The total number of active cases remains at a standstill compared to Monday.Three of the new cases announced Tuesday are in the Regina area, two are in the north central region, one is in the Saskatoon area and the other is in the south central zone.  (CBC)Seven more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in…

Russia has struck preliminary agreements to sell its Covid-19 vaccine to more than 10 countries in Asia, South America and the Middle East, a development that could give Moscow valuable economic and political leverage internationally. Russian officials say they have secured preliminary deals for the vaccine to be delivered to countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and…

The pandemic has aggravated the housing market’s longstanding lack of supply, creating a historic shortage of homes for sale. Buyers are accelerating purchase plans or considering homeownership for the first time, rushing to get more living space as many Americans anticipate working from home for a while. Many potential sellers, meanwhile, are keeping their homes…

Image copyright Sarah Dahia My Money is a series looking at how people spend their money – and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make. Here, Sarah Dahia from Australia takes us through a week in her life during the coronavirus pandemic.Sarah was born in the UK and now lives in Sydney, having moved…

Image copyright Getty Images The US budget deficit has hit a record high of more than $3tn (£2.3tn), driven by the government’s massive spending on coronavirus relief.The federal government spent more than $6tn in the first 11 months of its financial year, including $2tn on coronavirus programmes, the Treasury Department said.The figure outpaces the $3tn…

The president on Wednesday blamed blue states for the country’s coronavirus death toll and said that if those states were removed from consideration, the U.S. toll would be substantially lower. The panel discusses.Sept. 17, 2020

Joy Reid asks Sen. Elizabeth Warren how she felt with new revelations that President Donald Trump downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus. Warren said, “It is a deep down fury … I must share what 190,000 other families share and that is, could it have been my brother who would have been saved?”Sept. 10, 2020

An individual who later tested positive for COVID-19 was at the Golden Mile Superstore and rode several buses while they were likely infectious, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says. A different person was at a Saskatoon Walmart.The SHA warrning covered multiple routes during a one week span. (Matt Howard/CBC)Someone who tested positive for COVID-19 was at a grocery store…

President Trump paid no federal income tax in 10 of the past 15 years, and just $750 in 2016 and 2017, according to a new report from the New York Times. He also is reported to have hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding debts, most of which would come due during a second term.Axios…

A federal judge ruled late Thursday that the Trump administration could not end the 2020 census a month early.Why it matters: The decision states that an early end — on Sept. 30, instead of Oct. 31 — would likely produce inaccuracies and thus impact political representation and government funding around the country.The judge in the U.S. District…

After largely succeeding in shielding itself for the first four months of the pandemic, Hawaii is being hit hard by Covid-19.Thanks to its nearly 2,500-mile distance from California and a mandatory 14-day quarantine for new arrivals, Hawaii had fewer than 2,000 cases of Covid-19 between March and late July, one of the lowest infection rates…

LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of new coronavirus restrictions for England, including earlier pub-closing times, as his government tries to quell a second wave of infections while avoiding another economically damaging nationwide lockdown.In an address to Parliament, Mr. Johnson unveiled both tightening and tougher enforcement of social-distancing rules, with fines of up…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of students are preparing to return to university after the coronavirus lockdown A leading epidemiologist has warned the country is at a “critical moment” in the coronavirus pandemic, as students prepare to return to universities.Dame Anne Johnson, of University College London, told the BBC data showed the highest…

A former coronavirus task force staffer is speaking out against Donald Trump and endorsing Biden because of his botched coronavirus response. Presidential historian Michael Beschloss joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss the shocking move and turns to Rick Ross to make his point.Sept. 19, 2020