When the U.S. border shut down on Sept. 11, 2001, in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, Canada didn’t even get a heads-up. What followed was chaos. The lessons learned will now be pressed into service as the border gets set to close to non-essential travel to try to stop the spread of COVID-19. CBC | World News
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Is Taiwan’s impressive response to COVID-19 possible in Canada?
Taiwan has limited the outbreak of COVID-19 using big data and other emergency measures despite its close proximity to mainland China. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump demands ‘thank you’ from Americans over coronavirus response despite downplaying it
DONALD TRUMP has said he thinks his administration has done a “fantastic job” responding to the coronavirus but it “has not been appreciated”. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Gary Neville sends Jamie Carragher response over fears Liverpool will miss out on title
Gary Neville has responded to Jamie Carragher who fears Liverpool might miss out on the title following the suspension of Premier League matches. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »‘I’ll always tell you the truth’: Biden calls for national response to coronavirus outbreak
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden calls for a sweeping national response to the coronavirus outbreak, chiding U.S. President Donald Trump for a response he said was woefully insufficient and warning that the widening public health crisis should not be viewed through a lens of politics. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump authorizes military response to attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Piers Morgan rages at Boris over ‘pathetic’ coronavirus response – ‘Sick of his smirking!’
PIERS MORGAN branded the Government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak “absolutely pathetic” as he questioned the decision to go ahead with the unveiling of the budget in a packed House of Commons. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Trump defends U.S. COVID-19 response, calls Wash. governor ‘a snake’ in scattershot CDC visit
U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defence of his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment. CBC | World News
Read More »Delayed U.S. response to coronavirus could have serious consequences, health experts say
The delayed response by the U.S. government to the coronavirus outbreak could have significant ramifications, including the number of people ultimately diagnosed as infected, and potential fatalities from the disease, some health policy experts say. CBC | World News
Read More »Mike Pompeo pressed by U.S. lawmakers on coronavirus response, killing of Iran’s Soleimani
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration’s response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani. CBC | World News
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