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VANCOUVER - Warner Bros. Television says the Vancouver-based production of teen drama "Riverdale" has been halted until further notice. A statement from the studio says work was halted after a member ...

LONDON - A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant i...

SYDNEY, Australia - Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital Thursday after contracting the new coronavirus, the actor and Australian officials sai...

NEW YORK - The sell-off bludgeoning financial markets around the world got even worse Thursday as the economic pain caused by the coronavirus became more painfully clear. Worries are rising that the W...

NEW YORK - The new coronavirus has reached Broadway, but the shows on the Great White Way are scheduled to go on as planned. A part-time usher and security guard who worked at two theatres in recent d...

TORONTO - All Toronto Raptors players, coaches and travelling staff have been advised to go into self-isolation for 14 days. More coming. The Canadian Press

TOKYO - European stock markets edged up Wednesday after Asian shares mostly declined, as governments were ramping up aid for economies reeling from the virus outbreak. France's CAC 40 gained 0.8% to 4...

OTTAWA - A new report says federal spending on child care has eased costs in a handful of cities nationwide where Ottawa's cash was used to reduce fees. The annual report on child-care fees from ...

The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 9:40 a.m. The city of Toronto is announcing a COVID-19 task force, to be led by the city's fire chief. The...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving the rights of public-sector workers in Alberta in a labour dispute with that province's government. The high court was deciding whether to h...