Friday, March 20, 2026
Economic and markets fallout: Markets and energy firms reroute as oil shocks ripple globally.
Human impact and evacuations: Stuck seafarers and interns evacuated amid Strait of Hormuz closure.
Military escalation, threats and politics: Escalating strikes, threats and political fallout reshape regional conflict.
In Detail Full day, Friday, March 20, 2026, Timezone: America/Chicago
Breaking: Chuck Norris dead at 86
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - Legendary martial artist and action film star Chuck Norris has died, a statement from his family confirms.
Back to Top / Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:23 am / permalink 21037 / 6 stories in 2 hrs
Iran continues Gulf strikes as war nears three-week mark
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Israel said it struck infrastructure across Iran, including in the capital Tehran, with hostilities showing no sign of easing
- Economic and markets fallout: Markets and energy firms reroute as oil shocks ripple globally. (4)
- Gulf energy infrastructure attacks: Explosions rock Gulf energy sites; refineries and gas fields targeted. (4)
- Human impact and evacuations: Stuck seafarers and interns evacuated amid Strait of Hormuz closure. (3)
- Military escalation, threats and politics: Escalating strikes, threats and political fallout reshape regional conflict. (5)
Economic and markets fallout: Markets and energy firms reroute as oil shocks ripple globally.
Gulf energy infrastructure attacks: Explosions rock Gulf energy sites; refineries and gas fields targeted.
Human impact and evacuations: Stuck seafarers and interns evacuated amid Strait of Hormuz closure.
Military escalation, threats and politics: Escalating strikes, threats and political fallout reshape regional conflict.
Back to Top / Friday, March 20, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 21031 / 16 stories in 4 hrs
Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners
sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care.
Back to Top / Friday, March 20, 2026, 6:22 am / permalink 21025 / 4 stories in 7 hrs
Moody's downgrades British Columbia's credit rating amid exploding deficit
Alex Zoltan / westernstandard - This latest credit downgrade from Moody's marks yet another blow to British Columbia's fiscal standing under the David Eby-led BC NDP government, continuing a troubling pattern of successive cuts driven by exploding deficits and unchecked spending growth.
Back to Top / Friday, March 20, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 21021 / 5 stories in 12 hrs
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