More than 6.6 million Americans filed for new jobless claims in the week that ended March 28, doubling the record amount seen the previous week, when the COVID-19 crisis was beginning to wallop the U.S. economy. The 3.3 million Americans who had filed for jobless […]

Cenovus Energy Inc. is temporarily suspending its dividend and cutting its capital spending plan by an additional $150 million on top of a reduction announced last month. The company says the additional steps are in response to the low global oil price environment that it […]

Canada has been in “close contact” with the United States about the oil price shock that’s battered North America’s energy sector, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. But Freeland did not say whether Canada would consider participating in a global co-ordinated effort to curb oil production if such an agreement were proposed.    […]

As the two sides of the firearms debate prepare to square off in the 2020 election, gun control groups have rallied around the likely Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Guns are one of the rare issues on which Mr. Biden has […]

Her caveats on masks reflect what has been a common view among many public health bodies about the effectiveness of masks for the general public. Until now, the C.D.C., like the World Health Organization, has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless […]

But companies with fewer than 50 employees could decline to provide paid leave for child care if doing so would “cause the small business to cease operating,” if workers’ absences would pose “a substantial risk” to the company, or if there were not enough workers […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had spoken to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil output by 10 million to 15 million barrels per day, as the two countries signaled willingness to […]

An ill-fated cruise that has had a COVID-19 outbreak and four deaths is finally coming to an end after politicians in Florida agreed to allow its passengers — including 247 Canadians — to disembark in Ft. Lauderdale. “I couldn’t begin to tell you how happy we are,” said passenger Chris Joiner, […]

Creators of the freshly minted subscription streaming platform Quibi had a tough sell on their hands even before the COVID-19 pandemic spiralled us into uncertain financial times. Placing bets on millennials buying into another streaming service, especially one built entirely on short-form content produced by […]

A manager told him not to wear the mask in front of customers and sent him to the stockroom, where he found it difficult to stay six feet away from his co-workers. Mr. Boria left in the middle of the shift, fearing for his safety. […]