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No fans, now no players: PGA Tour shuts down for a month
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The PGA Tour decided Thursday night to scrap the rest of The Players Championship and shut down its other tournaments for the next three weeks. Commissioner Jay Monahan had s...
Mar 12, 2020

Forsberg's two-goal performance leads Predators past Canadiens 4-2
MONTREAL - A third-period rally wasn't enough to make up for a disastrous four-goal second period as the Montreal Canadiens lost to the Nashville Predators 4-2 at home on Tuesday. "Just as professiona...
Mar 12, 2020

MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus
NEW YORK - Baltimore slugger Chris Davis was driving down Florida's west coast on Interstate 75 from Sarasota to Fort Myers for an exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins when he got the call. No ...
Mar 12, 2020

NBA says virus hiatus will likely last "at least" a month
MIAMI - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that the league's hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder o...
Mar 12, 2020

Alberta courthouses preparing for COVID-19
Alberta courthouses are preparing for disruptions with the number of COVID-19 cases expected to grow. The Court of Queen's Bench says members of the public should avoid attending court proceedings if ...
Mar 12, 2020

Last two days of Agri-Show cancelled
The last two days of the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show have been cancelled.They were to be held Friday and Saturday.Evergreen Park General Manager Dan Gorman says this came about after a recommendat...
Mar 12, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Allan Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow limited, unescorted access into the community&n...
Mar 12, 2020

F1 cancels season-opening Australian GP amid virus concerns
MELBOURNE, Australia - The first Formula One Grand Prix of the season was cancelled two hours before the first official practice was set to start Friday after organizers relented to pressure to call i...
Mar 12, 2020

Two fires in two days in County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie firefighters have been called out to two fires in as many days.The first was in Carriage Lane around 7:45 p.m Wednesday night.The fire was contained to the room where it start...
Mar 12, 2020 Photo from the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service Facebook page.

Men's pro tennis tour halts for 6 weeks because of COVID-19
The ATP suspended all men's professional tennis tournaments for six weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the WTA said Thursday it was calling off three events for now and would decide on any ...
Mar 12, 2020