and Canada till further notice.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:12:00 GMT. - Hunter kills Canadian lone wolf Takaya
A hunter has killed an iconic lone wolf known as Takaya whose epic journey through the backyards of a city to live alone on a Canadian island earned him worldwide fame.
Daily Mail. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:40:32 GMT. - Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic
Facebook says it will give $25 million to aid U.S. and Canadian local newspapers and sites. It promises to spend $75 million in ads to pour money into newsrooms ailing financially from Coronavirus.
David Folkenflik. NPR. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0400. - Chiropractors told to remove posts claiming they boost immune system and prevent COVID-19
Governing bodies across Canada have issued warnings to chiropractors over claims that chiropractic care can boost your immune system and prevent infection from the novel coronavirus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
CBC News. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 04:00:00 EDT. - Trump says Harry and Meghan must pay for security
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly moved from Canada to the US amid the virus outbreak.
BBC News. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:29:24 GMT. - UK's Prince Harry, Wife Meghan, do not Need US Help for Security Costs, Spokeswoman Says
Trump wrote on Twitter that "now they have left Canada for the U.S. however, the U.S. will not pay for their security protection.
Voice of America. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:41:16 -0400. - Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife, Sophie, recovers from coronavirus, says 'feeling so much better'
The wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday she has recovered from coronavirus.
Travis Fedschun. Fox News. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:21:19 GMT. - Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Justin Trudeau's wife, recovers from coronavirus
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife said Saturday that she has recovered from being ill from COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus. ...
Rob Gilles. Washington Times. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 06:45:51 -0400. - Five long reads for lockdown
From a Canadian town with a traumatic past to a Pakistani prisoner of war in India - stories to pass the time indoors.
Al Jazeera. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:37:10 GMT. - Enter for your chance to win CNET's Sony Sound Sweepstakes* - CNET
Five lucky winners will score a Sony WH-1000XM3 wireless noise-canceling headphone. *Our latest giveaway is open to the US, Puerto Rico and Canada (excluding Quebec).
Rick Broida. CNET. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:47:00 +0000. - Canada calls on US to ditch plans to deploy troops at border
A proposal to station troops at the US-Canada border would damage relations between the two countries, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Irish Independent. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:19:33 +0000. - Canada urges US not to put troops at border during coronavirus pandemic
"Canada and the United States have the longest un-militarized border in the world and it is very much in both of our interests for it to remain that way," Trudeau said.
Ap. ABC News. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:14:26 +0000. - Canada Slams Reported Trump Plan to Deploy Troops at Northern Border
Canada's government on Thursday objected to U.S. ...
Newsmax. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:45:45 EDT. - STR: Canada Hotel Results For Week Ending 21 March
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee - Showing further COVID-19 impact, the Canadian hotel industry recorded negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 15-21 March 2020, according to data from STR. ...
Hsyndicate. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:00:09 +0200. - Piece of lost continent discovered beneath Canada
A type of rock from Earth's interior that's known for its embedded diamonds also holds clues to a missing puzzle piece from a continent that fragmented more than 150 million years ago.
Live Science. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:14:32 +0000. - Canada backs $57bn coronavirus relief bill
An earlier version received backlash for granting Justin Trudeau's cabinet far-reaching powers.
BBC News. Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:23:03 GMT. - Article begins contactless delivery
Article, a digitally native furniture e-tailer based in western Canada, has instituted contactless delivery as its default shipping option as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Anne Flynn Wear. Furniture Today. Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:52:19 +0000. - Canada, Australia save the Olympic movement from itself
It is obvious to everyone except the IOC that the Tokyo Olympics had to be postponed. Commonwealth mates took matters into their own hands.
Greg Baum. Sydney Morning Herald. Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:20:00 +1100. - Olympics-IOC member Dick Pound: Tokyo 2020 Games will be postponed
Major sporting nations Australia and Canada had already withdrawn on Monday as organizers came under global pressure to postpone the event for the first time in the Olympics' 124-year modern history.;
Jerusalem Post. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 19:17:33 GMT. - Air Canada lays off 5,000, France tries to save food supply
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unparalleled shock to the world economy. ...
The Associated Press. Washington Times. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:53:50 -0400.
Facts About Canada
Canada, a nation located in northern North America, is a federal
multi-party parliamentary state with two legislative houses. Its
capital city is Ottawa, and its currency is the Canadian Dollar.
The primary languages used by Canadians are English and French, and in 2007, Canada's estimated population was 33,390,000.
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