News Feed

1. Canada's next-door neighbour is now the epicentre of global pandemic. Here's what that U.S. surge means

   

   Canada’s next-door neighbour is now the epicentre of a global pandemic, with U.S. reported infection rates soaring. The tremors coming from the U.S. will ripple across the border and beyond, touching a staggering array of people and battering the broader economy. Here's what it means for Canadians.

2. New CBSA numbers show dramatic plunge in Canada-U.S. travel amid pandemic restrictions

   

   Newly released statistics from the Canada Border Services Agency illustrate the spectacular plunge in cross-border movement last week after Canada and the United States agreed to limit non-essential travel between the two countries because of the widening coronavirus pandemic.

3. U.S. Amazon and Instacart workers strike to protest COVID-19 hazards on the job

   

   Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers in the U.S. walk off the job demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.

4. U.S. federal agency says it's prepared to build as many as 340 makeshift hospitals

   

   U.S. officials want to build hundreds of temporary hospitals across the country to cope with the thousands of new coronavirus cases being diagnosed daily after the United States endured its deadliest day yet on Monday with 575 fatalities.

5. Citing COVID-19, Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to put hajj plans on hold

   

   Saudi Arabia wants Muslims to wait until there is more clarity about the COVID-19 pandemic before planning to attend the annual hajj pilgrimage, the minister for hajj and umrah said on state TV Tuesday.