North America

  ANNAPOLIS, MD (Eagle News) — After weeks of taking actions in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus CODID-19, Governor Larry Hogan announced this morning that Maryland will now take more drastic measures by implementing a stay-at-home …

  By Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, DC (AFP) — President Donald Trump signed into law Friday the $2 trillion rescue plan to salvage a US economy crippled by the novel coronavirus, on a day the nation’s total count of COVID-19 cases …

By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Domestic travelers in Canada face new rules as the country continues to wage war against the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the new rules Saturday during …

By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — All non-essential businesses in the western Canadian province of Alberta have been ordered to close as the battle to stop the spread of COVID-19 continues. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney …

  By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Canada’s central bank rate is at an all time low and the prime minister has promised more help to get people back to work. The Bank of Canada …

By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Thursday scammers are already trying to steal government aid promised to those who have lost income due to COVID-19. Yesterday, the government announced …

  By Arianne Torres (EBC American Samoa Bureau) and Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawai Bureau) PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (Eagle News) – Vincent Mavrick Jagon is a high school senior who recently took part in an island wide science symposium contest …

By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Alberta has reported its second death from COVID-19. Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday a woman in her 80s, who was a resident on …

  By Arianne Torres (EBC American Samoa Bureau) and Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii Bureau) PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (Eagle News) – Iolani Misipeka is a counselor at the Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School in American Samoa. Given her years as …

    By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — It will be wheels up sometime this weekend for a repatriation flight to bring home Canadians stranded in northern Africa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday an …

  ANNAPOLIS, MD (Eagle News) — A man in his 60s, who was resident of Prince George’s county with an underlying health condition and no known travel history, became the first death of the state of Maryland This was announced …

By Sebastian Smith with Peter Hutchison in New York WASHINGTON, DC (AFP) — US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in what critics say was a long-delayed admission of the gravity of the coronavirus crisis that has triggered the …